While every family is unique, we all share a common goal for our children: the desire to provide the best possible opportunities for now and for their future. We’ve discussed many times the top reasons to attend Arco Iris Spanish Immersion School, but we thought you’d like to hear directly from families about why they chose and continue to choose our small, tuition-free K-5 school. These quotes are from real, enrolled families who just wanted to share their love for Arco Iris! 

“Everyone is very supportive and nurturing, and the diversity and cultural awareness are amazing.”

Arco Iris is a beautiful community of cultures, languages and traditions that whole-heartedly embraces and strives for diversity, equity and inclusion. Our true multicultural setting embraces everyone for who they are and helps everyone find a place to belong. 

“My son is in first grade, and all his teachers are engaged, communicative, and genuinely want him to succeed.”

We think our teachers are some of the best around (so does Niche - who recently ranked our teachers in the top 1% of Oregon public elementary teachers!). At Arco Iris, you’ll meet teachers who care about each and every student and strive to deliver a top quality bilingual education each and every day.

“It’s very diverse and kids are definitely exposed to different cultures. Teachers are all native speakers and come straight from foreign countries.”

All Arco Iris Spanish Immersion School teachers are experienced, credentialed elementary teachers. Many of our teachers are also native Spanish speakers, giving students the advantage of learning authentic pronunciation and vocabulary. 

“My child is in Kindergarten this year and is excelling in reading, writing, PE, Spanish and math.” 

“She has received personalized reading support to boost her skills, which has really helped to make her a more confident student.”

Spanish immersion, Singapore Math instruction, language arts, integrated art and music and standards-based social studies and science are the foundation of the Arco Iris curriculum. Our approach to reading and math, with ample personalized support, has helped our students achieve some of the highest test scores in the State of Oregon!

“I am most impressed with the extraordinarily high level of parent involvement. The school is run quite smoothly and parents have a huge part in this.”

It’s true, our families help make our world go round. Every member of our community – from board members to parent volunteers and staff – makes our school the incredible place it is. Our robust PTO organizes fundraising events, carpooling and volunteer opportunities like classroom assistants and lunch and crosswalk duty. If you want to be involved, Arco Iris welcomes you!

“It has been nothing short of magical watching them become bilingual and biliterate.”

Our highly effective immersion model develops nimble bilingual and biliterate students. 80% of our Kindergarten students’ day is taught in Spanish. Spanish instruction decreases to 65% of the day by 5th grade, making way for both English and Spanish skills to strengthen and solidify.

Arco Iris is more than just a school – we're a community dedicated to nurturing curious, confident, and culturally aware learners. Come visit us, meet our amazing teachers, and see firsthand how a bilingual education is a rainbow of possibilities. We’re enrolling for the 2025-26 school year!