About
A neighborhood school built around language, love, and learning.
Seattle Amistad School is an independent bilingual school in Seattle. We educate children from 12 months through 8th grade in Spanish and English — and along the way, we build a community families return to year after year.
Our foundation
What We Believe
Amistad was founded on the conviction that children should never have to trade their language and culture for an excellent education.
The whole child
Art, music, food, play, and movement are not extras. They are how children learn who they are.
Two languages, one voice
Bilingualism, biliteracy, and multiculturalism are a right — and the foundation of a rigorous academic experience.
Family at the center
Culture and language should never be sacrificed by schooling. They are the ground we build on.
Education as justice
Every voice in this community counts, and every student learns to use theirs for their community.
The school today
Where We Are Today
Amistad is an independent bilingual school in Seattle serving children from 12 months through 8th grade. Classes are small, teachers are native and near-native Spanish speakers, and every child is known by name.
Enrollment is growing across the elementary grades, our language model runs from 90/10 in the earliest years to a balanced 50/50 by upper elementary, and subsidies and financial aid keep this education within reach for families across the city.
- 12mo – 8th
- One continuous path
- 98.7%
- Reading assessment coverage
- 100%
- 8th graders on to high school
- +71%
- Growth in 1st grade enrollment
The years ahead
Where We Are Going
Four priorities guide our leadership and board as Amistad grows.
- 01
Deepen the bilingual program
Vertical alignment from Little Learners through Middle School, so every graduate is genuinely biliterate.
- 02
Invest in our teachers
Competitive compensation, professional development, and real pathways for growth inside the school.
- 03
Make Amistad accessible
Grow financial aid and the Esperanza Rising Fund so family income never decides who belongs here.
- 04
Strengthen campus and community
Better facilities, more partnerships across Seattle, and an alumni network that lasts past 8th grade.
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