United States, Los Angeles
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CAIS Accredited Member — California Association of Independent Schools.
Ministry of National Education — accreditation by the French government.
Western Association of Schools & Colleges — regional accreditation.
International Baccalaureate World School — authorized to offer IB programs.
Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE) — network affiliation.
Mission Laïque Française OSUI — affiliation with Mission Laïque Française OSUI network.
National Association of Independent Schools — NAIS membership.
The International School of Los Angeles (ISLA) is an independent, nonprofit international school offering a bilingual French–English education for ages 3–18. It operates four campuses: Los Feliz, Pasadena, West Valley Tarzana, and Burbank, serving 1,060 students from 51 nationalities and 36 languages. The curriculum blends preschool through 12th grade French Ministry of Education frameworks with English instruction starting in kindergarten and rising to about 40% by 5th grade. In Middle School, students choose between the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP) and a bilingual track; LILA is an IB World School and a candidate for MYP certification. High School offers the French Baccalaureate or the IB Diploma Programme, with most upper-level courses bilingually. ISLA is affiliated with France through Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale, AEFE, and Mission laïque française, and accredited by CAIS, WASC, and IB. Established in 1978, the school fosters truly open-minded, bilingual, critical thinkers who think and act globally.