Columbus Bilingual West
Smiling student in a green school polo in front of backpacks on classroom hooks.

A Bilingual School in West Columbus.

English and Spanish Every Day. Tuition-Free.

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  • Tuition-Free
  • Individualized Instruction
  • Accessible to All
  • Community Partnership
  • Safe & Caring Environment
  • Support Services
 For West Columbus families who want their child to carry two languages into the future.  Bilingual education shouldn't require private school tuition. Your child can have it for free.  Columbus Bilingual West is a tuition-free public charter school that serves families across West Columbus, from the Hilltop to far west Grove City, serving Kindergarten (Early Entry) through 8th grade. Students learn in English and Spanish daily, building fluency and cultural confidence alongside rigorous academic skills. The school runs from Kindergarten through 8th grade under one roof, so your child doesn't have to change schools for nine years.
  •       Daily English and Spanish instruction for every student.
  •       K through 8 under one roof. One enrollment, nine years.
  •       Free breakfast and lunch for every student.
  •       After-school programming until 6:00 p.m.
  •       Counseling through SANOS Counseling, our bilingual counseling provider. Transportation through Columbus City Schools.
Find out what enrollment looks like for your child. Get Your Child's Enrollment Info It takes about 60 seconds. You live on the west side of Columbus, from the Hilltop to Grove City. You know what the options look like. You've looked at schools that say they value diversity but can't name a single program that proves it. You've thought about bilingual education for your child but assumed it required a private school with tuition you can't afford. It doesn't. Columbus Bilingual West delivers daily Spanish instruction inside a tuition-free, structured school day, and it's been doing it right here in the neighborhood.

What the school day looks like

School runs from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Your child starts the day with a free breakfast. The academic program covers reading, math, science, and social studies, all built on state standards. Spanish runs every day alongside core instruction. This isn't a once-a-week class taught by a rotating substitute. It's embedded. Your child reads in two languages, thinks in two languages, and grows up with the confidence that comes from moving between both.

Culture isn't a unit. It's the environment.

Latino Heritage Month and the Latino Heritage Parade bring the culture alive each fall. Art classes and cultural activities run throughout the year. The EFNEP Nutrition Education Celebration connects food, health, and heritage. The Books and Badges program puts books in students' hands through a partnership with the Girl Scouts. The school doesn't teach culture in a textbook. It lives inside the walls.

Community partners who walk through the building

This school's partner list isn't decorative. Columbus Public Health and Nationwide Children's Hospital (Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition) support student wellness. Smile Programs brings mobile dentists into the building. The Ohio Optometric Association runs vision screenings. OSU Extension (College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences) connects students to real-world science. The Central Ohio Worker Center and Justice for Migrant Women support families navigating systems that weren't designed for them. Coats4Childrens keeps students warm. Kroger and Raising Cane's show up for school events. These partners serve West Columbus because they know West Columbus.

What it costs: nothing.

  •       No tuition.
  •       No application fee.
  •       Free breakfast and lunch every school day.
  •       Transportation through Columbus City Schools.
  •       After-school programming until 6:00 p.m.
  •       Kindergarten Early Entry available for students who turn 5 by December 31.
Columbus Bilingual West is publicly funded. Your tax dollars already cover it. Your child is learning language right now. The window for building genuine bilingual fluency is widest in the early years. Every year in a school that doesn't develop both languages is a year that window closes a little more. This school is in West Columbus. It's free. And the seat is open today. You've read what this school delivers. Here's where you find out if it's the right fit for your child.
Call us at (380) 266-0055 or complete the form to learn more today!