The state of Mandarin Immersion in 2017
By Elizabeth Weise
Mandarin immersion programs in the United States continue to expand, with nine new programs scheduled to launch in the fall of 2017 for the 2017-2018 school year. For the coming school year, there will be at least 235 Mandarin immersion programs in 30 states and the District of Columbia.
Here’s an update for the current State of Mandarin Immersion, based on the database of programs I maintain here. I have tried to keep it as up to date and accurate as possible, but if you find errors, please send me an email so I can correct them
March 2017 Numbers
Total schools as of the 2017-2018 school year 235
New schools for 2017-2018
| Crest Elementary School | Eugene | OR |
| Northern Hills High School | Grand Rapids | MI |
| PUC International Preparatory Academy | Los Angeles | CA |
| Fred Newhart Middle Schoo | Mission Viejo | CA |
| Elementary 23 | Overland Park | KS |
| Serra campus | Richmond | CA |
| South Fork Elementary | Rigby | ID |
| Desert Canyon Elementary | Scottsdale | AZ |
| Mesa Elementary School | West Covina | CA |
School type
Public 170 72.3%
Charter 25 10.6%
Private 40 17.0%
What grades
K – 5 or 6 149 63.4%
K – 8 38 16.1%
Middle school 35 14.8%
K – 12 5 2.1%
High School 7 2.9%
Middle + High School 1 0.4%
TOTAL 235
Percent Time in Mandarin
50/50 125 64.7%
More than 60% 65 33.6%
80 and above 59 30.5%
Strand versus whole school
Strand 164 84.9%
Whole 29 15.0%
Simplified/Traditional
Simplified 162 83.5%
Traditional 32 16.4%
Programs by State:
Of total, California is 24.6%, Utah is 19.1%
| CA | 58 |
| UT | 45 |
| NY | 12 |
| AZ | 10 |
| MI | 10 |
| MN | 10 |
| NC | 9 |
| OR | 9 |
| CO | 8 |
| GA | 8 |
| IL | 8 |
| MD | 7 |
| WA | 7 |
| SC | 5 |
| DE | 4 |
| TX | 4 |
| NJ | 3 |
| DC | 2 |
| IN | 2 |
| MA | 2 |
| OK | 2 |
| AK | 1 |
| FL | 1 |
| ID | 1 |
| KS | 1 |
| LA | 1 |
| MO | 1 |
| OH | 1 |
| RI | 1 |
| WI | 1 |
| WY | 1 |
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