These schools were voted the Bay Area’s Best Public or Charter Elementary School for the 2025 Best of Bay Area Parent reader poll. Read the full list of winners here.
East Bay
Gold: Sequoia Elementary School. This school provides a curriculum that addresses different levels of linguistic and cultural orientations, complexity, pace and material to all students, as well as a variety of enrichment programs. Oakland. sequoia.ousd.org.
Silver: Redwood Heights Elementary School. Oakland. redwoodheights.ousd.org.
Bronze: Glenview Elementary School. Oakland. glenviewelementary.org.
Peninsula
Gold: Orion Alternative and Mandarin Immersion. A supportive and safe environment for all learners with a Mandarin Immersion program. Redwood City. orion.rcsdk8.net.
Silver: San Carlos Charter Learning Center. San Carlos. sancarloscharter.org.
Bronze: Tierra Linda Middle School. San Carlos. tierralinda.scsdk8.org.
San Francisco/Marin
Gold: Dolores Huerta Elementary School. This Spanish dual immersion school serves more than 400 students in transitional kindergarten through fifth grade. San Francisco. wearedoloreshuerta.com.
Silicon Valley
Gold: Willow Glen Elementary. Students are challenged to work independently and collaboratively in this pre-K through fifth-grade school. San Jose. wge.sjusd.org.
Silver: Ruskin Elementary School. San Jose. ruskin.berryessa.k12.ca.us.