Best Private High Schools in the Bay Area

These schools were voted the Best Private High Schools in the Bay Area for the 2025 Best of Bay Area Parent reader poll. Read the full list of winners here.

East Bay

Gold: East Bay German International School. This international, multi-language high school offers a college-preparatory curriculum focusing on the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. Emeryville. ebgis.org.

Silver: Redwood Christian Middle and High School. San Lorenzo. rcs.edu.

Bronze: Bayhill High School. Berkeley. bayhillhs.org.

Peninsula

Gold: Crystal Springs Uplands School. Students engage in cooperative learning in an environment that encourages curiosity and innovation. Hillsborough. crystal.org/upper-school.

Silver: Menlo School. Atherton. menloschool.org.

Bronze: Stanbridge Academy. San Mateo. stanbridgeacademy.org.

San Francisco/Marin

Gold: Headlands Preparatory School. High school students receive assistance with college planning including academic preparation, course scheduling and decision making so they have options when they graduate. Sausalito. headlandsprep.com.

Silver: Marin Catholic High School. Kentfield. marincatholic.org.

Bronze: Urban School of San Francisco. San Francisco. urbanschool.org.

Silicon Valley

Gold: Bowman School. Core values include integrated curriculum featuring the Montessori method, global perspective and responsible citizenship. Palo Alto. bowmanschool.org.

Silver: Valley Christian High School. San Jose. vcs.net/high-school.

Bronze: Hope Technology School. Palo Alto. hopetechschool.org.

 

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