These schools were voted the best public or charter 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: Oakland Technical High School. It strives to be a model of equity and access, ensuring every student takes ownership of their learning, engages in rigorous academics and graduates with skills that make them ready for college or a career. Oakland. oaklandtech.ousd.org.
Silver: Clayton Valley Charter High School. Concord. claytonvalley.org.
Silver: East Bay Innovation Academy. Oakland. eastbayia.org.
Peninsula
Gold: Woodside High School. Serving the community since 1958, this comprehensive high school takes pride in its diversity, rigorous college prep and advanced placement programs. Woodside. woodsidehs.org.
San Francisco/Marin
Gold: Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts. Students at this public, audition-based school focus on studying how art, academic inquiry and authentic expression impact civic engagement and social justice. San Francisco. sfusd.edu/school/ruth-asawa-san-francisco-school-arts.
Silicon Valley
Gold: Piedmont Hills High School. Students are challenged to be responsible problem solvers through academic and extracurricular activities. San Jose. piedmonthills. esuhsd.org.
Silver: Leigh High School. San Jose. leigh.cuhsd.org.
Bronze: Evergreen Valley High School. San Jose. evergreenvalleyhigh.esuhsd.org.