Bay Area Schools

Premier independent K-12 with exceptional college outcomes and a global campus culture.

Independent girls' day school grades 6-12 with rigorous academics and design-thinking culture.

Renowned gifted school with a design-thinking curriculum.

Consistently top-ranked California public high school with strong STEM and music programs.

Small, high-performing public high school with exceptional academics and music.

Progressive K-12 independent school in the Oakland hills.

Independent 6-12 school with rigorous college-prep academics.

Audition-based arts magnet — one of the country's leading arts high schools.

Independent high school known for technical arts, public-purpose mission, and need-based aid.

Selective independent college-prep high school in Pacific Heights.

Independent K-8 known for warm community and strong academics.

Progressive independent high school with strong outdoor and arts programs.

Independent K-8 with a strong outdoor education and arts program.

Selective Marin independent high school with strong college outcomes.

Nationally ranked public high school known for STEM rigor and a thriving robotics program.

Comprehensive public high with nationally recognized journalism and a balanced academic-athletic culture.

Top-rated Cupertino public high known for STEM excellence and high college matriculation.

Progressive K-8 known for design thinking and social-emotional curriculum.

Small public high with consistently top academic outcomes.

Lafayette public high school with high academic outcomes and strong community.

Top-rated Moraga public high known for academics, athletics, and a tight-knit community.

Family-favorite elementary on the water with a strong STEAM focus.

Nation's first Cantonese-immersion public K-8.

Top-rated Marin public high with a strong environmental focus.

Iconic Mill Valley public high with strong humanities and outdoor culture.

Independent high school with a sustainability-focused curriculum.

Top-rated college-prep charter school serving grades 7-12.

Diverse Fremont Union high school with strong academics, music, and a renowned cybersecurity program.

Comprehensive public high with strong academics and one of the largest robotics programs in the area.

Top-rated public high school with strong athletics and academics.

Highly competitive Fremont public high with a strong STEM track.

Top-rated Pleasanton public high with strong STEM and athletics.

Suburban high school with one of the strongest engineering pathways in the East Bay.

Historic Danville public high with strong academics and athletics.

Belmont public high with rigorous academics and a renowned biotech academy.

Top-rated San Mateo public high with strong academics and robotics.

Marin public high (formerly Sir Francis Drake) with a renowned communications academy.

Beloved middle school in the heart of Mill Valley.

Small project-based public high school and founding site of the New Tech Network.

Dual-immersion magnet elementary with high parent demand.

Small high school known for academic outcomes and marine science.

Neighborhood elementary with a beloved garden program.

Well-regarded middle school feeding into top Fremont Union high schools.

Suburban powerhouse with strong academics and athletics.

Fast-growing comprehensive high school with strong engineering and biotech academies.

Comprehensive San Ramon high school with strong academics and athletics.

Newer suburban high school with rapid academic growth and modern facilities.

Walnut Creek comprehensive high school with strong academics and theater.

Walnut Creek public high with strong academics and an engineering academy.

Beloved community high school with strong journalism and theater.

Historic academic magnet, long known for college-prep rigor.

Top public high school in Sonoma County with strong engineering and arts.

Small wine-country public high with strong academics and tight community.

Catholic college-prep high school in Napa with strong arts and athletics.

Small college-prep charter with personalized pathways.

Diverse comprehensive high school with strong academics and arts.

Historic Oakland public high with renowned academies in engineering, health, and law.

Strong middle school known for music and a supportive transition program.

Diverse Peninsula public high with strong athletics and academics.

Historic Redwood City public high with an IB Diploma Programme and diverse student body.

Comprehensive public high reorganized around small learning communities.

Historic San Mateo public high with strong arts and athletic programs.

San Rafael public high with a unique environmental leadership program (MarinSEL).

Petaluma comprehensive high school with an engineering academy and strong athletics.

Historic Petaluma public high with strong music and a tight community.

West Sonoma County public high with strong agriculture and arts programs.

Small-town high school with strong athletics and theater.

Diverse high school serving Travis AFB families with strong STEM.

Historic Santa Cruz public high with strong academics and arts.

Mountain community public high with a strong environmental science focus.

Large diverse public high school with small learning communities and renowned jazz program.

Diverse Peninsula public high with strong engineering and visual arts.

Comprehensive Novato public high with strong academic and athletic programs.

Historic Santa Rosa public high known for its ArtQuest performing arts magnet.

Small wine-country public high with strong agriculture and athletic programs.

Comprehensive Windsor public high with strong arts and athletics.

Community-centered junior high with a strong feeder pattern.

Comprehensive high school with unique viticulture and culinary pathways.

Historic Napa public high with strong performing arts and athletics.

Newer comprehensive high school serving American Canyon families.

Comprehensive Napa middle school with strong music and GATE programs.

Comprehensive Vacaville public high with strong agriculture and athletics.

Vacaville public high school with strong academics and athletics.

Coastal high school with strong athletics and an agriculture pathway.

Coastal Santa Cruz public high with a strong marine science focus.

Coastal public high school with strong arts and athletic programs.

Comprehensive Sunset District public high with strong academic and CTE pathways.

Public high school with academies in biotech, hospitality, and media.

Diverse San Rafael public high with strong academic supports.

Comprehensive Santa Rosa public high with strong AP offerings.

Small combined 7-12 public school serving Calistoga.

Fairfield public high school with an engineering academy and strong athletics.

Historic Fairfield public high offering an IB Diploma Programme.

Oakland Hills comprehensive high school with strong CS and arts pathways.

Historic Richmond District public high with strong AP offerings.

Historic Mission District public high with strong arts and ethnic studies.

Comprehensive Fairfield public high with strong AVID and athletics.

Comprehensive public high with academies in law, wellness, and media.

Comprehensive Watsonville public high with strong agriculture and AVID programs.

Watsonville public high with strong arts and a growing AP program.

Historic Vallejo public high serving a diverse community.