These schools were voted the Best Private Elementary Schools in the Bay Area in Bay Area Parent’s 2024 Best of the Best reader poll. Read the full list of winners here.
East Bay
Gold: Park Day School. Its goal is to prepare students to be informed, courageous and compassionate people who shape a more equitable and sustainable world. Oakland. parkdayschool.org.
Silver: East Bay German International School. Emeryville. ebgis.org.
Bronze: The Renaissance International School. Oakland. therenaissanceschool.org.
Peninsula
Gold: Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School. The school aims to develop students who are socially and academically prepared to meet their full potential as leaders committed to a life steeped in Jewish ethics and values. Foster City. wornickjds.org.
Silver: Redeemer School. Redwood City. redeemer-school.org.
Bronze: Woodland School. Portola Valley. woodland-school.org.
San Francisco/Marin
Gold: St. Finn Barr Catholic School. It is dedicated to meeting the spiritual, academic, physical and emotional needs of every student. San Francisco. stfinnbarr.org.
Silver: Donum Dei Classical Academy. San Francisco. donumdei.org.
Bronze: Red Bridge. San Francisco. redbridgesf.org.
Silicon Valley
Gold: Bowman School. Elementary students cultivate their imagination and focus on intellectual independence, ethics and social responsibility. Palo Alto. bowmanschool.org.
Silver: Action Day Schools. San Jose and Saratoga. actiondayschools.com.
Bronze: Hope Technology School. Palo Alto. hopetechschool.org.