These schools were voted the Bay Area’s Best Public or Charter Elementary School for the 2024 Best of Bay Area Parent reader poll. Read the full list of winners here.
East Bay
Gold: Walt Disney Elementary. It strives to have a safe environment for students to learn to become responsible, caring people who are critical thinkers and lifelong learners. San Ramon. wdes.srvusd.net/#.
Silver: Community School for Creative Education. Oakland. communityschoolforcreativeeducation.org.
Bronze: Tassajara Hills Elementary School. Danville. thes.srvusd.net.
Peninsula
Gold: North Star Academy. This school provides a challenging learning environment that promotes excellence and motivates highly capable students to develop to their fullest potential. Redwood City. northstar.rcsdk8.net.
Silver: San Carlos Charter. San Carlos. sancarloscharter.org.
Bronze: Orion Alternative School. Redwood City. orion.rcsdk8.net.
San Francisco/Marin
Gold: Lakeshore Elementary School. The school’s vision is to ensure that students are academically, socially and emotionally prepared for middle school when they leave fifth grade. San Francisco. sfusd.edu/school/lakeshore-alternative-elementary-school.
Silver: Lafayette Elementary School. San Francisco. sfusd.edu/school/lafayette-elementary-school.
Bronze: Rosa Parks Elementary School. San Francisco. sfusd.edu/school/rosa-parks-elementary-school.
Silicon Valley
Gold: Millbrook Elementary. It provides challenging experiences which focus on the needs of the whole child while promoting respect, responsibility and compassion for others. San Jose. millbrook.eesd.org.
Silver: O.B. Whaley Elementary. San Jose. obwhaley.eesd.org.
Bronze: Oster Elementary School. San Jose. oster.unionsd.org.