These schools were voted the best public or charter high schools in the Bay Area for the 2024 Best of Bay Area Parent reader poll. Read the full list of winners here.
East Bay
Gold: California High School. It promotes academic and personal growth, fosters healthy interests, and develops resilient mindsets and self-efficacy, guiding all students to become ethical, global citizens. San Ramon. chs.srvusd.net/#.
Silver: Impact Academy of Arts & Technology. Hayward. es-impact.org.
Bronze: Monte Vista High School. Danville. mvhs.srvusd.net.
Peninsula
Gold: Woodside High School. It offers its diverse student population one of the most rigorous Advanced Placement college preparatory programs in the region, as well as a variety of electives and after-school sports. Woodside. woodsidehs.org.
Silver: Sequoia High School. Redwood City. sequoiahs.org.
Bronze: Carlmont High School. Belmont.carlmonths.org.
Bronze: Hillsdale High School. San Mateo. smuhsd.org/hillsdalehigh.
San Francisco/Marin
Gold: Marin School of the Arts. Building on more than 20 years of engaging, inspiring and empowering through the arts, Marin School of the Arts (MSA) is an inclusive and supportive specialized arts program within Novato High School committed to individual and artistic exploration. Novato. marinschoolofthearts.org.
Silver: Redwood High School. Larkspur. redwood.tamdistrict.org/.
Bronze: Lowell High School. San Francisco. sfusd.edu/school/lowell-high-school.
Silicon Valley
Gold: Pioneer High School. Parents and staff work together to ensure students receive a rigorous and comprehensive education in a safe and caring environment. San Jose. pioneer.sjusd.org.
Silver: Piedmont Hills High School. San Jose. piedmonthillshigh.esuhsd.org.
Bronze: Leigh High School. San Jose. leigh.cuhsd.org.