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1 / 25#25. Notre Dame High School
- Location: San Jose, CA
- Enrollment: 686 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
Best private high schools in the San Francisco metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best private high schools in the San Francisco metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses seven weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on academics, but other factors include culture and diversity; sports; clubs and activities; resources; and surveys of parents, teachers, and students.
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2 / 25#24. The Bay School of San Francisco
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Enrollment: 442 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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3 / 25#23. St. Ignatius College Preparatory School
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Enrollment: 1,476 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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4 / 25#22. San Domenico School
- Location: San Anselmo, CA
- Enrollment: 680 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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5 / 25#21. Silicon Valley International School
- Location: Palo Alto, CA
- Enrollment: 797 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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6 / 25#20. The Kehillah School
- Location: Palo Alto, CA
- Enrollment: 189 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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7 / 25#19. The International School of San Francisco
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Enrollment: 1,067 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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8 / 25#18. BASIS Independent Silicon Valley
- Location: San Jose, CA
- Enrollment: 1,243 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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9 / 25#17. Lick-Wilmerding High School
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Enrollment: 560 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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10 / 25#16. Khan Lab School
- Location: Mountain View, CA
- Enrollment: 286 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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11 / 25#15. The Harker School
- Location: San Jose, CA
- Enrollment: 1,970 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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12 / 25#14. Sacred Heart Schools Atherton
- Location: Atherton, CA
- Enrollment: 1,190 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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13 / 25#13. The Athenian School
- Location: Danville, CA
- Enrollment: 525 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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14 / 25#12. Woodside Priory School
- Location: Portola Valley, CA
- Enrollment: 435 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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15 / 25#11. Bentley School
- Location: Lafayette, CA
- Enrollment: 650 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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16 / 25#10. Marin Academy
- Location: San Rafael, CA
- Enrollment: 448 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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17 / 25#9. Menlo School
- Location: Atherton, CA
- Enrollment: 796 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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18 / 25#8. The Branson School
- Location: Ross, CA
- Enrollment: 345 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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19 / 25#7. San Francisco University High School
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Enrollment: 436 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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20 / 25#6. Castilleja School
- Location: Palo Alto, CA
- Enrollment: 416 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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21 / 25#5. Head-Royce School
- Location: Oakland, CA
- Enrollment: 906 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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22 / 25#4. Crystal Springs Uplands School
- Location: Hillsborough, CA
- Enrollment: 565 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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23 / 25#3. The Quarry Lane School
- Location: Dublin, CA
- Enrollment: 1,050 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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24 / 25#2. The Nueva School
- Location: Hillsborough, CA
- Enrollment: 853 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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25 / 25#1. The College Preparatory School
- Location: Oakland, CA
- Enrollment: 374 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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