Best private K-12 schools in the San Francisco metro area

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August 12, 2025
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Best private K-12 schools in the San Francisco metro area

Stacker compiled a list of the best private K-12 schools in the San Francisco metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses five weighted factors for its rankings: top colleges score, college enrollment, culture & diversity grade, parent / student surveys, and student teacher ratio. You can read more about the methodology here.

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#25. Contra Costa Christian Schools

- Location: Walnut Creek, CA
- Enrollment: 404 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

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#24. San Francisco Waldorf High School

- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Enrollment: 427 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#23. Fremont Christian School

- Location: Fremont, CA
- Enrollment: 454 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#22. Redwood Christian Schools

- Location: Castro Valley, CA
- Enrollment: 678 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#21. Granada Islamic School

- Location: Santa Clara, CA
- Enrollment: 418 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#20. The King's Academy

- Location: Sunnyvale, CA
- Enrollment: 1,250 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#19. German International School of Silicon Valley - Mountain View Campus

- Location: Mountain View, CA
- Enrollment: 447 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#18. California Crosspoint Academy

- Location: Hayward, CA
- Enrollment: 642 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#17. Valley Christian Schools

- Location: San Jose, CA
- Enrollment: 2,747 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#16. Living Wisdom School of Palo Alto

- Location: Palo Alto, CA
- Enrollment: 88 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#15. Convent & Stuart Hall

- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Enrollment: 1,100 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#14. Pinewood School

- Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
- Enrollment: 610 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#13. BASIS Independent Fremont

- Location: Fremont, CA
- Enrollment: 698 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#12. Lycée Français de San Francisco

- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Enrollment: 858 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#11. San Domenico School

- Location: San Anselmo, CA
- Enrollment: 680 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#10. Silicon Valley International School

- Location: Palo Alto, CA
- Enrollment: 806 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#9. 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. BASIS Independent Silicon Valley

- Location: San Jose, CA
- Enrollment: 1,248 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#7. Khan Lab School

- Location: Mountain View, CA
- Enrollment: 309 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#6. The Harker School

- Location: San Jose, CA
- Enrollment: 1,971 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#5. Sacred Heart Schools Atherton

- Location: Atherton, CA
- Enrollment: 1,190 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#4. Bentley School

- Location: Lafayette, CA
- Enrollment: 650 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#3. Head-Royce School

- Location: Oakland, CA
- Enrollment: 921 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#2. The Quarry Lane School

- Location: Dublin, CA
- Enrollment: 1,075 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#1. The Nueva School

- Location: Hillsborough, CA
- Enrollment: 853 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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