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1 / 25#25. Contra Costa Christian Schools
- Location: Walnut Creek, CA
- Enrollment: 404 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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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2 / 25#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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3 / 25#23. Fremont Christian School
- Location: Fremont, CA
- Enrollment: 454 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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4 / 25#22. Redwood Christian Schools
- Location: Castro Valley, CA
- Enrollment: 678 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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5 / 25#21. Granada Islamic School
- Location: Santa Clara, CA
- Enrollment: 418 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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6 / 25#20. The King's Academy
- Location: Sunnyvale, CA
- Enrollment: 1,250 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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7 / 25#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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8 / 25#18. California Crosspoint Academy
- Location: Hayward, CA
- Enrollment: 642 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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9 / 25#17. Valley Christian Schools
- Location: San Jose, CA
- Enrollment: 2,747 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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10 / 25#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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11 / 25#15. Convent & Stuart Hall
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Enrollment: 1,100 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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12 / 25#14. Pinewood School
- Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
- Enrollment: 610 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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13 / 25#13. BASIS Independent Fremont
- Location: Fremont, CA
- Enrollment: 698 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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14 / 25#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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15 / 25#11. San Domenico School
- Location: San Anselmo, CA
- Enrollment: 680 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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16 / 25#10. Silicon Valley International School
- Location: Palo Alto, CA
- Enrollment: 806 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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17 / 25#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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18 / 25#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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19 / 25#7. Khan Lab School
- Location: Mountain View, CA
- Enrollment: 309 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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20 / 25#6. The Harker School
- Location: San Jose, CA
- Enrollment: 1,971 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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21 / 25#5. Sacred Heart Schools Atherton
- Location: Atherton, CA
- Enrollment: 1,190 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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22 / 25#4. Bentley School
- Location: Lafayette, CA
- Enrollment: 650 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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23 / 25#3. Head-Royce School
- Location: Oakland, CA
- Enrollment: 921 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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24 / 25#2. The Quarry Lane School
- Location: Dublin, CA
- Enrollment: 1,075 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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25 / 25#1. The Nueva School
- Location: Hillsborough, CA
- Enrollment: 853 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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