Best private high schools in the San Francisco metro area
            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.
  
            #25. Notre Dame High School
      
    - Location: San Jose, CA
- Enrollment: 686 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
  
            #24. The Bay School of San Francisco
      
    - Location: San Francisco, CA
- Enrollment: 442 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
  
            #23. St. Ignatius College Preparatory School
      
    - Location: San Francisco, CA
- Enrollment: 1,476 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
  
            #22. San Domenico School
      
    - Location: San Anselmo, CA
- Enrollment: 680 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
  
            #21. Silicon Valley International School
      
    - Location: Palo Alto, CA
- Enrollment: 797 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
  
            #20. The Kehillah School
      
    - Location: Palo Alto, CA
- Enrollment: 189 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
  
            #19. The International School of San Francisco
      
    - Location: San Francisco, CA
- Enrollment: 1,067 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
  
            #18. BASIS Independent Silicon Valley
      
    - Location: San Jose, CA
- Enrollment: 1,243 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
  
            #17. Lick-Wilmerding High School
      
    - Location: San Francisco, CA
- Enrollment: 560 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
            #16. Khan Lab School
      
    - Location: Mountain View, CA
- Enrollment: 286 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
  
            #15. The Harker School
      
    - Location: San Jose, CA
- Enrollment: 1,970 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
  
            #14. Sacred Heart Schools Atherton
      
    - Location: Atherton, CA
- Enrollment: 1,190 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
            #13. The Athenian School
      
    - Location: Danville, CA
- Enrollment: 525 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
  
            #12. Woodside Priory School
      
    - Location: Portola Valley, CA
- Enrollment: 435 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
  
            #11. Bentley School
      
    - Location: Lafayette, CA
- Enrollment: 650 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
  
            #10. Marin Academy
      
    - Location: San Rafael, CA
- Enrollment: 448 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
  
            #9. Menlo School
      
    - Location: Atherton, CA
- Enrollment: 796 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
  
            #8. The Branson School
      
    - Location: Ross, CA
- Enrollment: 345 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
  
            #7. San Francisco University High School
      
    - Location: San Francisco, CA
- Enrollment: 436 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
            #6. Castilleja School
      
    - Location: Palo Alto, CA
- Enrollment: 416 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
  
            #5. Head-Royce School
      
    - Location: Oakland, CA
- Enrollment: 906 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
  
            #4. Crystal Springs Uplands School
      
    - Location: Hillsborough, CA
- Enrollment: 565 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
  
            #3. The Quarry Lane School
      
    - Location: Dublin, CA
- Enrollment: 1,050 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
  
            #2. The Nueva School
      
    - Location: Hillsborough, CA
- Enrollment: 853 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
            #1. The College Preparatory School
      
    - Location: Oakland, CA
- Enrollment: 374 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+