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You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to know the Bay Area is home to some of the best high schools in the nation.
Every year, US News & World Report ranks high schools across the nation, based on college readiness, math and reading proficiency, and college prep curriculum. South Carolina’s Academic Magnet High School was ranked the best in the country in this year’s list and Cerrito’s Whitney High School got top honors as best in California.
Here’s a list of the top 25 high schools in the Bay Area, according to US News and World Report’s ranking of California schools. There are lots of usual suspects from the South and East Bay, but the Bay Area’s best ranked might surprise you.
1 Ranked #3 in California: Dr. T.J. Owens Gilroy Early College Academy
Gilroy, CA | Gilroy Unified
Read the story to see what makes Dr. T.J. Owens Gilroy Early College Academy California’s No. 3 public high school
2 Ranked #6 in California: Lowell High School
San Francisco, CA | San Francisco Unified School District
3 Ranked #12 in California: Mission San Jose High
Fremont, CA | Fremont Unified
4 Ranked #13 in California: Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, CA | Fremont Union High
5 Ranked #14 in California: Lynbrook High
San Jose, CA | Fremont Union High
6 Ranked #17 in California: Summit Preparatory Charter High
Redwood City, CA | Sequoia Union High
7 Ranked #18 in California: KIPP San Jose Collegiate
San Jose, CA | East Side Union High
8 Ranked #20 in California: Dougherty Valley High School
San Ramon, CA | San Ramon Valley Unified
9 Ranked #21 in California: Henry M. Gunn High
Palo Alto, CA | Palo Alto Unified
10 Ranked #24 in California: Saratoga High
Saratoga, CA | Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High
11 Ranked #25 in California: Cupertino High
Cupertino, CA | Fremont Union High
12 Ranked #28 in California: Miramonte High
Orinda, CA | Acalanes Union High
13 Ranked #30 in California: Campolindo High
Moraga, CA | Acalanes Union High
14 Ranked #33 in California: Palo Alto High School (Paly)
Palo Alto, CA | Palo Alto Unified
15 Ranked #36 in California: Amador Valley High
Pleasanton, CA | Pleasanton Unified
16 Ranked #37 in California: Piedmont High School
Piedmont, CA | Piedmont City Unified
17 Ranked #38 in California: Oakland Charter High
Oakland, CA | Oakland Unified
18 Ranked #40 in California: Leland High School
San Jose, CA | San Jose Unified School District
19 Ranked #46 in California: KIPP King Collegiate High
San Lorenzo, CA | San Lorenzo Unified
20 Ranked #49 in California: University Preparatory Academy Charter
San Jose, CA | Santa Clara County Office Of Education
21 Ranked #51 in California: Homestead High
Cupertino, CA | Fremont Union High
22 Ranked #52 in California: Leadership Public Schools – Hayward
Hayward, CA | Hayward Unified
23 Ranked #53 in California: KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory
San Francisco Ca, CA | San Francisco Unified School District
24 Ranked #55 in California: American Indian Public High
Oakland, CA | Oakland Unified
25 Ranked #56 in California: Los Altos High (Los Altos)
Los Altos, CA | Mountain View-Los Altos Union High
