2025 Best Bay Area Public High Schools

U.S. News & World Report has released its annual ranking for public high schools in each state. The 2025 U.S. News Best High Schools rankings include data on nearly 24,000 public high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia. Nearly 18,000 schools were ranked on six factors based on their performance on state assessments and how well they prepare students for college.

Here’s a list of the Top Public High Schools in the Bay Area:

  1. Lowell High School, San Francisco
  2. Mission San Jose High School, Fremont
  3. Dougherty Valley High School, San Ramon
  4. Campolindo High School, Moraga
  5. Miramonte High School, Orinda
  6. Piedmont High School, Piedmont
  7. Carlmont High School, Belmont
  8. Redwood High School, Larkspur
  9. Irvington High School, Fremont
  10. Aims College Prep High. Oakland
  11. Amador Valley High School, Pleasanton
  12. American High School, Fremont
  13. KIPP King Collegiate High School, San Lorenzo
  14. Foothill High School, Pleasanton
  15. Albany High School, Albany
  16. Acalanes High School, Lafayette
  17. Dublin High School, Dublin
  18. Aragon High School, San Mateo
  19. Monte Vista High School, Danville
  20. Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts, San Francisco

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