Here are the 2023 Top Schools voted by the readers of Parents Press:
SCHOOLS — ELEMENTARY
Alternative Learning Styles
TOP 5
Golestan School
Holbrook Elementary School
Prospect Sierra School
The Saklan School
The Seven Hills School
WINNER
Prospect Sierra School
Bilingual Elementary School
TOP 5
Cambridge Park
Golestan School
Holbrook Language Academy
St David School
Viva el Espanol
WINNER
Holbrook Language Academy
Faith-Based Elementary School
TOP 5
King’s Valley Christian School
St David School
St John the Baptist School
St Mary School
St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception
WINNER
St John the Baptist School
Montessori Elementary School
TOP 5
Alice’s Montessori Learning
Eagle Peak Montessori School
East Bay Montessori School
Montessori School of Concord
Pearlite Montessori House of Children
WINNER
East Bay Montessori School
Private Independent Elementary School
TOP 5
Golestan School
NorthCreek Academy
Prospect Sierra School
The Saklan School
The Seven Hills School
WINNER
The Seven Hills School
Progressive Elementary School
TOP 5
Golestan School
Holbrook Language Academy
Prospect Sierra School
The Saklan School
The Seven Hills School
WINNER
Prospect Sierra School
Public Elementary School
TOP 5
Harding Elementary School
Holbrook Language Academy
Monte Gardens Elementary
Neil Armstrong Elementary School
Sequoia Elementary School
WINNER
Holbrook Language Academy
SCHOOLS — MIDDLE
Bilingual Middle School
TOP 5
East Bay German International School
Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley
Escuela Bilingüe Internacional (EBI)
Francophone Charter School
Yu Ming Charter School
WINNER (TIE)
East Bay German International School
Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley
Faith-Based Middle School
TOP 5
King’s Valley Christian School
St John the Baptist School
St. Agnes School
St. David School
St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception
WINNER
St John the Baptist School
Private Independent Middle School
TOP 5
Prospect Sierra School
The Athenian School
The Dorris-Eaton School
The Seven Hills School
Tilden Preparatory School
WINNER
The Seven Hills School
Progressive Middle School
TOP 5
Athenian School
Crestmont School
Holbrook Language Academy
Prospect Sierra School
The Saklan School
Tilden Preparatory School
WINNER
Prospect Sierra School
Public Middle School
TOP 5
Fred T. Korematsu Middle School
Oak Grove Middle School
Orinda Intermediate
Sequoia Middle School
Windemere Ranch Middle School
WINNER
Fred T. Korematsu Middle School
SCHOOLS — HIGH
Alternative Learning Style High School
TOP 5
Fusion Academy
Futures Academy
Orinda Academy
Orion Academy
Tilden Preparatory School
WINNER
Orinda Academy
Faith-Based High School
TOP 5
Berean Christian High School
Carondelet High School
Contra Costa Christian School
De La Salle High School
Salesian College Preparatory
WINNER
De La Salle High School
Private Independent High School
TOP 5
Athenian School
Carondelet High School
De La Salle High School
Orinda Academy
Salesian College Preparatory
WINNER
Salesian College Preparatory
Public High School
TOP 5
Acalanes High School
Campolindo High School
Dougherty Valley High School
El Cerrito High School
Miramonte High School
Ygnacio Valley High School
WINNER
Ygnacio Valley High School
About the Top Schools in the 2023 Parents Press Reader’s Choice Poll
The Best of Parents Press was born with the idea to give readers in the Bay Area a chance to voice their opinions on their personal ‘Family Favorite’ choices for Schools and everything kids and family. The program has evolved over the years, and hopefully, with a lot of input from our readers, we’ve been able to make it better and better.
The voting for top Schools is conducted in a two-round process. The first round occurs in the month of March and early April with open write-in nominations for parent’s favorite Schools taking place.
As the nomination period for Schools in the first round comes to a close, shortly after, the second round opens with the top nominee A Schools being selectable in this final round of voting during the month of April and May. Write-in nominations are no longer available, and voters are open to select their favorite Schools from among those that are listed.
The final winners are posted in the August issue of Parents Press.
We hope you enjoy! And we hope you come back to vote next year!
