Here are the 2022 Top Schools voted by the readers of Parents Press:

Schools – Elementary Schools

Top 5 Reader’s Choice Alternative Learning Styles Elementary Schools in Contra Costa County in 2022

  • Eagle Peak Montessori School
  • Holbrook Elementary School
  • Prospect Sierra School
  • St David School
  • The Seven Hills School

Winner Reader’s Choice Alternative Learning Styles Elementary Schools in Contra Costa County in 2022

  • Prospect Sierra School

Top 5 Reader’s Choice Bilingual Elementary Schools in Contra Costa County in 2022

  • Cambridge Park
  • Golestan School
  • Holbrook Language Academy
  • St David School
  • Viva el Español

Winner Reader’s Choice Bilingual Elementary Schools in Contra Costa County in 2022

  • Holbrook Language Academy

Top 5 Reader’s Choice Faith-Based Elementary Schools in Contra Costa County in 2022

  • Christ the King
  • St David School
  • St Francis of Assisi School
  • St Mary of the Immaculate Conception
  • Tabernacle School

Winner Reader’s Choice Faith-Based Elementary Schools in Contra Costa County in 2022

  • St Mary of the Immaculate Conception

Top 5 Reader’s Choice Montessori Elementary Schools in Contra Costa County in 2022

  • Alice’s Montessori Learning
  • Eagle Peak Montessori School
  • Montessori Family School
  • Montessori School of Concord
  • Pearlite Montessori House of Children

Winner Reader’s Choice Montessori Elementary Schools in Contra Costa County in 2022

  • Montessori School of Concord

Top 5 Reader’s Choice Private Independent Elementary Schoolss in Contra Costa County in 2022

  • Crestmont School
  • Golestan School
  • Prospect Sierra School
  • The Saklan School
  • The Seven Hills School

Winner Tie Reader’s Choice Private Independent Elementary Schoolss in Contra Costa County in 2022

  • Prospect Sierra School
  • The Seven Hills School

Top 5 Reader’s Choice Progressive Elementary Schools in Contra Costa County in 2022

  • Crestmont School
  • Holbrook Language Academy
  • Prospect Sierra School
  • The Saklan School
  • The Seven Hills School

Winner Reader’s Choice Progressive Elementary Schools in Contra Costa County in 2022

  • Prospect Sierra School

Top 5 Reader’s Choice Public Elementary Schools in Contra Costa County in 2022

  • Rheam Elementary School
  • Harding Elementary School
  • Monte Gardens Elementary
  • Neil Armstrong Elementary School
  • Sequoia Elementary School

Winner Reader’s Choice Public Elementary Schools in Contra Costa County in 2022

  • Monte Gardens Elementary

Schools – Middle Schools

Top 5 Reader’s Choice Faith-based Middle Schools in Contra Costa County in 2022

  • Christ the King
  • King’s Valley Christian School
  • St David School
  • St John the Baptist Church
  • St Mary of the Immaculate Conception

Winner Reader’s Choice Faith-based Middle Schools in Contra Costa County in 2022

  • St David School

Top 5 Reader’s Choice Private Independent Middle Schools in Contra Costa County in 2022

  • Crestmont School
  • Prospect Sierra School
  • The Athenian School
  • The Seven Hills School
  • Tilden Preparatory School

Winner Reader’s Choice Private Independent Middle Schools in Contra Costa County in 2022

  • Prospect Sierra School

Top 5 Reader’s Choice Progressive Middle Schools in Contra Costa County in 2022

  • Athenian School
  • Holbrook Language Academy
  • Prospect Sierra School
  • The Saklan School
  • Tilden Preparatory School

Winner Reader’s Choice Progressive Middle Schools in Contra Costa County in 2022

  • Prospect Sierra School

Top 5 Reader’s Choice Public Middle Schools in Contra Costa County in 2022

  • Betty Reid Soskin Middle School
  • Fred T. Korematsu Middle School
  • Orinda Intermediate
  • Sequoia Middle School
  • Windemere Ranch Middle School

Winner Reader’s Choice Public Middle Schools in Contra Costa County in 2022

  • Sequoia Middle School

Schools – High Schools

Top 5 Reader’s Choice Alternative Learning Style High Schools in Contra Costa County in 2022

  • Fusion Academy
  • Futures Academy
  • Orinda Academy
  • Tilden Preparatory School
  • The Athenian School

Winner Reader’s Choice Alternative Learning Style High Schools in Contra Costa County in 2022

  • Tilden Preparatory School

Top 5 Reader’s Choice Faith-based High Schools in Contra Costa County in 2022

  • Berean Christian High School
  • Carondelet High School
  • Contra Costa Christian School
  • De La Salle High School
  • Salesian College Preparatory

Winner Reader’s Choice Faith-based High Schools in Contra Costa County in 2022

  • Salesian College Preparatory

Top 5 Reader’s Choice Private Independent High Schools in Contra Costa County in 2022

  • Athenian School
  • Bentley
  • De La Salle High School
  • Salesian College Preparatory
  • Tilden Preparatory School

Winner Reader’s Choice Private Independent High Schools in Contra Costa County in 2022

  • Salesian College Preparatory

Top 5 Reader’s Choice Public High Schools in Contra Costa County in 2022

  • Acalanes High School
  • Campolindo High School
  • El Cerrito High School
  • Miramonte High School
  • Ygnacio Valley High School

Winner Reader’s Choice Public High Schools in Contra Costa County in 2022

  • Acalanes High School

About the Top Schools in the 2022 Parents Press Readers 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 Contra Costa County 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!