📊 Data: NCES CCD 2024–2025·🔄 Updated: September 2026·Editorial standards
🏆 Rankings · Metro Area · CAASPP 2023–24

Best School Districts
in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro

The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area has 76 rated public school districts. Ratings are percentile-ranked within each district's own state.

📊 What this ranking measures
Rankings are based on academic achievement — the share of students scoring proficient or above on state reading and math assessments (CAASPP 2023–24), ranked against other districts in the same state — not on spending, district size, or staffing. See full methodology →
76 Rated Districts in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area CAASPP 2023–24 · percentile among California districts
Metro RankDistrictDistrict OfficeRatingState Percentile
#1Hillsborough City Elementary School DistrictHillsborough10/10  Excellent99th
#2Las Lomitas Elementary School DistrictMenlo Park10/10  Excellent99th
#3Orinda Union Elementary School DistrictOrinda10/10  Excellent99th
#4Piedmont City Unified School DistrictPiedmont10/10  Excellent99th
#5Portola Valley Elementary School DistrictPortola Valley10/10  Excellent99th
#6Ross Elementary School DistrictRoss10/10  Excellent99th
#7Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary School DistrictBelmont10/10  Excellent98th
#8Lafayette Elementary School DistrictLafayette10/10  Excellent98th
#9Mill Valley Elementary School DistrictMill Valley10/10  Excellent98th
#10San Carlos Elementary School DistrictSan Carlos10/10  Excellent98th
#11Sunol Glen Unified School DistrictSunol10/10  Excellent98th
#12Woodside Elementary School DistrictWoodside10/10  Excellent98th
#13Dublin Unified School DistrictDublin10/10  Excellent97th
#14Menlo Park City Elementary School DistrictAtherton10/10  Excellent97th
#15Moraga Elementary School DistrictMoraga10/10  Excellent97th
#16Pleasanton Unified School DistrictPleasanton10/10  Excellent96th
#17Reed Union Elementary School DistrictTiburon10/10  Excellent96th
#18San Ramon Valley Unified School DistrictDanville10/10  Excellent96th
#19Acalanes Union High School DistrictLafayette10/10  Excellent95th
#20Burlingame Elementary School DistrictBurlingame10/10  Excellent95th
#21Kentfield Elementary School DistrictKentfield10/10  Excellent95th
#22Larkspur Elementary School DistrictLarkspur10/10  Excellent95th
#23Albany City Unified School DistrictBerkeley10/10  Excellent94th
#24Fremont Unified School DistrictFremont10/10  Excellent94th
#25Ross Valley Elementary School DistrictSan Anselmo10/10  Excellent94th
#26Berkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeley10/10  Excellent92nd
#27Walnut Creek Elementary School DistrictWalnut Creek10/10  Excellent92nd
#28Millbrae Elementary School DistrictMillbrae10/10  Excellent90th
#29Alameda Unified School DistrictAlameda9/10  Excellent89th
#30Castro Valley Unified School DistrictCastro Valley9/10  Excellent88th
#31Tamalpais Union High School DistrictLarkspur9/10  Excellent88th
#32Brisbane Elementary School DistrictBrisbane9/10  Excellent87th
#33Miller Creek Elementary School DistrictSan Rafael9/10  Excellent86th
#34Sequoia Union High School DistrictRedwood City9/10  Excellent86th
#35San Mateo Union High School DistrictSan Mateo9/10  Excellent85th
#36Canyon Elementary School DistrictCanyon9/10  Excellent84th
#37Livermore Valley Joint Unified School DistrictLivermore9/10  Excellent82nd
#38Lagunitas Elementary School DistrictSan Geronimo9/10  Excellent80th
#39Pacifica School DistrictPacifica8/10  Good79th
#40Bolinas-Stinson Union Elementary School DistrictBolinas8/10  Good78th
#41San Mateo-Foster City School DistrictFoster City8/10  Good78th
#42Brentwood Union Elementary School DistrictBrentwood8/10  Good75th
#43San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco8/10  Good75th
#44Martinez Unified School DistrictMartinez8/10  Good74th
#45Novato Unified School DistrictNovato8/10  Good72nd
#46Chico Unified School DistrictChico8/10  Good70th
#47San Rafael City High School DistrictSan Rafael7/10  Good68th
#48South San Francisco Unified School DistrictSouth San Francisco7/10  Good66th
#49Jefferson Union High School DistrictDaly City7/10  Good65th
#50Knightsen Elementary School DistrictKnightsen7/10  Good65th
#51Byron Union Elementary School DistrictByron7/10  Good64th
#52San Bruno Park Elementary School DistrictSan Bruno7/10  Good64th
#53Liberty Union High School DistrictBrentwood7/10  Good63rd
#54New Haven Unified School DistrictUnion City7/10  Good63rd
#55Mount Diablo Unified School DistrictConcord7/10  Good60th
#56Redwood City Elementary School DistrictRedwood City6/10  Average59th
#57Sausalito Elementary School DistrictMarin City6/10  Average59th
#58La Honda-Pescadero Unified School DistrictPescadero6/10  Average58th
#59Nicasio Elementary School DistrictNicasio6/10  Average58th
#60Newark Unified School DistrictNewark6/10  Average57th
#61Jefferson Elementary School DistrictDaly City6/10  Average56th
#62Cabrillo Unified School DistrictHalf Moon Bay6/10  Average51st
#63San Rafael City Elementary School DistrictSan Rafael5/10  Average47th
#64San Leandro Unified School DistrictSan Leandro5/10  Average41st
#65Shoreline Unified School DistrictTomales5/10  Average40th
#66Emery Unified School DistrictEmeryville4/10  Below Average39th
#67Oakley Union Elementary School DistrictOakley4/10  Below Average39th
#68Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland4/10  Below Average33rd
#69Bayshore Elementary School DistrictDaly City4/10  Below Average31st
#70West Contra Costa Unified School DistrictRichmond3/10  Below Average29th
#71San Lorenzo Unified School DistrictSan Lorenzo3/10  Below Average25th
#72Hayward Unified School DistrictHayward3/10  Below Average23rd
#73John Swett Unified School DistrictRodeo2/10  Poor17th
#74Pittsburg Unified School DistrictPittsburg2/10  Poor15th
#75Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch2/10  Poor11th
#76Ravenswood City Elementary School DistrictEast Palo Alto1/10  Poor3rd

Best School Districts in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area (2026)

Counties are assigned to metropolitan areas using the U.S. Census Bureau's 2023 delineation, and each district is placed in the county of its NCES directory listing. Ratings come from CAASPP 2023–24 (California) and are percentile-ranked within the district's own state. Always confirm your assignment by address.

Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best-rated school district in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area? ▼
Among the 76 rated districts in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, 6 share the top position at 10/10 (Excellent), 99th percentile of California districts on CAASPP 2023–24 reading and math proficiency: Hillsborough City Elementary School District (Hillsborough); Las Lomitas Elementary School District (Menlo Park); Orinda Union Elementary School District (Orinda); Piedmont City Unified School District (Piedmont); Portola Valley Elementary School District (Portola Valley); Ross Elementary School District (Ross).
How are these rankings calculated? ▼
Each district's rating comes from the share of its students scoring proficient or above on state reading and math assessments, percentile-ranked against all rated districts in its state and converted to a 1–10 scale. Full methodology here.
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