An Oakland school known for turning out a high number of nationally-ranked chess players topped a list of the best private high schools in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2017.

Niche, an education review site that’s kind of like Yelp for schools, based its ranking on a combination of user reviews and education statistics sourced from government and public databases.

Founded in 1960, the College Preparatory School in Oakland funnels an estimated 29% of graduates into Stanford University, MIT, or Ivy League members, according to a 2010 ranking from Forbes. The magazine named College Prep the read more >>>

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