Here's where you'll find the best public schools in the San Francisco Bay Area

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Looking to move to spot in the Bay Area where you can feel rest assured that your kids will get a solid public school education from kindergarten through high school.

We've pulled together some helpful lists highlighting the suburbs, towns and cities around the Bay Area with the best public schools, using a site called Niche that's geared to helping families choose neighborhoods and schools.

According to Niche, a suburb must have a population of at least 1,000 and be located outside a principal city, a town has between 5,000 and 100,000 residents, and a city has a population over 100,000.

Each place is given a school grade up to 100 and these are based on state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, student culture and diversity, resources and facilities, sports and fitness, SAT/ACT scores, teacher quality, student and parent reviews, expert insights and more.

Tell us about your area's public schools in the comments and your experiences with educating your kids in the Bay Area.