Anecdotally, I don't have kids of my own, but none of my friends with kids send theirs to public schools in SF or Oakland. I also live on the same block as two

Anecdotally, I don't have kids of my own, but none of my friends with kids send theirs to public schools in SF or Oakland. I also live on the same block as two private schools in Oakland and apparently the wait lists to get in are years long.