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Menlo-Atherton High

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Menlo-Atherton High ranks 264 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

264^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 88% of California high schools

Summary

Menlo-Atherton High is a large, high-performing public high school serving grades 9-12 with over 2,150 students in the affluent community of Atherton, California, as part of the Sequoia Union High district.

The school consistently ranks among the top in the state, with strong graduation rates and test scores well above California averages. It stands out for its ability to deliver these high academic results while serving a more socioeconomically diverse student body than some neighboring schools, and it does so with efficient per-student spending. For instance, while Palo Alto High posts higher test scores, it also has a significantly wealthier student population and higher funding. Within its own district, Menlo-Atherton's graduation rate and low chronic absenteeism compare very favorably to schools like Sequoia High and Redwood High, and it is a consistent performer compared to more volatile local charter schools.

Key strengths include exceptional outcomes for students in special education and a stable, comprehensive program offered due to its size. However, the school faces a clear challenge in ensuring all student groups perform at the same high level, with notable performance gaps for economically disadvantaged students and a recent significant decline in effectiveness for English Learners. Compared to nearby options, Menlo-Atherton offers a compelling blend of academic rigor, diverse programming, and a track record of stability.

2,158

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,820

Per pupil spending ?

33%

Free/discounted lunch ?

555 Middlefield Rd.
Atherton, CA 94027-3438

(650) 322-5311

District: Sequoia Union High

Feeder schools for Menlo-Atherton High:

Elementary:	Belle Haven Elementary
	Costano Elementary
	Encinal Elementary
	Las Lomitas Elementary
	More...
	Laurel Elementary
	Oak Knoll Elementary
Middle:	Hillview Middle
	La Entrada Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.5%

White:

34.6%

Asian:

8.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2013 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California high schools

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg54%

California avg41%

264^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6High Schools in the Sequoia Union High

447^th of 1,543Sequoia Union High among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	264 of 2162	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	90.7	207 of 2159	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	280 of 2170	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	88.5	220 of 2123	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	88.9	192 of 2133	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	76.7	464 of 2017	77.0%	★★★★☆
2017	86.1	286 of 2021	85.8%	★★★★☆
2016	79.8	379 of 2039	81.4%	★★★★☆
2015	81.3	338 of 1994	83.0%	★★★★☆
2013	72.0	272 of 2426	88.8%	★★★★☆
2012	70.0	302 of 2354	87.2%	★★★★☆
2011	62.9	438 of 2367	81.5%	★★★★☆
2010	62.3	463 of 2281	79.7%	★★★★☆
2009	59.9	475 of 2238	78.8%	★★★★☆
2008	58.5	501 of 2117	76.3%	★★★★☆
2007	64.4	359 of 2063	82.6%	★★★★☆
2006	67.3	329 of 1968	83.3%	★★★★☆
2005	57.9	449 of 1901	76.4%	★★★★☆
2004	56.0	404 of 1653	75.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	359 of 523	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.5	175 of 517	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.7	298 of 521	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	309 of 522	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	299 of 592	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	414 of 582	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	43 of 585	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	29 of 573	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	5 of 591	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	42 of 581	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	85.1	65 of 582	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	88.0	36 of 581	93.8%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	83.2	113 of 1161	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	64.1	250 of 1117	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	54.2	343 of 1052	67.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.5	779 of 1085	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.0	387 of 1064	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	563 of 1044	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	382 of 941	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.2	488 of 938	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	237 of 1906	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	90.0	179 of 1915	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	85.1	267 of 1915	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	243 of 1858	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	86.6	217 of 1833	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	451 of 1760	74.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	894 of 1900	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	835 of 1902	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	1038 of 1917	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.3	762 of 1861	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.5	674 of 1814	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.1	1214 of 1742	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	1190 of 2013	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	1087 of 2026	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	1324 of 2030	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	1140 of 1943	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.3	921 of 1937	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.2	1314 of 1862	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	242 of 1942	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	216 of 1948	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	285 of 1963	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	88.8	199 of 1916	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	214 of 1880	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	466 of 1834	74.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	81.5	93 of 574	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	34 of 515	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	82.2	59 of 422	86.0%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	9 of 16	43.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	8 of 19	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	16.9	13 of 14	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	19 of 21	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	20 of 20	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	85 of 1252	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.2	128 of 1216	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	267 of 1197	77.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	17 of 1155	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	11 of 1173	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	21 of 1193	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	27 of 1204	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	31 of 1222	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	43 of 1173	96.3%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)99th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2025)93rd percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)84th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile-35 vs school

Pacific Islander (2025)47th percentile-41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile-47 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile-56 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)28th percentile-62 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy69%+21 vs state

Science51%+19 vs state

Mathematics51%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Menlo-Atherton High	Public	9-12	555 Middlefield Rd.	Atherton	94027	San Mateo County	Sequoia Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 322-5311	2,158	120	17.9	33.0%	747 (34.6%)	69 (3.2%)	918 (42.5%)	180 (8.3%)	36 (1.7%)	96 (4.4%)	111 (5.1%)	87	264^th of 2162 public high schools	87.8%		90.7	207^th of 2159 public high schools	90.4%	57		52.6	7.1	51.2	69.3	69.3	50.9	50.9	$18,820	$876	$17,944
Tide Academy	Public	9-12	150 Jefferson Dr.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Sequoia Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 369-1411	212	22	9.4	40.1%	47 (22.2%)	5 (2.4%)	129 (60.8%)	11 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	13 (6.1%)	58.6	859^th of 2162 public high schools	60.3%		91.6	186^th of 2159 public high schools	91.4%	673		31.8		31.1	60.0	60.0	22.7	22.7	$34,306	$1,433	$32,873
Everest Public High	Public, Charter	9-12	455 Fifth Ave.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Everest Public High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 366-1050	224	12	18.4	81.7%	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	210 (93.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.1%)	29.9	1486^th of 2162 public high schools	31.3%		28	1540^th of 2159 public high schools	28.7%	54			4.6	4.6	45.0	45.0	8.5	8.5	$17,111	$1,701	$15,410
Oxford Day Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	763 Green St.	East Palo Alto	94303	San Mateo County	Oxford Day Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 260-3152	108	3	43.0	66.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	17.5	1731^st of 2162 public high schools	19.9%		8.8	2129^th of 2159 public high schools	1.4%	398					11.8	11.8	12.5	12.5	$17,593	$3,788	$13,805
Palo Alto High	Public	9-12	50 Embarcadero Rd.	Palo Alto	94301	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 329-3701	1,891	113	16.7	13.3%	594 (31.4%)	37 (2.0%)	287 (15.2%)	709 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (1.5%)	233 (12.3%)	95.4	88^th of 2162 public high schools	95.9%		94.9	116^th of 2159 public high schools	94.6%	28	68.5		42.3	66.8	75.8	75.8	73.7	73.7	$30,046	$1,022	$29,024
East Palo Alto Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1050 Myrtle St.	East Palo Alto	94303	San Mateo County	East Palo Alto Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 893-8900	278	21	12.9	63.3%	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.5%)	251 (90.3%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	10 (3.6%)	3 (1.1%)	22.8	1632^nd of 2162 public high schools	24.5%		29.8	1494^th of 2159 public high schools	30.8%	138		8.6		9.3	39.4	39.4	4.3	4.3	$21,846	$2,547	$19,299
KIPP Esperanza High	Public, Charter	9-12	1039 Garden St.	East Palo Alto	94303	San Mateo County	KIPP Esperanza High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 528-1546	194	19	10.2	95.9%	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	185 (95.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.8	973^rd of 2162 public high schools	55.0%		41.1	1220^th of 2159 public high schools	43.5%	247	20.6			21.6	47.5	47.5	32.5	32.5	$42,398	$2,676	$39,722
Summit Preparatory Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	890 Broadway	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Summit Preparatory Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 556-1110	293	15	19.5	71.7%	22 (7.5%)	3 (1.0%)	242 (82.6%)	12 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	44.8	1145^th of 2162 public high schools	47.0%		62.5	706^th of 2159 public high schools	67.3%	439			20.2	20.2	44.7	44.7	16.7	16.7	$16,405	$846	$15,559
Woodside High	Public	9-12	199 Churchill Ave.	Woodside	94062	San Mateo County	Sequoia Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 367-9750	1,660	101	16.3	28.7%	575 (34.6%)	19 (1.1%)	880 (53.0%)	88 (5.3%)	9 (0.5%)	8 (0.5%)	81 (4.9%)	76.5	469^th of 2162 public high schools	78.3%		81.3	390^th of 2159 public high schools	81.9%	79		46.7	7.1	45.1	58.8	58.8	40.6	40.6	$20,360	$992	$19,368
Sequoia High	Public	9-12	1201 Brewster Ave.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Sequoia Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 367-9780	1,854	106	17.5	39.3%	543 (29.3%)	15 (0.8%)	1,133 (61.1%)	83 (4.5%)	11 (0.6%)	15 (0.8%)	54 (2.9%)	62.2	757^th of 2162 public high schools	65.0%		61.3	733^rd of 2159 public high schools	66.0%	24		35.3	3.9	31.9	54.3	54.3	32.0	32.0	$18,556	$836	$17,720

Frequently Asked Questions about Menlo-Atherton High

What is the racial makeup of Menlo-Atherton High?

Students at Menlo-Atherton High are 43% Hispanic, 35% White, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 4% Pacific Islander, 3% African American, 2% American Indian.

What district is Menlo-Atherton High in?

Sequoia Union High

Is Menlo-Atherton High a good school?

Menlo-Atherton High ranks 264^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Menlo-Atherton High?

Menlo-Atherton High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Belle Haven Elementary
Elementary : Costano Elementary
Elementary : Encinal Elementary
Elementary : Las Lomitas Elementary
Elementary : Laurel Elementary
Elementary : Oak Knoll Elementary
Middle : Hillview Middle
Middle : La Entrada Middle

How many students attend Menlo-Atherton High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,158 students attended Menlo-Atherton High.

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