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Menlo-Atherton High

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Menlo-Atherton High ranks 291 st of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

291^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 86% of California high schools

Summary

Menlo-Atherton High is a public high school in Atherton serving grades 9–12, with 2,158 students. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates were above California’s in ELA, math, and science; the key qualification is that science was below the district rate even as all three subjects beat nearby-school averages.

Scores are strong compared with the state and nearby schools, but the school’s relative strengths vary by subject. In 2025–26, proficiency was 68% in ELA, 53% in math, and 53% in science, compared with 49%, 38%, and 36% statewide. Against the Sequoia Union High district, Menlo-Atherton was roughly even in ELA, 1 point higher in math, and 1 point lower in science. It exceeded the averages of seven nearby schools with scores that year by about 8 points in each subject. Among those schools, it ranked fourth in ELA, third in math, and fourth in science; Henry M. Gunn High and Palo Alto High scored higher in all three subjects.

Math and science have improved over the four reported years, while ELA has changed little: since 2022–23, rates rose 4 points in math and 6 in science, but only 1 point in ELA. SchoolDigger ranked Menlo-Atherton at the 86th percentile with 4 stars in 2025–26, down from the 90th percentile in 2023–24. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 17.9, higher than most nearby schools with reported ratios, and 33% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25. SchoolDigger’s statewide subgroup rankings also show notable differences: Low Socio Economic Status Students ranked at the 45th percentile, 41 points below the school’s overall percentile; Special Education Students’ ranking fell from the 93rd percentile in 2024–25 to the 73rd in 2025–26.

2,158

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,894

Per pupil spending ?

33.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

555 Middlefield Rd.
Atherton, CA 94025-3438

(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 — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of California high schools

✓92% 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 (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg58%

California avg42%

291^st of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 19% (2016) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8High Schools in the Sequoia Union High

320^th of 968Sequoia 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
2026	85.3	291 of 2137	86.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	48.6	231 of 491	53.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	85.4	46 of 575	92.0%	★★★★★
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
2026	86.8	220 of 1865	88.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	56.2	770 of 1880	59.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	44.9	1101 of 1999	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	80.8	341 of 1932	82.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	94.5	16 of 588	97.3%	★★★★★
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
2026	71.3	2 of 12	83.3%	★★★★★
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
2026	61.3	330 of 1235	73.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	94.4	27 of 1132	97.6%	★★★★★
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 (2026)98th percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)97th percentile+11 vs school

Asian (2026)92nd percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)90th percentile~ school

Female (2026)88th percentile~ school

Pacific Islander (2026)83rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)73rd percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)59th percentile-27 vs school

African American (2026)53rd percentile-33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile-41 vs school

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

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+19 vs state

Science53%+17 vs state

Mathematics53%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	94025	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%)	85.3	291^st of 2137 public high schools	86.4%		87	264^th of 2162 public high schools	87.8%	27		54.1	26.1	52.9	68.3	68.3	52.5	52.5	$36,894	$36,108	$786
Tide Academy	Public	9-12	150 Jefferson Dr.	Menlo Park	94062	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%)	78.9	435^th of 2137 public high schools	79.6%		58.6	859^th of 2162 public high schools	60.3%	424		50.0		50.0	69.2	69.2	38.5	38.5	$68,709	$67,748	$961
Oxford Day Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	763 Green St.	East Palo Alto	94303	Santa Clara 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%)								(n/a)
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%)	95.5	76^th of 2137 public high schools	96.4%		95.4	88^th of 2162 public high schools	95.9%	12	71.1		18.2	68.4	82.3	82.3	77.9	77.9	$40,594	$38,122	$2,472
East Palo Alto Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1050 Myrtle St.	East Palo Alto	94303	Santa Clara 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%)								(n/a)
KIPP Esperanza High	Public, Charter	9-12	1039 Garden St.	East Palo Alto	94607	Alameda 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%)	52.9	977^th of 2137 public high schools	54.3%		52.8	973^rd of 2162 public high schools	55.0%	4	21.6			23.1	53.3	53.3	36.7	36.7
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%)								(n/a)
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%)	77.4	458^th of 2137 public high schools	78.6%		76.5	469^th of 2162 public high schools	78.3%	11		53.9		53.7	57.2	57.2	43.3	43.3	$40,030	$39,120	$910
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%)	71.4	590^th of 2137 public high schools	72.4%		62.2	757^th of 2162 public high schools	65.0%	167		41.9		41.7	62.8	62.8	37.4	37.4	$37,665	$36,798	$867
Redwood High	Public	9-12	1968 Old County Rd.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Sequoia Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 369-1411	175	8	21.7	63.4%	6 (3.4%)	3 (1.7%)	154 (88.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.9%)	5 (2.9%)	7.6	2077^th of 2137 public high schools	2.8%		10.8	1981^st of 2162 public high schools	8.4%	96		0.0		0.0	11.8	11.8	0.0	0.0	$62,598	$61,184	$1,414

Frequently Asked Questions about Menlo-Atherton High

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

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

How many students attend Menlo-Atherton High?

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

Is Menlo-Atherton High a good school?

Menlo-Atherton High ranks 291^st of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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