Menlo-Atherton High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Atherton, California

Menlo-Atherton High in Atherton, California enrolled 2,158 students in 2024-25 with 120.3 full-time teachers, 17.9 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 48% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 92% (California: 86.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

2,125 students in 2022-23, 2,152 students in 2023-24, 2,158 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 112.9 to 120.3.

Students enrolled at Menlo-Atherton High by school year2022-23: 2,125, 2023-24: 2,152, 2024-25: 2,15801k2k3k2022-232,1252023-242,1522024-252,158
Students enrolled at Menlo-Atherton High by school year2022-23: 2,125, 2023-24: 2,152, 2024-25: 2,15801k2k3k2022-232,1252023-242,1522024-252,158
Students enrolled at Menlo-Atherton High by school year2022-23: 2,125, 2023-24: 2,152, 2024-25: 2,15801k2k3k2022-232,1252023-242,1522024-252,158
Students enrolled at Menlo-Atherton High by school year2022-23: 2,125, 2023-24: 2,152, 2024-25: 2,15801k2k3k2022-232,1252023-242,1522024-252,158
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,125112.918.8
2023-242,152123.717.4
2024-252,158120.317.9

17.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 59 of every 100 California high schools

Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Menlo-Atherton High 17.9; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherMenlo-Atherton High 17.9state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Menlo-Atherton High 17.9; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherMenlo-Atherton High 17.9state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Menlo-Atherton High 17.9; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherMenlo-Atherton High 17.9state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Menlo-Atherton High 17.9; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherMenlo-Atherton High 17.9state median 19.3U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

24 AP courses and one counselor per 277 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Menlo-Atherton High enrolled 2,219 students and had 8.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 90 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses24
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)8.0, one per 277 of the 2,219 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions90
  • Chronically absent22.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

42.6% of students were Hispanic, 34.6% White, 8.3% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic42.6%
  2. White34.6%
  3. Asian8.3%
  4. Two or more races5.1%
  5. Pacific Islander4.5%
  6. Black3.2%
  7. American Indian1.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Menlo-Atherton High scored proficient or above: 48% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Math48%not published34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

92% of the 519 students in Menlo-Atherton High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate92%91%86.2%
Students in the class5192,228495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Menlo-Atherton High

  1. Tide AcademyThe nearest public high school, 1.4 miles away: 212 students, 9.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. Everest Public HighThe next nearest public high school, 1.8 miles away: 224 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  3. Compare Menlo-Atherton High with Tide AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Sequoia Union High School District spends per student$25,742 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$25,742
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaMenlo-Atherton High is the number 206 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#206 of 2,112
  6. California schools by students per teacher17.9 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.17.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Menlo-Atherton High

  1. How many students attend Menlo-Atherton High?
    2,158 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,125 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Atherton, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Menlo-Atherton High?
    17.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Menlo-Atherton High a Title I school?
    Menlo-Atherton High has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Menlo-Atherton High do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Menlo-Atherton High scored proficient or above: 48% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Menlo-Atherton High?
    92% of the 519 students in Menlo-Atherton High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Menlo-Atherton High in?
    Sequoia Union High School District, NCES district ID 0636390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063639006195 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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