Private school

Menlo School

Atherton · 6–12 · 818 students, not counting pre-K (2021-22) · 9 students per teacher (2021-22)

A 6–12 private school in Atherton. The College Board's 2025–26 course audit lists 14 AP subjects here.

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School fit

What would my child’s experience be like?

Survey classification
Nonsectarian (Regular)
NCES survey 2021-22
Affiliation
Nonsectarian
NCES survey 2021-22
Reported school day
6.3 hours
NCES survey 2021-22 · confirm current hours

Use the dated record as a starting point, then ask the school about the grades your child would attend.

  1. Which courses and career pathways are running this year, and who can enroll?
  2. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
Courses and opportunities

What could my child study here?

AP course authorizations

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025 - 2026. Authorization does not confirm this term’s schedule, access or enrollment.

Math & Computer Science 3
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Statistics
Sciences 2
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
English 1
  • English Language and Composition
History & Social Science 2
  • European History
  • U.S. Government and Politics
World Languages & Cultures 2
  • Chinese Language and Culture
  • French Language and Culture
Arts 4
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • 3-D Art and Design
  • Drawing
  • Music Theory
Ask before choosing courses

Which courses will run when my child attends, what prerequisites apply, and how do students get support entering advanced or career pathways?

After graduation

Do students finish prepared, and where do they go?

A closer look · UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
113
Admitted
68
Enrolled
14

By campus · fall 2025

  • UCLAApplied 100 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled 5
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 94 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled 5
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 94 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 92 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 71 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 68 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 44 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 27 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 23 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016
  • Fall 2025Applied 113 · Admitted 68 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2024Applied 115 · Admitted 68 · Enrolled 15
  • Fall 2023Applied 96 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2022Applied 96 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 13
  • Fall 2021Applied 89 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2020Applied 79 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 2019Applied 90 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2018Applied 90 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2017Applied 87 · Admitted 59 · Enrolled 13
  • Fall 2016Applied 80 · Admitted 53 · Enrolled 9

A closer look · CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
68
Admitted
60
Enrolled
under 6

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • San Diego StateApplied 196 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 189 · Admitted 66 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 168 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 53 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 49 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 45 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 25 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 21 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied 19 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 18 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled —
12 more campuses
  • Sacramento StateApplied 16 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 12 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 12 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 10 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021
  • Fall 2025Applied 68 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2024Applied 65 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2023Applied 37 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2022Applied 24 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fall 2021Applied 50 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled under 6

Admissions and cost

Could this school work for our family?

Approach and support
How would teaching, student support and school expectations work for my child?
Tuition and financial aid
What is the total annual cost, including fees, and how does financial aid work?
Admissions and availability
Which grades have openings, and what are the application steps and dates?
More questions for admissions
  1. Which tests do students take, and how do they do?Private schools don’t take California’s state tests. Ask which tests they give and for the school’s overall results.
  2. How do you teach students at different levels?Ask how they challenge students who are ahead and help students who need more support.
  3. How many students leave each year, and why?If many families leave, ask what they told the school.
  4. Where do students go after they finish here?Ask for the list of schools or colleges recent graduates went on to.
  5. What is the full cost, and what financial aid is there?Ask about every fee on top of tuition, and how aid is decided.
  6. Who accredits the school?Accreditation means an outside group reviewed the school. Ask which group, and when it last visited.

Location and visiting

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50 Valparaiso Ave, Atherton 94027

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The record

From the federal private-school survey

We have no state test results, attendance, discipline, tuition or admissions figures for this school.

Common questions

Why doesn't Menlo School have a Scope Score?

Private schools don't take California's state tests (CAASPP), so there is no state testing data for Menlo School to score. SchoolScope gives private schools no Scope Score, performance band, or rank.

Where do Menlo School's directory facts come from?

The enrollment, grade-span, and student–teacher figures shown here, when present, come from the NCES Private School Universe Survey 2021-22. That survey-period record is not a current enrollment or inspection report.

What AP courses are offered at Menlo School?

Menlo School had own-school AP authorizations for 14 of the 40 subjects in the College Board's 2025–26 AP program: 2-D Art and Design, 3-D Art and Design, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Chinese Language and Culture, Drawing, English Language and Composition, European History, French Language and Culture, Music Theory, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics. The audit does not establish that a section ran that year or how students performed on AP exams.

Data source: NCES Private School Universe Survey · Explore all schools