Menlo-Atherton High School
- Public
- Atherton
- 571 seniors
- 2,152 students
UC admit rate
72%
167 of 233 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
29%
167 of 571 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
41%
233 of 571 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
8.4%
15 of 179 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
13%
23 of 173 applicants, fall 2025
Campus by campus, fall 2025
The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.
University of California
Menlo-Atherton High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 5.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
15 of 179 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.01)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
13%
23 of 173 admitted
This school13%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 4.02)
- Irvine11 pts lower
12%
16 of 138 admitted
This school12%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.99)
- San Diego10 pts lower
15%
25 of 168 admitted
This school15%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.00)
- Santa Barbara10 pts lower
22%
44 of 198 admitted
This school22%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.93)
- Davis8 pts lower
29%
49 of 169 admitted
This school29%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.95)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
73%
107 of 146 admitted
This school73%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.90)
- RiversideAbout the same
90%
54 of 60 admitted
This school90%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.85)
- Merced8 pts lower
88%
51 of 58 admitted
This school88%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.73)
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).
California State University
Menlo-Atherton High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, worse at 5.
- San Luis Obispo7 pts lower
22%
39 of 174 admitted
This school22%Overall30%
- San Diego5 pts lower
29%
41 of 141 admitted
This school29%Overall34%
- San Jose8 pts lower
72%
63 of 87 admitted
This school72%Overall80%
- Chico7 pts lower
86%
32 of 37 admitted
This school86%Overall94%
- San Francisco13 pts lower
83%
55 of 66 admitted
This school83%Overall96%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (482 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
79%
383 of 482 graduates
UC or CSU
22%
104 graduates
Community college
26%
127 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 58 | 12% |
| CSU | 46 | 10% |
| CA private college | 26 | 5% |
| Out of state | 126 | 26% |
| Community college | 127 | 26% |
| Not enrolled | 99 | 21% |
| Enrolled in college | 383 | 79% |
| Total | 482 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Two or more races, Black or African American, Pacific Islander
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 69%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 51%County median 40%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 44%County median 34%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 35%County median 18%
- Low-income students 37%County median 35%
- Graduates completing courses 66%County median 66%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
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