Menlo-Atherton High School

Menlo-Atherton High School
Menlo-Atherton High School in 2011
Address
555 Middlefield Road Atherton , California 94027 United States
Coordinates	37°27′40″N 122°10′30″W / 37.46111°N 122.17500°W / 37.46111; -122.17500
Information
Type	public comprehensive
Motto	Strength in Diversity
Established	1951
School district	Sequoia Union High School District
Principal	Karl Losekoot
Faculty	112.91 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,125 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	18.82[1]
Color(s)	Maroon   Gold
Nickname	Bears
Publication	M-A Chronicle, The Mark
Feeder schools	Hillview Middle School, La Entrada Middle School, Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle School
Website	www.mabears.org

Menlo-Atherton High School (known as M-A to locals^[2]) is a four-year public high school secondary school located in Atherton, California. Menlo-Atherton is part of the Sequoia Union High School District.^[3]

Menlo-Atherton has been named one of the top secondary schools in the nation by the United States Department of Education as part of its National School Recognition Program. It was selected as a California Distinguished School by the California Department of Education in 2007 and 2013.^[4][5] In 2005, Newsweek ranked the school as the 259th best school in the United States.^[6] Menlo-Atherton also offers the most Advanced Placement courses in the district with 24, ranging from Studio Art to US History.^[7]

Since the closure of Ravenswood High School, Menlo-Atherton has been racially diverse, drawing from Atherton, Menlo Park, Redwood City, East Palo Alto, and Portola Valley. The school's motto is "Strength in Diversity".^[8]