Menlo-Atherton High School
| Menlo-Atherton High School | |
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| Address | |
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555 Middlefield Road Atherton, California 94027 United States |
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| Coordinates | 37°27′40″N 122°10′30″W / 37.46111°N 122.17500°WCoordinates: 37°27′40″N 122°10′30″W / 37.46111°N 122.17500°W |
| Information | |
| Type | public comprehensive |
| Established | 1951 |
| School district | Sequoia Union High School District |
| Principal | Simone Rick-Kennel |
| Faculty | 119 (2011–2012) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,275 (2015–2016) |
| Color(s) |
Maroon Gold |
| Nickname | Bears |
| Newspaper | The Chronicle |
| Website | www.mabears.org |
Menlo-Atherton High School (known as M-A to locals) is a four-year public comprehensive secondary school located in Atherton, California. Menlo-Atherton is part of the Sequoia Union High School District.
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. In 2005, Newsweek ranked the school as the 259th best school in the United States. Menlo-Atherton also offers the most Advanced Placement courses in the district with seventeen, ranging from Studio Art to US History.
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".
Typically, 97% of graduates continue their education. Of these, 37% opt for two-year colleges, 60% go to four-year colleges.
M-A offers the following Advanced Placement courses: Art History; Biology; Calculus AB/BC; Computer Science; English Language/Composition; English Literature; Environmental Science; European History; French Language; Latin; Physics; Spanish Language; Spanish Literature (approximately every other year); Statistics; Studio Art; and US History. M-A has an 84% pass rate on AP exams, with just under 40% scoring a 5. It also has the Advanced Via Individual Determination program and the Computer Academy, programs for students seeking a smaller, supportive learning environment.
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