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If this trend holds (+0.2%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~807 | +2 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~810 | +5 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~813 | +8 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.
Financial profile — IRS Form 990, FY2023
From 13 years of Form 990 filings via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (free public IRS data). The school's tax filings show financial scale, fundraising health, and endowment trajectory — signals that drive board-level conversations about tuition pricing, financial-aid capacity, and capital projects.
Source: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (EIN 943204137). View latest 990 PDF → Tuition-per-student is total program-service revenue divided by latest enrollment — a rough average that includes auxiliary revenue (athletics, food service, etc.); the actual published tuition can differ. Form 990 is filed annually under penalty of perjury, so the financial scale figures are authoritative.
-2.4 pp vs. peer median (64.8%) · Ranked #7 of 10 similar schools
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64.8%
53.3%
62.4%
Higher than 94% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Menlo School's UC Reach of 62.4% clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (53.3%) — meaning roughly 62 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 102.7% — a gap of 40 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Menlo School's UC Reach is higher than 94% of California high schools (1105 ranked).
Private-school figures come from the California Private School Affidavit. Per CDE, inclusion in private-school data is not an evaluation, approval, or endorsement of a school.
Menlo School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Private · secular · Atherton · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach, Menlo School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #7 of 10): 62% vs. a peer median of 65%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has slipped 7 points since 2020 — worth watching.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Menlo School is admitting at roughly -6 percentage points below what its average applicant GPA (4.025) alone would predict (15% actual vs. 21% expected). That's worth understanding — it can reflect grade inflation that UC sees through, weaker holistic-review materials at the margin, or applicants concentrating at more selective campuses than typical. Not a verdict; a signal.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 6% (141→149 from 2020 to 2025), trailing the peer-group median of +13%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+0.2%/yr); projects to ~810 by 2028.
Enrollment projection
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menlo School | Private · secular | 805 | 62.4% | +6% |
| Peer-group median | 64.8% | +13% | ||
| The Nueva School | Private · secular | 952 | 64.8% | +19% |
| Pinewood School | Private · secular | 612 | 60.4% | +0% |
| Castilleja School | Private · secular | 416 | 113.7% | -15% |
| Basis Independent Silicon Vall | Private | 819 | — | +14% |
| Moreau Catholic High School | Private · Catholic | 806 | 43.9% | -18% |
| Head-Royce School the | Private · secular | 902 | 95.7% | +12% |
| Quarry Lane School | Private · secular | 1035 | 112.8% | +34% |
| Lick Wilmerding High School | Private · secular | 559 | 55.4% | +14% |
| The Kings Academy | Private · Other religious | 1205 | 64.8% | -10% |
| Woodside Priory School | Private · Other religious | 436 | 70.3% | +14% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type, and religious orientation. Methodology →
GPA figures reflect 2024 — UC has not yet released applicant/admit GPA for 2025.
Admit rate vs. CA peer average, by campus ⓘ
How does this school's admit rate at each UC compare to other CA schools whose applicant pool averages the same GPA? Based on 2024 (latest GPA available).
| Campus | Applicant GPA (avg) | Actual admit rate | CA peer avg | Δ | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | 4.05 | 20.0% | 15.7% | +4.3pp | On target |
| UCLA | 4.03 | 10.0% | 9.2% | +0.8pp | On target |
| UC San Diego | 4.02 | 8.1% | 19.7% | -11.6pp | Under |
| UC Santa Barbara | 4.01 | 21.4% | 32.2% | -10.8pp | Under |
| UC Irvine | 4.02 | 17.8% | 24.2% | -6.4pp | Under |
| UC Davis | 4.01 | 16.9% | 31.4% | -14.6pp | Under |
Where Menlo School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 5.9 points below what their GPAs predict (15.4% actual vs. 21.3% expected), based on 2024 data.
UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025
Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data — applicant/admit totals may count a student at multiple campuses more than once.
Campus Breakdown — 2025
| Campus | Applicants | Admits | Enrollees | Admit Rate | UC Reach | Yield | Avg GPA (App) '24 | Avg GPA (Adm) '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 94 | 18 | 5 | 19.1% | 12.1% | 27.8% | 4.05 | 4.20 |
| UCLA → Elite | 100 | 11 | 5 | 11.0% | 7.4% | 45.5% | 4.03 | 4.25 |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 92 | 9 | — | 9.8% | 6.0% | — | 4.02 | 4.25 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 94 | 25 | — | 26.6% | 16.8% | — | 4.01 | 4.26 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 68 | 11 | — | 16.2% | 7.4% | — | 4.02 | 4.18 |
| UC Davis → | 71 | 19 | — | 26.8% | 12.8% | — | 4.01 | 4.23 |