Menlo School

Atherton · San Mateo County · Private

Private San Mateo County ~149 seniors

Data Year

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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

797 (2020) → 805 (2025)

+1.0%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

141 (2020) → 149 (2025)

+5.7%

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.

Total revenue

$68.1M

FY2023

Net assets (endowment + property)

$243.0M

+78.0% since FY2011

Tuition revenue (program)

$45.1M

≈ $55979/student avg

Gifts & grants

$13.5M

fundraising

Total revenue by year ($M)

Net assets by year ($M)

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.

📊 Key takeaway · Class of 2025

Menlo School sent 519 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 17.9% were admitted, producing a UC Reach of 62.4% — 43.9 percentage points above the California median of 18.5%, higher than 94% of California high schools. The school produces 19.5 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2025

★ Top 10% UC Reach

UC Reach ⓘ

62%

93 admits / 149 seniors
-2.4 pp vs. peer median (64.8%) · Ranked #7 of 10 similar schools

5-year trend

2021 · 47.5% 2025 · 62.4%

Where this sits on the California curve

CA median
18.5%

Peer median
64.8%

Top 10%
53.3%

This school
62.4%

0%50%100%

CA median 18.5% Top 10% ≥ 53.3% This school 62.4%

Higher than 94% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)

📊 What this number means

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).

UC Application Reach ⓘ

348.3%

519 applications

Strong UC pursuit. The typical senior is applying to about 3 top-6 UC campuses — a signal of a college-driven student body.

In context: CA median 78.3% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 245.8% · San Mateo Co. Top 10% ≥ 339.9% · higher than 98% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

17.9%

93 / 519 applications

In context: CA median 26.0% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 40.5% · higher than 7% of CA HS.

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

10.8%

10 enrolled of 93 admitted

Yield vs. Enrollment Reach: Yield answers "of UC admits, what % chose UC?" — denominator is just the admits. A small admitted cohort can post a low yield even when the school sends a healthy share of its class to UC.

UC Enrollment Reach ⓘ

6.7%

10 enrollees / 149 seniors

Enrollment Reach vs. Yield: Reach answers "of the whole senior class, what % ended up at UC?" — denominator is everyone. High Yield with low Enrollment Reach is common at elite privates: most admits matriculate, but the school sends most of its class to non-UC selective colleges.

UC 6-Yr Grad Rate ⓘ

70%

60% finished in 4 yrs · N=20 entered 2007

In context: CA median 84.8% · -14.8 pp vs. median.

Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD) ⓘ

49.7

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 15.7 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 42.4 · higher than 94% of CA HS.

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

19.5

per 100 seniors · campus-level total

In context: CA median 3.5 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 11.1 · higher than 98% of CA HS.

Senior Class Size ⓘ

149

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

805

All grades · Private School Affidavit

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

805 students (2025)

→

~810 projected (2028)

at +0.2%/yr

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 →

Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.02

Avg. Admitted GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

4.23

GPA figures reflect 2024 — UC has not yet released applicant/admit GPA for 2025.

UC funnel — which kids are getting in at what GPA

Combining the school's applicant pool GPA, admit pool GPA, actual admit rate, and statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, we can read which GPA tiers tend to get in — and which don't.

🎯 Who's actually getting into UC from Menlo School

Campus	4.00+ GPA	3.70–3.99 GPA	3.30–3.69 GPA	< 3.30 GPA
UC Berkeley	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out	Filtered out
UCLA	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out	Filtered out
UC San Diego	Strong shot	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Santa Barbara	Strong shot	Moderate	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Irvine	Strong shot	Real shot	Long odds	Filtered out
UC Davis	Strong shot	Real shot	Moderate	Filtered out

Strong shot = ≥30% statewide admit rate at this band · Real shot = 10–29% · Moderate = 5–9% · Long odds = 1–4% · Filtered out = under 1%. Tiers map this school's likely outcomes by GPA tier using statewide CA admit rates from UCOP 2024.

The numbers behind it

Campus	Applicant GPA	Admit GPA	Lift ⓘ	Admit rate	vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ
UC Berkeley	4.05	4.20	+0.15	20.0%	Peers +0.20 · wider
UCLA	4.03	4.25	+0.22	10.0%	Peers +0.24 · matches
UC San Diego	4.02	4.25	+0.23	8.1%	Peers +0.24 · matches
UC Santa Barbara	4.01	4.26	+0.25	21.4%	Peers +0.25 · matches
UC Irvine	4.02	4.18	+0.16	17.8%	Peers +0.20 · wider
UC Davis	4.01	4.23	+0.21	16.9%	Peers +0.20 · matches

📊 Statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, 2024 (for reference)

GPA band	UCB	UCLA	UCSD	UCSB	UCI	UCD
4.00+	17.1%	14.4%	43.5%	57.3%	46.0%	64.1%
3.70–3.99	2.8%	1.5%	11.2%	9.2%	16.5%	27.5%
3.30–3.69	0.8%	0.9%	1.4%	2.3%	3.4%	9.1%
3.00–3.29	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%	0.5%	0.4%	2.1%
< 3.00	0.6%	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	0.6%

How we infer the tier labels: Each tier comes from the statewide CA admit rate at that GPA band at that UC. The "vs peers" column compares this school's lift (admit GPA − applicant GPA) to the average lift at ~100–300 other CA schools with similar applicant pool GPA. What this isn't: a guarantee. UC comprehensive review weighs essays, course rigor, demographics, and context-of-opportunity beyond GPA. A 3.9 with strong context can land an admit; a 4.0 with weak essays can be denied. Use as a baseline expectation, not a verdict. Per-campus year is shown when it differs from the headline year (UCOP doesn't always publish admit-GPA for every campus every year).

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

UC Admit Rate %

UC Reach % (where available)

UC Admits (count, right axis)

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

⚠ Campus-level totals may count one student admitted to multiple UC campuses more than once. Admit Volume metrics are not the same as UC Reach, which requires unique-student counts. See methodology →

What This Means

A large share of the senior class applies to UC, indicating strong college-going culture and UC pipeline development.

A large share of the class applies to UC, so the admit rate runs lower than the application volume alone might suggest — expected when many students apply broadly, including to reach campuses. UC Reach (which credits every admit relative to the class) is the truer read of how the class fares: a strong Reach alongside a moderate admit rate is healthy, not a contradiction.

UC Reach is very strong — more than 62% of seniors are earning UC admission. This places the school among California's highest-performing high schools on this metric.

Strong UC Reach paired with very low yield: this school's students are earning UC admission at high rates and then enrolling elsewhere — almost certainly at the most selective private universities (Ivies, Stanford, MIT, the top liberal-arts colleges) or elite out-of-state flagships. UC is functioning as a credentialing-grade backup rather than a destination.

The school generates broad UC access, but fewer students are reaching the most selective UC campuses (UCLA, Berkeley, UCSD, UCSB, UCI). Targeted academic enrichment and campus-fit advising may help.

Berkeley and UCLA admit volume is strong — a clear high-end signal for this school's academic preparation.

Note: admit counts used here are campus-level totals. A student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted twice. When UCOP unique-student data becomes available it will be loaded automatically and the labels will update.

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