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Menlo Atherton High School

• Address: 555 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California, United States of America 94027
• Phone: (650) 322-5311
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Menlo-Atherton High School (known as M-A to locals) is a four-year comprehensive secondary school located in Atherton, California which was established in 1951. Menlo-Atherton is part of the Sequoia Union High School District.

When the school first opened on September 24, 1951, it had an initial enrollment of 1,015 students. As of 2005, the school has 2,090 students enrolled. The school mascot is the bear and the school colors are maroon and gold.

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 also selected as a California Distinguished School by the California Department of Education. In 2005, Newsweek ranked the school as the 259th best school in the United States.[1] Menlo-Atherton also offers the most Advanced Placement courses in the district with sixteen, 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."

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