Best Menlo Park Public Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 7 public schools serving 5,492 students in Menlo Park, CA (there are 15 private schools, serving 1,940 private students). 74% of all K-12 students in Menlo Park, CA are educated in public schools (compared to the CA state average of 90%). Menlo Park has one of the highest concentrations of top-ranked public schools in California.

The top-ranked public schools in Menlo Park, CA are La Entrada Middle School, Oak Knoll Elementary School and Hillview Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Menlo Park, CA public schools have an average math proficiency score of 54% (versus the California public school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 61% (versus the 47% statewide average). Schools in Menlo Park have an average ranking of 9/10, which is in the top 20% of California public schools.

Minority enrollment is 65% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public school average of 80% (majority Hispanic).