Lisa Keith - Schools

   Schools

    Atherton
       Public
       Private

    Menlo Park
       Public
       Private

     Portola Valley
        Public
        Private

     Woodside
        Public
        Private

Atherton

Public

Menlo Park City Elementary School District
— Laurel School, 95 Edge Road, Atherton, 650.324.0186, grades K-2
— Enicinal School, 195 Encinal Ave, 650.326.5164, grades 3-5
— Oak Knoll School, 1895 Oak Knoll Lane, Menlo Park, 650.854.4433, grades K-5
— Hillview Middle School, 1100 Elder Ave., Menlo Park, 650.326.4341, grades 6-8

The Menlo Park Elementary School District serves parts of Menlo Park, Atherton and unincorporated San Mateo County. There are 1,955 students, kindergarten through 8th grade, enrolled in the four schools of the Menlo Park City School District. The District receives substantial support within the community through the Menlo Park Atherton Education Foundation, which raised over $783,000 for the schools in 2001. The API for all four schools were in the top percentiles for the state. These schools feed into the Sequoia Union High School District for grades 9-12.

Sequoia Union High School District
— Menlo-Atherton High School, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton, 650. 322.5311, grades 9-12
— Woodside High School, 199 Churchill Ave., Woodside, 650. 367.9750, grades 9-12

Sequoia Union High School District serves students from eight feeder school districts, including Atherton, Belmont, East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Portola Valley, Redwood City, San Carlos, and Woodside. Sequoia district consists of four comprehensive high schools, a continuation high school, and an adult school. Approximately 7,300 students are served in grades 9 - 12. Over 8,000 adults are served through the adult school. The district employs nearly 700 certificated and classified personnel and has a total budget of approximately 56 million dollars.

Redwood City School District
— Selby Lane School, 170 Selby Lane, Atherton, 650.368.3996, grades K-8
— Kennedy Middle School, 2521 Goodwin Ave., Redwood City, 650.365.4611, grades 6-8

All Redwood City School District schools provide students with a strong basic academic program. Selby Lane and Kennedy Middle School are magnet schools, as are most school within the Redwood City School District. The magnet schools allow parents and students to choose from alternative programs of academic excellence plus enrichment through specialty programs. The magnet schools' different approaches to education are designed to meet individual interests and needs and to attract students from all backgrounds and cultures. Magnet funding provides schools with computers, software, new equipment, textbooks, classroom supplies and additional staff required to develop enriched programs, which attract students from a wide variety of backgrounds.

Las Lomitas School District
— Los Lomitas School, 299 Alameda de las Pulgas, Atherton, 650.854.5900, grades K-3
— La Entrada, 2200 Sharon Road, Menlo Park, 650.854.3962,
grades 4-8

Las Lomitas & La Entrada are both recipients of the California Distinguished School Award. The mission of Las Lomitas School is to inspire and prepare students to achieve their highest potential so they may become independent life long learners and positive contributing members of society. The mission of La Entrada is that school should be a place where a student feels welcome and learns to function effectively as an individual and as a member of a group. The staff should dedicate energy and expertise to create a positive environment with optimum conditions for learning for all students. And, that communication and respect between and among students, parents, and staff is vital to a healthy school atmosphere.

Private

— St. Joseph's School, 50 Emilie Ave, Atherton, 650.322.9931,
grades K-8

One of the gifts Sacred Heart Schools have to offer is a commitment to the development of the whole child. The curriculum at St. Joseph's is designed to help develop the critical thinking and problem-solving skills of students so that they acquire the ability to analyze, synthesize and draw conclusions about information they are learning and apply it to real-life situations.

— Menlo School, 50 Valparaiso Ave Atherton, 650.330.2000,
grades 6-12

Established in 1915, Menlo School offers a challenging academic curriculum, complemented by fine arts and athletic programs. The school's stated mission is to help students develop positive values, skills and character to respond intelligently and humanely to the complexities of an increasingly diverse world.

— Sacred Heart Preparatory, 150 Valparaiso Ave, Atherton, 650.322.1866, grades 9-12

Sacred Heart Preparatory is a co-educational, Catholic, independent high school located in Atherton, California. It is more than a high school where students can acquire the skills necessary to succeed in college. Sacred Heart's mission is to develop a lifelong love of learning within the context of a solid set of values. This is the foundation that will guide young adults through the course of their lives.

— Menlo College, 1000 El Camino Real, Atherton, 1.800.55.MENLO

Menlo College is an independent, coeducational, nonsectarian institution. Faculty, staff, and administrators alike are committed to each student's well-rounded growth. The academic program begins with a broad-based liberal arts foundation, which immerses the learner in the sciences, humanities, mathematics, and social sciences. At the same time, students are challenged to expand their writing, critical-thinking, and decision-making skills. Rather than offer a traditional set of majors as typical institutions do, Menlo concentrates on providing excellent programs in management, mass communications, and liberal arts. The advantage: cutting-edge curricula taught by seasoned practitioners who are experts in their respective fields.