Mid-Peninsula High School

1340 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025-0940
Mid-Peninsula High School, a community for learning, offers students a stimulating, safe environment that empowers them to reach their full academic and social potential. As a small, caring, educational community, we work to strengthen relationships between students, their families, and the school. We recognize and understand unique learning styles and create academic programs designed to meet each student's needs. Our expectation is that Mid-Peninsula High School students will become capable, self-directed individuals who care about themselves, their families, and their communities. We serve students from communities on the Peninsula including the East Bay, San Jose, South Peninsula, and the city of San Francisco. Our campus is BART, CalTrain, Dumbarton Express, and SAMTRANS accessible.

School Overview:

Mid-Peninsula High School
School Membership(s) National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS)
Western States Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
Learning Difference Programs Yes
Learning Programs Supported Classes are mainstream; mild learning differences can be supported; full-time learning specialist
Year Founded 1978
Student Body
Total Students 127 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 33% (CA School Avg.: 44%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 17 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 8:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
Average Class Size 12 students
Classroom dress code Casual
(No formal dress code.)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost $27,000
Tuition Notes Financial Aid is available.
% on Financial Aid 32%
Admissions Director Andrea Henderson
Admissions Associate Jamie Schiessler
Sports
Total Sports Offered 6 sports
Sports
Baseball Basketball
Cross Country Soccer
Softball Volleyball

School Notes:

    • Mid-Pen has a recently built campus in Menlo Park that offers a number of amenities including but not limited to:
    • BBQ Pits for school-wide BBQ's
    • An Outdoor Eating Area
    • Hammocks
    • Two Fully Equipped Laboratory Classrooms
    • An Art Studio With Pottery Kiln And A Silk-Screen Studio
    • A College-Rated Gymnasium With Male And Female Locker Rooms And Showers and a Weight-Lifting Room
    • A Sound Proof Room For Music Classes
    • An Open, Well-Lit Student Center
    • And More

    Profile last updated: 07/10/2012

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Mid-Peninsula High School
Gr. 9-12 | 0 mi. away
Creative Montessori Learning Center
Gr. PK-K | 0.6 mi. away
Beechwood School
Gr. K-9 | 0.9 mi. away
Peninsula School
Gr. PK-8 | 1.1 mi. away
German - American International School
Gr. K-9 | 1.2 mi. away
Roberts School
Gr. K | 1.2 mi. away

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