| Index | Menlo Park | California | National |
| Average Test Scores | 52% | 43% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 17:1 | 20:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 7 | 8,308 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 10 | 3,438 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 3 | 1,085 | 7,963 |
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| Index | Menlo Park | California | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 93.2% | 81.1% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 92.4% | 79.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 85.5% | 61.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 75.6% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 70.6% | 32.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 41.6% | 11.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 17.4% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 8.0% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 7 public schools, 10 private schools and 3 post-secondary schools in Menlo Park. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Menlo Park, CA schools is 52%. The average student to teacher ratio is 17:1. In Menlo Park, CA, an average of 93.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 92.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Los Altos Hills, CA | 8,670 | 87% | 81.3% |
| Portola Valley, CA | 4,678 | 86% | 79.2% |
| Hillsborough, CA | 11,923 | 86% | 78.4% |
| Los Altos, CA | 31,735 | 86% | 78.3% |
| Cupertino, CA | 61,240 | 85% | 77.8% |
| Menlo Park, CA | 36,327 | 52% | 9.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 36,310 | 43% | 11.1% |
| Inver Grove Heights, MN | 36,356 | 54% | 12.4% |
| East Point, GA | 36,363 | 20% | 59.3% |
| Lufkin, TX | 36,382 | 50% | 3.3% |
| Richmond, IN | 36,416 | 32% | 34.4% |
| Menlo Park, CA | 36,327 | 52% | 9.0% |
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