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Foothill High

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Foothill High ranks 1490 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1490^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 31% of California high schools

Summary

Foothill High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 with 1,417 students in Sacramento, operating within the Twin Rivers Unified school district, which ranks in the lower third of California districts.

The school presents a notable paradox: it graduates students at a very high rate of 92%, exceeding state averages, yet its students' academic proficiency, especially in math and science, ranks in the bottom third of state high schools. This graduation-success contrast is sharper when compared to nearby schools like Antelope High or Del Campo High, which achieve similar or better graduation rates with significantly higher test scores. A major challenge is chronic absenteeism, affecting over 35% of students, which is nearly double the state average and higher than many surrounding comprehensive high schools.

Foothill High's performance trends are similar to other schools in its district, like Highlands High, but it generally lags behind schools in neighboring districts such as San Juan Unified. The school spends more per student than some higher-performing comparison schools, indicating that resource allocation and instructional effectiveness, particularly in mathematics, are key areas for potential improvement alongside addressing attendance.

1,417

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,563

Per pupil spending ?

92.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5000 McCloud Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95842-2815

(916) 566-3445

District: Twin Rivers Unified

Feeder schools for Foothill High:

Elementary:	Foothill Oaks Elementary
	Frontier Elementary
	Madison Elementary
	Oakdale Tk-8
	More...
	Pioneer Tk-8
	Woodridge Elementary
Middle:	Foothill Ranch Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.1%

White:

21.7%

Asian:

14.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2013 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg29%

California avg41%

1,490^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6High Schools in the Twin Rivers Unified

1107^th of 1,543Twin Rivers Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	1490 of 2162	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1557 of 2159	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	1541 of 2170	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	1271 of 2123	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	1084 of 2133	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	1178 of 2017	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.7	1264 of 2021	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.9	1363 of 2039	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.2	1263 of 1994	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.1	1375 of 2426	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.9	1296 of 2354	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.3	1271 of 2367	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.5	1070 of 2281	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.1	468 of 2238	79.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	299 of 523	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.7	451 of 517	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	390 of 521	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	345 of 522	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.8	214 of 592	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	325 of 582	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	0.6	581 of 585	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.0	570 of 573	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.7	585 of 591	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.1	576 of 581	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	569 of 582	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	547 of 581	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.9	800 of 1161	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	631 of 1117	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	386 of 1052	63.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.5	424 of 1085	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.5	729 of 1064	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	365 of 1044	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.9	875 of 941	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	493 of 938	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	1377 of 1906	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	1439 of 1915	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	1437 of 1915	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	1170 of 1858	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	1141 of 1833	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	1145 of 1760	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	916 of 1900	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.6	1254 of 1902	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	1221 of 1917	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.3	803 of 1861	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	697 of 1814	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	985 of 1742	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	272 of 410	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.6	99 of 290	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	1336 of 2013	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	1390 of 2026	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	1390 of 2030	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	1082 of 1943	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	890 of 1937	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.6	1111 of 1862	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	1380 of 1942	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1429 of 1948	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1376 of 1963	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	1172 of 1916	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.1	881 of 1880	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.3	1094 of 1834	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	14.1	167 of 190	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	161 of 168	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	542 of 577	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	537 of 574	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	532 of 541	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	441 of 515	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	1111 of 1252	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	788 of 1216	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.5	1099 of 1197	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	1075 of 1155	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1027 of 1173	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	984 of 1193	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	871 of 1204	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	918 of 1222	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	909 of 1173	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)61st percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2025)34th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)31st percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)28th percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2023)12th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)6th percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2025)1st percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Science15%-18 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Foothill High	Public	9-12	5000 McCloud Dr.	Sacramento	95842	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3445	1,417	65	21.8	92.2%	307 (21.7%)	171 (12.1%)	568 (40.1%)	209 (14.7%)	4 (0.3%)	23 (1.6%)	130 (9.2%)	29.8	1490^th of 2162 public high schools	31.1%		26.8	1557^th of 2159 public high schools	27.9%	67		16.2	0.0	14.8			38.0	38.0			13.3	13.3	$20,563	$3,059	$17,504
Miles P. Richmond	Public	9-12	4330 Keema Ave.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3495	79	7	11.1	68.4%	18 (22.8%)	10 (12.7%)	33 (41.8%)	7 (8.9%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (12.7%)								(n/a)													$47,872	$11,088	$36,784
Highlands High	Public	9-12	6601 Guthrie Way	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3465	778	41	18.9	88.8%	130 (16.7%)	87 (11.2%)	404 (51.9%)	66 (8.5%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.3%)	73 (9.4%)	34.8	1383^rd of 2162 public high schools	36.0%		30.6	1475^th of 2159 public high schools	31.7%	92		17.4		17.2			36.5	36.5			20.3	20.3	$24,945	$4,029	$20,916
La Entrada Continuation High	Public	9-12	5320 Hemlock St.	Sacramento	95841	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8050	102	6	16.5	61.8%	42 (41.2%)	13 (12.7%)	34 (33.3%)	4 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	7 (6.9%)	7.9	2121^st of 2162 public high schools	1.9%		15.6	1799^th of 2159 public high schools	16.7%	322		0.0		0.0			8.3	8.3			0.0	0.0	$24,118	$3,297	$20,821
Laurel Ruff Transition	Public	12	5325 Garfield Ave.	Sacramento	95841	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7586	142	14	10.0	35.2%	74 (52.1%)	15 (10.6%)	28 (19.7%)	11 (7.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	11 (7.7%)								(n/a)													$38,369	$6,993	$31,376
Pacific Career and Technology High	Public	9-12	6560 Melrose Dr.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2715	69	11	6.0	91.3%	12 (17.4%)	12 (17.4%)	34 (49.3%)	3 (4.3%)	2 (2.9%)	2 (2.9%)	4 (5.8%)	14	1835^th of 2162 public high schools	15.1%		13.5	1871^st of 2159 public high schools	13.3%	36		7.0		5.9			7.1	7.1			9.5	9.5	$46,675	$7,302	$39,373
Antelope High	Public	9-12	7801 Titan Dr.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Roseville Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 726-1400	1,821	73	25.0	67.3%	666 (36.6%)	130 (7.1%)	471 (25.9%)	279 (15.3%)	12 (0.7%)	28 (1.5%)	230 (12.6%)	73.8	516^th of 2162 public high schools	76.1%		61.4	732^nd of 2159 public high schools	66.1%	216		43.5	0.0	42.3			57.3	57.3			39.2	39.2	$15,632	$1,766	$13,866
Options for Youth-San Juan	Public, Charter	7-12	5825 Windmill Way	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	Options for Youth-San Juan District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 485-5111	720	29	24.9	74.6%	239 (33.2%)	94 (13.1%)	248 (34.4%)	26 (3.6%)	9 (1.3%)	5 (0.7%)	83 (11.5%)	37.9	1311^th of 2162 public high schools	39.4%		32.2	1441^st of 2159 public high schools	33.3%	130	8.8		26.5	18.4	17.4	10.5	38.1	29.8	13.0	8.6	13.1	12.1	$5,421	$00	$5,421
Del Campo High	Public	9-12	4925 Dewey Dr.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5664	1,548	71	21.6	53.2%	778 (50.3%)	100 (6.5%)	384 (24.8%)	108 (7.0%)	11 (0.7%)	11 (0.7%)	147 (9.5%)	41.7	1222^nd of 2162 public high schools	43.5%		41.2	1214^th of 2159 public high schools	43.8%	8		24.8	21.7	24.6			43.2	43.2			17.7	17.7	$17,152	$1,791	$15,361
Mesa Verde High	Public	9-12	7501 Carriage Dr.	Citrus Heights	95621	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5288	894	45	19.9	57.7%	373 (41.7%)	45 (5.0%)	352 (39.4%)	54 (6.0%)	5 (0.6%)	6 (0.7%)	53 (5.9%)	25.3	1588^th of 2162 public high schools	26.5%		34.8	1376^th of 2159 public high schools	36.3%	212		16.8	0.0	15.8			30.8	30.8			10.1	10.1	$19,231	$2,584	$16,647

Frequently Asked Questions about Foothill High

What schools feed into Foothill High?

Foothill High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Foothill Oaks Elementary
Elementary : Frontier Elementary
Elementary : Madison Elementary
Elementary : Oakdale Tk-8
Elementary : Pioneer Tk-8
Elementary : Woodridge Elementary
Middle : Foothill Ranch Middle

What is the racial makeup of Foothill High?

Students at Foothill High are 40% Hispanic, 22% White, 15% Asian, 12% African American, 9% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Foothill High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,417 students attended Foothill High.

What district is Foothill High in?

Twin Rivers Unified

Is Foothill High a good school?

Foothill High ranks 1490^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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