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Sierra Foothill Charter

Q: Is Sierra Foothill Charter a good school?

Sierra Foothill Charter ranks 2113 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

2113^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sierra Foothill Charter is a K-8 school serving about 140 students in the rural community of Catheys Valley, and it consistently ranks above average compared to all schools in California.

This school stands out in its region for its strong academic results, particularly in science, where it far exceeds the state average. When compared to nearby schools like Woodland Elementary or Le Grand Elementary, Sierra Foothill Charter's students perform better in English, math, and science. The school has also shown impressive success in improving student attendance, dramatically reducing chronic absenteeism over the past two years to a rate now better than the state average. It achieves these results as part of the Sierra Foothill Charter District while spending less per student than many neighboring traditional school districts.

While the school performs well overall, parents should be aware that performance can vary significantly by grade level, with some grades excelling and others, like fourth grade in recent data, performing below state averages. The school has maintained a stable three-star rating over several years, which is a mark of consistency. For families in the area, Sierra Foothill Charter offers a charter school model that delivers stronger academic outcomes than many other local options, though it is important to look at the specific grade-level data to get a complete picture.

140

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

37.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4952 School House Rd.
Catheys Valley, CA 95306-9710

(209) 742-6222

District: Sierra Foothill Charter District

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.4%

Hispanic:

33.6%

Two or more races:

7.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2019 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the California median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

California avg41%

2,113^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 10 pts since 2019

From top 46% (2019) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

486^th of 1,543Sierra Foothill Charter District 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	2113 of 5857	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	2630 of 5869	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	1770 of 5859	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	2388 of 5883	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	2680 of 5789	53.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.2	1953 of 2726	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	2408 of 2834	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	78.3	524 of 2781	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	63.8	819 of 2715	69.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

White (2022)28th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy51%~ state avg

Mathematics43%+6 vs state

Science40%+7 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sierra Foothill Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	4952 School House Rd.	Catheys Valley	95306	Mariposa County	Sierra Foothill Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 742-6222	140	6	23.3	37.9%	79 (56.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (33.6%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.9%)	59.1	2113^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.9%		48.7	2630^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.2%	517	46.2		40.0	66.7	28.6	69.2	42.9			50.7	60.0	21.4	38.5	42.9			43.1
Mariposa Elementary	Public	K-8	5044 Jones St.	Mariposa	95338	Mariposa County	Mariposa County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 742-0340	386	17	22.5	75.6%	233 (60.4%)	3 (0.8%)	102 (26.4%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (8.8%)	27.6	4165^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.9%		38.9	3237^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.8%	928	25.0	36.6	31.2	10.8	31.1	31.4	37.5	43.9	53.7	35.2	18.9	35.6	20.0	32.5	41.5	43.9	32.6						$21,421	$20,600	$821
Spring Hill Opportunity	Public	K-8	5171 Silva Rd.	Mariposa	95338	Mariposa County	Mariposa County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 742-0290	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																							$16,817	$00	$16,817
Woodland Elementary	Public	K-8	3394 Woodland Dr.	Mariposa	95338	Mariposa County	Mariposa County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 742-0310	435	23	18.9	64.6%	277 (63.7%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (18.6%)	4 (0.9%)	20 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (12.0%)	23.1	4575^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.9%		29.4	3981^st of 5869 public elementary schools	32.2%	594	34.2	16.7	24.2	27.8	33.3	30.8	22.5	56.0	25.9	33.3	33.3	14.6	12.8	12.5	44.0	17.0	22.8	92.9		92.9			$20,995	$20,216	$779
Planada Elementary	Public	K-5	9525 East Broderick St.	Planada	95365	Merced County	Planada Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 382-0351	583	28	20.8	90.6%	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	566 (97.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.2	3715^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.6%		31.5	3812^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.0%	97	28.8		28.8	26.0	41.8	47.5				37.7	26.8	29.3	25.0				27.0	95.3	98.1		96.2	98.1	$17,725	$1,190	$16,535
Le Grand Elementary	Public	K-8	13071 East Le Grand Rd.	Le Grand	95333	Merced County	Le Grand Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 389-4515	344	19	18.0	79.4%	31 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	301 (87.5%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	34.4	3626^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.1%		24.9	4375^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.5%	749	13.9	5.0	9.2	36.1	27.5	44.4	48.7	54.8	35.0	41.1	42.9	22.5	25.0	29.7	36.6	5.4	27.0	93.3					$40,119	$38,756	$1,363
Plainsburg Union Elementary	Public	K-8	3708 South Plainsburg Rd.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Plainsburg Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 389-4707	113	6	19.4	47.8%	50 (44.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (53.1%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.7	3024^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.4%		41.3	3103^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	47.1%	79	23.1	23.1	23.1	36.4	41.7	46.2	53.9		61.5	51.4	45.5	33.3	30.8	23.1		23.1	33.3						$29,177	$28,606	$571
Raymond-Knowles Elementary	Public	K-8	31828 Road 600	Raymond	93653	Madera County	Raymond-Knowles Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 689-3336	88	5	17.6	60.2%	40 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (34.1%)	1 (1.1%)	6 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (12.5%)	40.7	3173^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	45.8%					(n/a)	18.2	18.8	18.5			45.5			66.7	42.3			36.4			46.7	28.9
Snelling-Merced Falls Elementary	Public	K-8	16099 North Highway 59	Snelling	95369	Merced County	Snelling-Merced Falls Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 563-6414	55	5	11.0	85.5%	23 (41.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (52.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.5%)								(n/a)										48.7							30.8						$38,620	$37,126	$1,494

Frequently Asked Questions about Sierra Foothill Charter

What is the racial makeup of Sierra Foothill Charter?

Students at Sierra Foothill Charter are 56% White, 34% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Sierra Foothill Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 140 students attended Sierra Foothill Charter.

Is Sierra Foothill Charter a good school?

Sierra Foothill Charter ranks 2113^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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