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Foothill Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5527^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of California elementary schools

Summary

Foothill Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 451 students in the Alvord Unified School District, located in a high-need community where over 93% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school is facing significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 6% of all California elementary schools with proficiency rates in English, math, and science that are well below the district average. While the school spends more per student than most others in Alvord Unified, these resources have not translated into stronger academic outcomes. There is a notable performance gap between female and male students, and test scores show that students tend to fall further behind in subjects like math as they progress from 3rd to 5th grade. A bright spot has been a dramatic improvement in chronic absenteeism, which has been cut by more than half since 2022.

When compared to nearby schools, Foothill's academic performance is the lowest among its peers in the district, such as Collett Elementary and Myra Linn Elementary. Schools in the neighboring Riverside Unified district, like Liberty Elementary, consistently outperform those in Alvord. Despite the overall struggles, Foothill has shown relative strength in supporting its English Language Learners. The school's most urgent needs appear to be addressing critically low science proficiency and finding ways to translate improved student attendance and higher funding into better classroom results.

451

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,946

Per pupil spending ?

93.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8230 Wells Ave.
Riverside, CA 92503-2559

(951) 358-1610

District: Alvord Unified

Students who attend Foothill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wells Middle
High:	La Sierra High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.5%

Asian:

3.8%

White:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2013 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg29%

California avg41%

5,527^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Alvord Unified

1146^th of 1,543Alvord 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	11.7	5527 of 5857	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	5424 of 5869	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	5226 of 5859	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	4705 of 5883	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	4649 of 5789	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	4180 of 5662	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.6	3787 of 5692	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.9	3941 of 5614	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.2	4417 of 5611	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.0	4339 of 5530	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.4	4484 of 5390	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.0	4800 of 5377	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.9	4855 of 5314	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	20.7	4368 of 5193	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.2	4454 of 5113	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.7	4396 of 5113	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.6	3754 of 4818	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.0	4173 of 4822	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.2	3993 of 4809	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.4	1569 of 2227	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	2365 of 2585	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	1878 of 2128	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.4	2012 of 3162	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	2915 of 3245	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	2264 of 3311	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	2027 of 3275	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.4	874 of 3246	73.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	5502 of 5597	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	5373 of 5612	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	4907 of 5609	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	4268 of 5635	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	4167 of 5492	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	3256 of 5413	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	4735 of 5107	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	4515 of 5107	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	4345 of 5087	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	3672 of 5084	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	3639 of 4963	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	2967 of 4830	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	5105 of 5460	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	4970 of 5517	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	4724 of 5363	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	3752 of 5264	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	3913 of 5173	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	3207 of 5084	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	4970 of 5628	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	5026 of 5643	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	5104 of 5638	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	4731 of 5663	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	4669 of 5510	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	4670 of 5431	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	2486 of 2847	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	2104 of 2635	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1720 of 2420	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)36th percentile+29 vs school

Disabled (2022)30th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy18%-30 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 vs state

Science6%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Foothill Elementary	Public	K-5	8230 Wells Ave.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1610	451	20	22.2	93.3%	10 (2.2%)	7 (1.6%)	408 (90.5%)	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	11.7	5527^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.6%		13.7	5424^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.6%	103																	6.3	6.3	21.9	18.1	15.4		18.4	23.0	17.8	11.4		17.3	94.4	95.5	96.6	96.6	95.5	96.6	$32,946	$30,742	$2,204
Arlanza Elementary	Public	K-5	5891 Rutland Ave.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1600	431	19	23.2	97.0%	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	416 (96.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8.8	5698^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.7%		17.8	5048^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.0%	650																	11.9	11.9	13.2	18.1	17.9		16.4	14.3	9.7	4.5		9.6	96.2			96.2			$29,156	$27,492	$1,664
Jackson Elementary	Public	K-6	4585 Jackson St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8211	657	27	23.9	90.0%	45 (6.8%)	31 (4.7%)	556 (84.6%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	12 (1.8%)	25	4404^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.8%		24.2	4437^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.4%	33																	16.7	16.7	33.0	25.6	33.3	36.8	32.1	35.2	19.3	21.9	19.5	24.0	96.5	97.4		96.5	97.4	97.4	$25,575	$24,652	$923
La Granada Elementary	Public	K-5	10346 Keller Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1615	524	24	21.8	96.0%	20 (3.8%)	3 (0.6%)	491 (93.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	16.6	5140^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.2%		14.9	5316^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.4%	176																	10.0	10.0	18.8	23.4	27.8		23.2	25.3	21.9	20.0		22.4	92.7	95.5		96.4	93.6	94.6	$29,145	$27,208	$1,937
Liberty Elementary	Public	K-6	9631 Hayes St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8225	651	26	25.5	90.8%	28 (4.3%)	32 (4.9%)	549 (84.3%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.0%)	21.4	4713^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.5%		27.4	4163^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	29.1%	550																	18.7	18.7	27.2	25.7	28.6	26.0	26.9	33.0	28.4	18.7	14.6	23.6	97.0	97.0	98.0	98.0	97.0		$23,923	$23,180	$743
Summit Elementary	Public	K-5	10368 Campbell Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 509-6120	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Myra Linn Elementary	Public	K-5	10435 Branigan Way	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1630	440	21	21.1	92.5%	9 (2.0%)	29 (6.6%)	386 (87.7%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	24.1	4491^st of 5857 public elementary schools	23.3%		24.5	4419^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.7%	72																	15.7	15.7	27.3	31.3	32.5		30.4	26.0	29.9	24.1		26.4							$29,524	$27,244	$2,280
Terrace Elementary	Public	K-5	6601 Rutland St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1660	740	32	23.4	90.4%	26 (3.5%)	13 (1.8%)	686 (92.7%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	22.3	4650^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.6%		26.8	4222^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	28.1%	428	2.6	9.1	0.0	4.1	28.2	22.7	35.0	28.5	5.1	36.4	2.5	15.5	0.0	11.4	0.0	4.1	17.8	17.8	20.5	36.2	33.1		30.1	18.8	33.3	12.0		21.4							$23,317	$21,684	$1,633
Adams Elementary	Public	K-6	8362 Colorado Ave.	Riverside	92504	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-6709	487	20	24.3	84.4%	31 (6.4%)	16 (3.3%)	426 (87.5%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	34.3	3631^st of 5857 public elementary schools	38.0%		39	3235^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.9%	396																	19.2	19.2	48.1	32.9	39.1	48.2	41.2	45.3	31.0	15.1	16.7	26.3							$28,283	$27,240	$1,043
Monroe Elementary	Public	K-6	8535 Garfield Ave.	Riverside	92504	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8241	596	25	23.8	88.9%	35 (5.9%)	17 (2.9%)	508 (85.2%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	42.7	3028^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.3%		31.9	3793^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	35.4%	765																	19.0	19.0	57.3	45.7	32.9	36.7	43.4	49.4	38.3	29.1	23.3	35.1							$22,674	$21,716	$958

Frequently Asked Questions about Foothill Elementary

What schools do graduates of Foothill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Foothill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wells Middle
High : La Sierra High

How many students attend Foothill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 451 students attended Foothill Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Foothill Elementary?

Students at Foothill Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Foothill Elementary in?

Alvord Unified

Is Foothill Elementary a good school?

Foothill Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.6% of California elementary schools.

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