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Foothills Middle

Public Grades 6-8

153^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 94% of California middle schools

Summary

Foothills Middle serves 650 students in grades 6–8 in Arcadia, California, and is part of a nearby-school group that includes elementary, middle, and intermediate schools. Most importantly, it had the highest reported proficiency of the 11 nearby schools in all three subjects in 2025–26: 74% in English language arts, 73% in math, and 66% in science.

The school’s results are well above state levels: its proficiency rates are 25 points higher in English, 35 points higher in math, and 30 points higher in science. It also exceeds Arcadia Unified by 3 points in English, 5 in math, and 8 in science, making science its clearest local advantage. The next-highest nearby results were at Dana Middle in English and math, and Cloverly Elementary in science. Grade-level results show a relative soft spot in eighth-grade math: 68%, compared with 69% at Dana and 69% at Oak Avenue Intermediate.

Science has improved most over time, rising 12 percentage points from 55% in 2022–23 to 66% in 2025–26; English was broadly flat, up about 1 point, and math rose 3 points. SchoolDigger ranks the school 153rd of 2,703 statewide, at the 94th percentile with 5 stars, though its percentile was 99 in 2015–16. Its student-teacher ratio is 22.6, near the middle of the nearby range. In 2024–25, 24% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the lowest reported share among nearby schools, whose average was 57%. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for Asian students was at the 68th percentile, below the school’s overall 94th; its ranking for White students rose sharply from the 71st percentile in 2024–25 to the 90th in 2025–26. These are relative rankings, not direct measures of subgroup proficiency.

650

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,013

Per pupil spending ?

24.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

171 East Sycamore Ave.
Arcadia, CA 91006-2452

(626) 821-8363

District: Arcadia Unified

Students who attend Foothills Middle usually attend:

High:

Arcadia High

Feeder schools for Foothills Middle:

Elementary:	Highland Oaks Elementary
	Hugo Reid Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

66.5%

Hispanic:

17.8%

White:

7.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (72% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California middle schools

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 (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg67%

California avg42%

153^rd of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 1% (2016) to top 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Arcadia Unified

112^th of 968Arcadia 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	94.5	153 of 2703	94.3%	★★★★★
2025	94.8	159 of 2761	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	138 of 2783	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	145 of 2781	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	124 of 2740	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	80 of 2715	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	65 of 2480	97.4%	★★★★★
2017	97.7	40 of 2508	98.4%	★★★★★
2016	97.1	34 of 2497	98.6%	★★★★★
2015	96.2	72 of 2477	97.1%	★★★★★
2013	92.5	35 of 2379	98.5%	★★★★★
2012	89.6	89 of 2259	96.1%	★★★★★
2011	93.0	34 of 2236	98.5%	★★★★★
2010	92.3	51 of 2179	97.7%	★★★★★
2009	93.1	44 of 2063	97.9%	★★★★★
2008	94.0	43 of 2005	97.9%	★★★★★
2007	91.6	87 of 1999	95.6%	★★★★★
2006	90.1	122 of 1804	93.2%	★★★★★
2005	80.4	279 of 1777	84.3%	★★★★☆
2004	91.3	99 of 1769	94.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	69.9	249 of 769	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.2	237 of 739	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.0	202 of 743	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	209 of 715	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	187 of 733	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	97 of 745	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	97 of 700	86.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	56.9	448 of 1531	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.3	349 of 1491	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.4	98 of 1369	92.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	84.4	66 of 1478	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	81.0	104 of 1521	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	71.7	198 of 1442	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	100.0	5 of 1364	99.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	94.1	142 of 2483	94.3%	★★★★★
2025	93.0	172 of 2533	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	135 of 2551	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	133 of 2531	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	133 of 2509	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	76 of 2380	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	56 of 2262	97.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	77.7	347 of 2325	85.1%	★★★★☆
2025	80.7	305 of 2395	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	288 of 2388	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	90.1	136 of 2374	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	81.4	272 of 2359	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	90.6	120 of 2213	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	164 of 2072	92.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	91.8	122 of 2493	95.1%	★★★★★
2025	97.1	57 of 2542	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	120 of 2579	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	148 of 2531	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	116 of 2458	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	72 of 2369	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	33 of 2230	98.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	93.4	158 of 2478	93.6%	★★★★★
2025	94.8	143 of 2534	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	144 of 2552	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	147 of 2538	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	132 of 2527	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	75 of 2407	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	86 of 2273	96.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	78 of 734	89.4%	★★★★☆
2025	80.1	132 of 726	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	129 of 701	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	97 of 677	85.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	65.7	358 of 1586	77.4%	★★★★☆
2025	88.0	111 of 1566	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	60.6	393 of 1552	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	430 of 1531	71.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	84.2	149 of 1482	89.9%	★★★★★
2025	69.6	437 of 1520	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	397 of 1537	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	510 of 1543	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.7	412 of 1555	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	116 of 1602	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	133 of 1496	91.1%	★★★★★

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)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile~ school

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

White (2026)90th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)89th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)77th percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2022)71st percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2026)68th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy74%+25 vs state

Mathematics73%+35 vs state

Science66%+30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)						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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Foothills Middle	Public	6-8	171 East Sycamore Ave.	Arcadia	91006	Los Angeles County	Arcadia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 821-8363	650	29	22.6	24.2%	51 (7.8%)	5 (0.8%)	116 (17.8%)	432 (66.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.9%)	94.5	153^rd of 2703 public middle schools	94.3%		94.8	159^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.2%	6		66.4	66.4			72.2	76.9	72.9	73.9			77.2	73.9	68.1	73.1	$22,013	$20,272	$1,741
First Avenue Middle	Public	6-8	301 South First Ave.	Arcadia	91007	Los Angeles County	Arcadia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 821-8362	771	31	24.7	32.7%	62 (8.0%)	16 (2.1%)	130 (16.9%)	537 (69.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.1%)	90.1	257^th of 2703 public middle schools	90.5%		92.2	220^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.0%	37		53.5	53.5			74.0	72.9	69.0	71.8			59.9	63.6	67.4	63.9	$20,207	$18,532	$1,675
Sierra Madre Middle	Public	6-8	160 North Canon Ave.	Sierra Madre	91024	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5910	597	25	23.5	39.2%	198 (33.2%)	28 (4.7%)	181 (30.3%)	116 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (12.1%)	84.4	371^st of 2703 public middle schools	86.3%		88.6	301^st of 2761 public middle schools	89.1%	70		50.0	50.0			72.9	71.4	55.9	66.8			59.0	62.6	52.7	58.3	$22,484	$20,796	$1,688
Clifton Middle	Public	7-8	226 South Ivy Ave.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-2600	634	28	22.5	60.3%	125 (19.7%)	29 (4.6%)	399 (62.9%)	39 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (6.2%)	78	505^th of 2703 public middle schools	81.3%		76	563^rd of 2761 public middle schools	79.6%	58		51.5	51.5				61.5	65.5	63.4				48.2	47.6	47.9	$16,378	$15,272	$1,106
Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet	Public	7-8	148 West Duarte Rd.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-2700	424	18	23.3	80.2%	22 (5.2%)	16 (3.8%)	310 (73.1%)	61 (14.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	52.6	1105^th of 2703 public middle schools	59.1%		45.3	1321^st of 2761 public middle schools	52.2%	216		35.8	35.8				44.5	43.9	44.2				44.1	35.6	39.8	$21,229	$19,648	$1,581
Richard Henry Dana Middle	Public	6-8	1401 South First Ave.	Arcadia	91006	Los Angeles County	Arcadia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 821-8361	710	29	24.8	29.4%	45 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	116 (16.3%)	506 (71.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.6%)	92.8	197^th of 2703 public middle schools	92.7%		93.3	195^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.9%	2		58.1	58.1			70.5	76.3	70.5	72.5			75.9	67.9	69.4	71.0	$18,876	$17,048	$1,828
Oak Avenue Intermediate	Public	7-8	6623 Oak Ave.	Temple City	91780	Los Angeles County	Temple City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 548-5060	839	35	24.0	38.7%	46 (5.5%)	6 (0.7%)	170 (20.3%)	574 (68.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.1%)	90.9	236^th of 2703 public middle schools	91.3%		92.4	213^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.3%	23		59.0	59.0				68.1	69.7	68.9				68.3	69.1	68.7	$18,872	$17,410	$1,462
Cloverly Elementary	Public	4-6	5476 Cloverly Ave.	Temple City	91780	Los Angeles County	Temple City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 548-5092	460	15	30.6	43.7%	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	108 (23.5%)	323 (70.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)								(n/a)	59.5		59.5	65.8	72.1	70.6			69.5	70.8	63.5	76.3			70.4	$16,278	$14,568	$1,710
Olive Middle	Public	6-8	13701 Olive St.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-8416	477	28	17.2	87.6%	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	429 (89.9%)	33 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	43.5	1364^th of 2703 public middle schools	49.5%		37.1	1576^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.9%	212		32.3	32.3			44.3	39.6	43.9	42.7			28.9	33.1	32.0	31.3	$25,750	$21,464	$4,286
Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	1372 East Las Tunas Dr.	San Gabriel	91776	Los Angeles County	San Gabriel Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 287-5260	1,013	47	21.6	70.0%	34 (3.4%)	7 (0.7%)	399 (39.4%)	526 (51.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (4.2%)	80.6	452^nd of 2703 public middle schools	83.3%		76.7	546^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.2%	94		51.9	51.9			63.4	64.2	66.8	64.9			54.2	54.2	44.4	50.7	$20,536	$18,602	$1,934

Frequently Asked Questions about Foothills Middle

What high school do graduates of Foothills Middle attend?

Students who attend Foothills Middle usually go on to attend Arcadia High

What is the racial makeup of Foothills Middle?

Students at Foothills Middle are 66% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 8% White, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Foothills Middle in?

Arcadia Unified

How many students attend Foothills Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 650 students attended Foothills Middle.

Is Foothills Middle a good school?

Yes. Foothills Middle ranks in the top 5.7% of California middle schools.

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