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Foothill High

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Foothill High ranks 1425 th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1425^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 33% of California high schools

Summary

Foothill High is a public high school serving grades 9–12 in Bakersfield, California, with 2,043 students in the Kern High district. Its most important academic challenge is that proficiency is below both state and district results in all three core subjects, especially mathematics compared with the state.

Among nearby comprehensive high schools, mathematics is Foothill’s relative bright spot: its 14% proficiency is about 2 points above the other six schools’ average, and it ranks third of the seven. ELA proficiency is 40%, about 4 points below those schools’ average; science is 22%, slightly below their average. Foothill is also below the state in ELA by 9 points, math by 24, and science by 14. Compared with the district, the gaps are smaller in math and science—4 and 5 points—but ELA is 9 points lower. A separate positive is its 2024–2025 Spanish assessment: the overall result was 31%, versus 22% for the district and 10% statewide.

Test results have not improved consistently over time: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA proficiency fell 6 points and math fell 1, while science rose 4; nonetheless, the state gap widened in all three subjects. Graduation moved in a more positive direction, rising from 84.6% to 88.1%, just above the state’s 87.9% in 2025–2026, though below the district’s 89.5%; chronic absenteeism was 21%, above state and district rates. SchoolDigger places Foothill at the 33rd statewide percentile with 2 stars. Its 24.0:1 student-teacher ratio is near the middle of nearby comprehensive schools, and 88% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, below the comparison average of 91%. SchoolDigger’s group rankings show a notably higher relative standing for Migrant Students, at the 63rd percentile, and a lower one for White Students, at the 8th percentile, compared with 33 overall.

2,043

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,406

Per pupil spending ?

87.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

501 Park Dr.
Bakersfield, CA 93306-6017

(661) 366-4491

District: Kern High

Feeder schools for Foothill High:

Elementary:	Cesar E. Chavez Elementary
	Hort Elementary
	Orangewood Elementary
	Pioneer Drive Elementary
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	Piute Mountain Elementary
	Voorhies Elementary
Middle:	Edison Middle
	Sierra Middle
	Walter Stiern Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.8%

White:

5.6%

African American:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg31%

California avg42%

1,425^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 25High Schools in the Kern High

1000^th of 1,530Kern High 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
2026	33.0	1425 of 2135	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.7	1316 of 2162	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	1431 of 2159	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	1166 of 2170	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	1316 of 2123	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	1276 of 2133	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	1153 of 2017	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.5	1054 of 2021	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.6	1021 of 2039	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.5	990 of 1994	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.4	914 of 2426	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	40.4	1040 of 2354	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	41.9	1008 of 2367	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	33.4	1184 of 2281	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.7	1238 of 2238	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.3	1226 of 2117	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.5	1176 of 2063	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.5	1104 of 1968	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	24.2	1232 of 1901	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	23.6	1122 of 1653	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	322 of 492	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.2	238 of 523	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.4	505 of 592	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.6	649 of 1161	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	848 of 1117	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	970 of 1052	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.5	626 of 1085	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	343 of 1064	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.6	743 of 1044	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	672 of 941	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	728 of 938	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	1357 of 1864	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.9	1240 of 1906	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	1324 of 1915	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	1106 of 1915	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	1227 of 1858	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	1096 of 1833	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	1010 of 1760	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	1143 of 1880	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.0	1030 of 1900	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	1191 of 1902	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	836 of 1917	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	1065 of 1861	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	993 of 1814	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	832 of 1742	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	1228 of 1997	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.1	1088 of 2013	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	1268 of 2026	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	940 of 2030	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.5	1114 of 1943	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	1144 of 1937	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	937 of 1862	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	1306 of 1930	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.6	1208 of 1942	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	1271 of 1948	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	1090 of 1963	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	1229 of 1916	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	1274 of 1880	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	1149 of 1834	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	30 of 82	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.1	39 of 85	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	86.6	4 of 74	94.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	870 of 1235	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	991 of 1252	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	958 of 1216	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	1103 of 1197	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	8.1	1036 of 1130	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.5	1029 of 1155	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	912 of 1173	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1055 of 1193	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	1028 of 1204	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	862 of 1222	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	1046 of 1173	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2026)63rd percentile+30 vs school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)42nd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)39th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)35th percentile~ school

Male (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)30th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Science22%-14 vs state

Mathematics14%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)		CSA Spanish Listening (2026)		CSA Spanish Writing (2026)		CSA Spanish Reading (2026)		CSA Spanish Speaking (2026)	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	CSA Spanish Overall 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 11th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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	501 Park Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-4491	2,043	85	24.0	87.8%	114 (5.6%)	50 (2.4%)	1,835 (89.8%)	10 (0.5%)	12 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	19 (0.9%)	33	1425^th of 2135 public high schools	33.3%		37.7	1316^th of 2162 public high schools	39.1%	109											23.1	5.0	22.3	40.3	40.3	14.4	14.4	$23,406	$21,454	$1,952
Mira Monte High	Public	9-12	1800 South Fairfax Rd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-1800	2,048	85	24.1	94.7%	59 (2.9%)	69 (3.4%)	1,860 (90.8%)	14 (0.7%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (1.9%)	24.4	1589^th of 2135 public high schools	25.6%		22.7	1634^th of 2162 public high schools	24.4%	45											16.8	4.6	16.2	34.9	34.9	9.7	9.7	$25,385	$23,470	$1,915
Highland High	Public	9-12	2900 Royal Scots Way	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 872-2777	2,530	106	23.9	87.4%	382 (15.1%)	126 (5.0%)	1,881 (74.3%)	79 (3.1%)	20 (0.8%)	1 (0.0%)	38 (1.5%)	48.6	1065^th of 2135 public high schools	50.1%		48.9	1062^nd of 2162 public high schools	50.9%	3											34.2	5.6	33.3	54.1	54.1	16.3	16.3	$22,424	$20,674	$1,750
Tierra Del Sol Continuation High	Public	9-12	3700 East Belle Terrace	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 832-3700	241	17	14.5	—	18 (7.5%)	23 (9.5%)	196 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10	1954^th of 2135 public high schools	8.5%		9.4	2043^rd of 2162 public high schools	5.5%	89												4.6	4.5	9.7	9.7	0.7	0.7	$44,322	$42,266	$2,056
East Bakersfield High	Public	9-12	2200 Quincy St.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 871-7221	2,331	96	24.4	90.2%	93 (4.0%)	106 (4.5%)	2,095 (89.9%)	11 (0.5%)	10 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (0.7%)	36.3	1349^th of 2135 public high schools	36.8%		41.4	1225^th of 2162 public high schools	43.3%	124	23.9	23.9	23.9	23.9	21.6	21.6	11.1	11.1	56.5		27.5	3.4	24.7	48.0	48.0	8.9	8.9	$23,906	$22,202	$1,704
Kern High Regional Occupational Center	Public	9-12	501 South Mt. Vernon Ave.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Kern High Regional Occupational Center	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 831-3327	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Vista Continuation High	Public	9-12	200 P St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 327-8561	221	15	14.6	93.7%	11 (5.0%)	20 (9.0%)	183 (82.8%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	11.1	1883^rd of 2135 public high schools	11.8%		9.6	2038^th of 2162 public high schools	5.7%	155												5.9	4.4	10.0	10.0	4.6	4.6	$43,433	$42,086	$1,347
Bakersfield High	Public	9-12	1241 G St.	Bakersfield	93301	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 324-9841	3,069	120	25.6	81.5%	349 (11.4%)	335 (10.9%)	2,216 (72.2%)	39 (1.3%)	24 (0.8%)	7 (0.2%)	97 (3.2%)	34.6	1382^nd of 2135 public high schools	35.3%		39.4	1276^th of 2162 public high schools	41.0%	106											22.4	14.1	20.3	40.2	40.2	17.9	17.9	$21,848	$20,118	$1,730
Del Oro High	Public	9-12	1750 East Panama Ln.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-1750	1,927	77	25.1	96.3%	35 (1.8%)	97 (5.0%)	1,750 (90.8%)	12 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (1.6%)	26.5	1555^th of 2135 public high schools	27.2%		26	1569^th of 2162 public high schools	27.4%	14											15.3		15.1	38.5	38.5	10.9	10.9	$21,869	$20,252	$1,617
South High	Public	9-12	1101 Planz Rd.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 831-3680	2,107	87	24.3	96.8%	86 (4.1%)	169 (8.0%)	1,769 (84.0%)	19 (0.9%)	9 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	52 (2.5%)	41.5	1236^th of 2135 public high schools	42.1%		46.3	1109^th of 2162 public high schools	48.7%	127											20.6	40.9	26.7	49.8	49.8	12.8	12.8	$24,619	$22,564	$2,055

Frequently Asked Questions about Foothill High

What is the racial makeup of Foothill High?

Students at Foothill High are 90% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% African American.

How many students attend Foothill High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,043 students attended Foothill High.

What district is Foothill High in?

Kern High

What schools feed into Foothill High?

Foothill High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cesar E. Chavez Elementary
Elementary : Hort Elementary
Elementary : Orangewood Elementary
Elementary : Pioneer Drive Elementary
Elementary : Piute Mountain Elementary
Elementary : Voorhies Elementary
Middle : Edison Middle
Middle : Sierra Middle
Middle : Walter Stiern Middle

Is Foothill High a good school?

Foothill High ranks 1425^th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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