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Foothill Middle

Public Grades 6-8

216^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 92% of California middle schools

Summary

Foothill Middle serves 1,005 students in grades 6–8 in Walnut Creek, California. Its 2025–2026 results show strong achievement across all three tested subjects, with particularly notable performance in math and science. The most important takeaway is that Foothill scores well above state and district averages in English language arts (ELA), math and science.

Math and science are Foothill’s clearest strengths compared with nearby schools, while ELA is strong but less exceptional. Foothill’s proficiency was 73% in ELA, 65% in math and 60% in science, versus 49%, 38% and 36% statewide, respectively; results were also above those in Mt. Diablo Unified. Compared with the average of 10 nearby schools, Foothill led by 15 points in ELA, 19 in math and 17 in science. It ranked third among the 11 schools in math and science, and fifth in ELA, where four nearby schools scored higher.

Over four years, math improved by 5 points and science by 4, while ELA was essentially flat, down about 1 point overall. Foothill’s SchoolDigger ranking is strong: 216th of 2,703 schools, at the 92nd percentile with 5 stars in 2025–2026. Its SchoolDigger measure for how well it serves Asian students was lower, at the 70th percentile, though up from the 58th percentile in 2023–2024. Context includes a student-teacher ratio of 25.7 to 1 in 2024–2025, among the highest in the nearby group, alongside 5% chronic absenteeism in 2025–2026. Foothill reported 8% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, among the lowest levels in the nearby group; this is context, not an explanation for achievement.

1,005

Students ?

25.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$44

Per pupil spending ?

8.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

2775 Cedro Ln.
Walnut Creek, CA 94598-3899

(925) 939-8600

District: Mt. Diablo Unified

Students who attend Foothill Middle usually attend:

High:

Northgate High

Feeder schools for Foothill Middle:

Elementary:	Bancroft Elementary
	Valle Verde Elementary
	Walnut Acres Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.0%

Asian:

20.2%

Two or more races:

17.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (68% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of California middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Mt. Diablo Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg42%

California avg42%

216^th of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Top 8%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 9Middle Schools in the Mt. Diablo Unified

493^rd of 968Mt. Diablo 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
2026	91.8	216 of 2703	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	91.8	230 of 2761	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	262 of 2783	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	198 of 2781	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	291 of 2740	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	91.6	58 of 894	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	172 of 2715	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	137 of 2480	94.5%	★★★★★
2017	93.3	163 of 2508	93.5%	★★★★★
2016	91.4	193 of 2497	92.3%	★★★★★
2015	90.5	208 of 2477	91.6%	★★★★★
2013	81.6	275 of 2379	88.4%	★★★★☆
2012	82.4	246 of 2259	89.1%	★★★★☆
2011	87.2	145 of 2236	93.5%	★★★★★
2010	86.6	156 of 2179	92.8%	★★★★★
2009	90.9	87 of 2063	95.8%	★★★★★
2008	94.5	34 of 2005	98.3%	★★★★★
2007	96.0	26 of 1999	98.7%	★★★★★
2006	95.4	30 of 1804	98.3%	★★★★★
2005	96.6	19 of 1777	98.9%	★★★★★
2004	96.4	32 of 1769	98.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	72.4	229 of 769	70.2%	★★★★☆
2025	71.2	236 of 739	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	309 of 743	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	268 of 715	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	282 of 733	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	333 of 745	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	295 of 700	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	86.3	121 of 1531	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	79.2	37 of 354	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	87.2	110 of 1491	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	67 of 1369	95.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	89.0	249 of 2483	90.0%	★★★★★
2025	91.0	224 of 2533	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.2	283 of 2551	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	91.9	203 of 2531	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	308 of 2509	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	88.5	66 of 738	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	168 of 2380	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	188 of 2262	91.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	90.9	126 of 2325	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	82.7	276 of 2395	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	219 of 2388	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	225 of 2374	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	153 of 2359	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	145 of 2213	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	84 of 2072	95.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	82.9	270 of 2493	89.2%	★★★★☆
2025	68.0	584 of 2542	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	619 of 2579	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	248 of 2531	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.2	144 of 2458	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	22 of 721	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.9	171 of 2369	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.1	220 of 2230	90.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	92.1	184 of 2478	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	90.5	235 of 2534	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	226 of 2552	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	184 of 2538	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.8	245 of 2527	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	51 of 763	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	155 of 2407	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	112 of 2273	95.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	148 of 734	79.8%	★★★★☆
2025	76.4	163 of 726	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	162 of 701	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	126 of 677	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	169 of 665	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	52 of 554	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	80.0	73 of 462	84.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	81.5	165 of 1586	89.6%	★★★★☆
2025	79.2	182 of 1566	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	92.9	75 of 1552	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	38 of 1531	97.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	75.0	318 of 1482	78.5%	★★★★☆
2025	75.1	323 of 1520	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	390 of 1537	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	252 of 1543	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	491 of 1555	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.5	195 of 1602	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	146 of 1496	90.2%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2026)95th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)90th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)89th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)80th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)79th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2026)70th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+23 vs state

Mathematics65%+27 vs state

Science60%+24 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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
Foothill Middle	Public	6-8	2775 Cedro Ln.	Walnut Creek	94598	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 939-8600	1,005	39	25.7	8.4%	442 (44.0%)	8 (0.8%)	169 (16.8%)	203 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	178 (17.7%)	91.8	216^th of 2703 public middle schools	92.0%		91.8	230^th of 2761 public middle schools	91.7%	14	60.4	60.4	74.8	72.2	70.9	72.7	68.4	64.2	61.9	64.9	$44	$12	$32
Oak Grove Middle	Public	6-8	2050 Minert Rd.	Concord	94518	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-1843	681	33	20.6	88.0%	29 (4.3%)	21 (3.1%)	511 (75.0%)	65 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	52 (7.6%)	11.5	2519^th of 2703 public middle schools	6.8%		12.8	2523^rd of 2761 public middle schools	8.6%	4	8.7	8.7	30.5	20.8	19.0	23.2	8.3	11.7	9.5	9.8	$652	$00	$652
Walnut Creek Intermediate	Public	6-8	2425 Walnut Blvd.	Walnut Creek	94597	Contra Costa County	Walnut Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 944-6840	940	42	22.1	15.3%	447 (47.6%)	29 (3.1%)	179 (19.0%)	161 (17.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	119 (12.7%)	93.8	168^th of 2703 public middle schools	93.8%		90.4	269^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.3%	101	66.9	66.9	77.3	72.5	69.9	73.4	72.7	68.0	72.1	71.0	$16,628	$15,958	$670
Pleasant Hill Middle	Public	6-8	1 Santa Barbara Rd.	Pleasant Hill	94503	Napa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 256-0791	738	32	23.2	44.4%	291 (39.4%)	26 (3.5%)	240 (32.5%)	72 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	104 (14.1%)	76.5	530^th of 2703 public middle schools	80.4%		74.3	594^th of 2761 public middle schools	78.5%	64	49.2	49.2	60.2	67.7	64.6	64.2	39.3	48.7	50.2	46.1	$142	$30	$112
Sequoia Middle	Public	6-8	265 Boyd Rd.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 934-8174	882	34	25.7	50.1%	216 (24.5%)	27 (3.1%)	337 (38.2%)	164 (18.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	134 (15.2%)	68.4	720^th of 2703 public middle schools	73.4%		70.4	664^th of 2761 public middle schools	76.0%	56	41.9	41.9	56.0	59.5	56.8	57.5	40.7	44.5	45.4	43.4	$137	$22	$115
Pine Hollow Middle	Public	6-8	5522 Pine Hollow Rd.	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 672-5444	538	25	21.2	57.1%	152 (28.3%)	17 (3.2%)	204 (37.9%)	95 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	66 (12.3%)	47	1258^th of 2703 public middle schools	53.5%		54.3	1063^rd of 2761 public middle schools	61.5%	195	33.1	33.1	44.2	44.0	47.4	45.1	35.9	27.7	35.1	32.9	$297	$48	$249
El Dorado Middle	Public	6-8	1750 West St.	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-5700	861	37	23.5	75.4%	139 (16.1%)	24 (2.8%)	489 (56.8%)	96 (11.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.4%)	91 (10.6%)	19.8	2199^th of 2703 public middle schools	18.6%		19	2268^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.9%	69	17.7	17.7	27.4	33.9	26.0	29.4	18.0	20.5	14.1	17.8	$407	$00	$407
Valley View Middle	Public	6-8	181 Viking Dr.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 686-6136	819	34	24.2	49.7%	263 (32.1%)	28 (3.4%)	273 (33.3%)	131 (16.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	120 (14.7%)	66.8	759^th of 2703 public middle schools	71.9%		68.2	714^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.1%	45	44.6	44.6	56.4	49.4	57.7	54.4	45.3	38.3	48.2	43.9	$363	$92	$271
Stone Valley Middle	Public	6-8	3001 Miranda Ave.	Alamo	94507	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-5800	586	27	21.6	8.4%	367 (62.6%)	6 (1.0%)	59 (10.1%)	82 (14.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	69 (11.8%)	90.1	256^th of 2703 public middle schools	90.5%		92.7	206^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.5%	50	50.8	50.8	71.4	71.7	81.2	74.9	61.0	59.9	66.1	62.4	$18,320	$18,202	$118
Diablo View Middle	Public	6-8	300 Diablo View Ln.	Clayton	94517	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 672-0898	514	22	23.1	23.5%	258 (50.2%)	16 (3.1%)	100 (19.5%)	56 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (16.3%)	90.3	252^nd of 2703 public middle schools	90.7%		91.4	242^nd of 2761 public middle schools	91.2%	10	55.1	55.1	71.3	76.1	83.8	77.1	61.1	54.0	63.5	59.4	$219	$02	$217

Frequently Asked Questions about Foothill Middle

Is Foothill Middle a good school?

Yes. Foothill Middle ranks in the top 8.0% of California middle schools.

What district is Foothill Middle in?

Mt. Diablo Unified

What is the racial makeup of Foothill Middle?

Students at Foothill Middle are 44% White, 20% Asian, 18% Two or more races, 17% Hispanic.

How many students attend Foothill Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,005 students attended Foothill Middle.

What high school do graduates of Foothill Middle attend?

Students who attend Foothill Middle usually go on to attend Northgate High

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