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Foothill High

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Foothill High ranks 259 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

259^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 88% of California high schools

Summary

Foothill High is a consistently high-performing public high school serving 1,487 students in grades 9-12 in Palo Cedro, part of the Shasta Union High district, where it ranks in the 88th percentile statewide and boasts a strong 97.6% graduation rate.

The school excels with balanced academic results, showing proficiency rates well above state averages in English, math, and science, and it stands out for its effective support for all students, including those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Compared to nearby traditional high schools like Enterprise High and Anderson High, Foothill maintains the highest graduation rate, the lowest dropout rate, and manages chronic absenteeism more effectively. While specialized schools like University Preparatory may have higher test scores, Foothill delivers this strong, consistent performance for a broad student population while spending less per student than many peers.

Foothill High's remarkable stability, with a 4-star rating held for most of the past decade, makes it a benchmark for comprehensive public education in the region, demonstrating that it is possible to achieve excellent outcomes across the board with efficient resource use.

1,487

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,461

Per pupil spending ?

45%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9733 Deschutes Rd.
Palo Cedro, CA 96073-8644

(530) 547-1700

District: Shasta Union High

Feeder schools for Foothill High:

Elementary:	Bella Vista Elementary
	Black Butte Elementary
	Columbia Elementary
	Junction Elementary
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	Millville Elementary
	Montgomery Creek Elementary
	North Cow Creek Elementary
	Oak Run Elementary
	Whitmore Elementary
Middle:	Black Butte Junior High
	Mountain View Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.0%

Hispanic:

14.7%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

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 school57%

District avg47%

California avg41%

259^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5High Schools in the Shasta Union High

481^st of 1,543Shasta Union 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
2025	87.2	259 of 2162	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.6	291 of 2159	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	434 of 2170	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	251 of 2123	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	79.1	260 of 1290	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	263 of 2133	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	480 of 2017	76.2%	★★★★☆
2017	82.8	355 of 2021	82.4%	★★★★☆
2016	85.4	275 of 2039	86.5%	★★★★☆
2015	84.7	277 of 1994	86.1%	★★★★☆
2013	80.3	135 of 2426	94.4%	★★★★★
2012	77.8	175 of 2354	92.6%	★★★★★
2011	82.6	110 of 2367	95.4%	★★★★★
2010	83.3	91 of 2281	96.0%	★★★★★
2009	85.7	43 of 2238	98.1%	★★★★★
2008	81.8	102 of 2117	95.2%	★★★★★
2007	80.9	110 of 2063	94.7%	★★★★★
2006	71.0	269 of 1968	86.3%	★★★★☆
2005	62.6	372 of 1901	80.4%	★★★★☆
2004	59.4	351 of 1653	78.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	51.6	370 of 1161	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.8	140 of 555	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	31.8	728 of 1117	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	588 of 1052	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	297 of 1906	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	90.5	170 of 1915	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	82.4	312 of 1915	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	90.5	173 of 1858	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	80.2	187 of 1054	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	238 of 1833	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	427 of 1760	75.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	254 of 1900	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	307 of 1902	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	214 of 1917	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	174 of 1861	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	67.2	488 of 1814	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	61.7	641 of 1742	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	214 of 2013	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	91.7	133 of 2026	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	86.5	223 of 2030	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	88.3	171 of 1943	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	80.9	179 of 1126	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	133 of 1937	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	74.1	432 of 1862	76.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	213 of 1942	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	378 of 1948	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	521 of 1963	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	325 of 1916	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	284 of 1122	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	281 of 1880	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	511 of 1834	72.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	206 of 577	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.7	136 of 574	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	54.8	258 of 541	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	204 of 422	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	1 of 16	93.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	220 of 1252	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	130 of 1216	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	53.9	386 of 1197	67.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	318 of 1155	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	356 of 1173	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	535 of 1193	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.5	346 of 1204	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	318 of 1222	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	56.8	571 of 1173	51.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Native American (2025)94th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)68th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)64th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy70%+21 vs state

Mathematics51%+13 vs state

Science50%+18 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)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 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	9733 Deschutes Rd.	Palo Cedro	96073	Shasta County	Shasta Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 547-1700	1,487	64	23.3	45.0%	1,056 (71.0%)	18 (1.2%)	219 (14.7%)	35 (2.4%)	63 (4.2%)	5 (0.3%)	89 (6.0%)	87.2	259^th of 2162 public high schools	88.0%		86.6	291^st of 2159 public high schools	86.5%	32		50.4		50.4				70.3	70.3				50.6	50.6	$13,461	$565	$12,896
California Heritage Youthbuild Academy II	Public, Charter	9-12	8544 Airport Rd.	Redding	96002	Shasta County	California Heritage Youthbuild Academy II District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 378-5254	140	5	28.3	82.9%	87 (62.1%)	3 (2.1%)	25 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.3%)	15.3	1797^th of 2162 public high schools	16.9%		15.3	1811^th of 2159 public high schools	16.1%	14			12.5	12.5				9.3	9.3				2.4	2.4	$18,966	$4,854	$14,112
Enterprise High	Public	9-12	3411 Churn Creek Rd.	Redding	96002	Shasta County	Shasta Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 222-6601	1,148	54	21.2	65.7%	547 (47.6%)	68 (5.9%)	269 (23.4%)	153 (13.3%)	52 (4.5%)	6 (0.5%)	43 (3.7%)	55.7	917^th of 2162 public high schools	57.6%		76.8	462^nd of 2159 public high schools	78.6%	455		30.2		30.2				45.6	45.6				31.6	31.6	$15,615	$1,164	$14,451
Shasta Charter Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	307 Park Marina Cir.	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Shasta Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 245-2600	283	15	19.2	37.8%	191 (67.5%)	3 (1.1%)	42 (14.8%)	5 (1.8%)	8 (2.8%)	2 (0.7%)	28 (9.9%)	79.6	416^th of 2162 public high schools	80.8%		77.8	440^th of 2159 public high schools	79.6%	24		48.6		48.6				63.9	63.9				38.9	38.9	$13,145	$186	$12,959
Shasta County Juvenile Court	Public	7-12	2684 Radio Ln.	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Shasta County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 225-0360	25	3	8.3	88.0%	12 (48.0%)	3 (12.0%)	5 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.0%)								(n/a)															$11,943	$2,573	$9,370
Shasta-Trinity Regional Occupational Program	Public	10-12	4659 Eastside Rd.	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Shasta-Trinity Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 246-3302	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Anderson New Technology High	Public, Charter	8-12	2098 North St.	Anderson	96007	Shasta County	Anderson Union High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 365-3100	102	6	16.7	55.9%	70 (68.6%)	1 (1.0%)	17 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	1 (1.0%)	8 (7.8%)	35	1380^th of 2162 public high schools	36.2%		55.3	872^nd of 2159 public high schools	59.6%	508		8.3		21.7				50.0	53.1				10.0	9.4	$19,620	$1,986	$17,634
University Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	2200 Eureka Way	Redding	96001	Shasta County	University Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 245-2790	1,009	48	21.1	31.7%	691 (68.5%)	8 (0.8%)	123 (12.2%)	67 (6.6%)	13 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	104 (10.3%)	96.2	75^th of 2162 public high schools	96.5%		93.5	145^th of 2159 public high schools	93.3%	70	55.6	65.4	54.6	58.5	72.7	77.3	79.6	85.0	78.4	51.0	57.4	61.6	57.1	56.8	$12,257	$10	$12,247
Shasta Collegiate Academy	Public	9-12	2200 Eureka Way	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Shasta Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 245-2760	76	7	10.3	46.1%	52 (68.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (14.5%)	3 (3.9%)	4 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.9%)	86.9	266^th of 2162 public high schools	87.7%		76.1	469^th of 2159 public high schools	78.3%	203		48.6		47.2				77.8	77.8				44.4	44.4	$18,169	$340	$17,829
Shasta High	Public	9-12	2500 Eureka Way	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Shasta Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 241-4161	1,268	62	20.4	48.1%	809 (63.8%)	34 (2.7%)	225 (17.7%)	64 (5.0%)	69 (5.4%)	4 (0.3%)	58 (4.6%)	83.2	356^th of 2162 public high schools	83.5%		90.7	209^th of 2159 public high schools	90.3%	147		44.7		44.9				66.0	66.0				50.7	50.7	$14,153	$661	$13,492

Frequently Asked Questions about Foothill High

Is Foothill High a good school?

Foothill High ranks 259^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Foothill High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,487 students attended Foothill High.

What district is Foothill High in?

Shasta Union High

What schools feed into Foothill High?

Foothill High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bella Vista Elementary
Elementary : Black Butte Elementary
Elementary : Columbia Elementary
Elementary : Junction Elementary
Elementary : Millville Elementary
Elementary : Montgomery Creek Elementary
Elementary : North Cow Creek Elementary
Elementary : Oak Run Elementary
Elementary : Whitmore Elementary
Middle : Black Butte Junior High
Middle : Mountain View Middle

What is the racial makeup of Foothill High?

Students at Foothill High are 71% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

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