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Foothill Elementary

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Foothill Elementary ranks 3398 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3398^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of California elementary schools

Summary

Foothill Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 609 students in Prather, CA, within the Sierra Unified district, which is ranked in the middle of all California districts.

The school faces significant challenges, particularly with chronic absenteeism, where about one-third of students miss too much school, a rate much higher than the state average and dramatically higher than nearby schools in Clovis Unified like Century Elementary. Academically, proficiency rates in English, math, and science are substantially lower than those high-performing neighboring schools, even though Foothill spends significantly more per student. This performance gap has grown, with the school's statewide ranking declining over the past four years.

Despite the high spending, results are mixed; the school shows relative strength with some student groups but struggles with others. Comparisons to schools with similar demographics in the area, such as Spring Valley Elementary, suggest that addressing the attendance crisis is likely a key to improving academic outcomes. The school's trajectory indicates a need for targeted interventions to reverse its decline.

609

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,084

Per pupil spending ?

50.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

29147 Auberry Rd.
Prather, CA 93651-9757

(559) 855-3551

District: Sierra Unified

Students who attend Foothill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sierra Junior High
High:	Sierra High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.9%

Hispanic:

22.8%

American Indian:

14.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg32%

California avg41%

3,398^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

918^th of 1,543Sierra 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	37.2	3398 of 5857	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	3074 of 5869	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	2935 of 5859	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	2510 of 5883	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	501 of 1417	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	2517 of 5789	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	2811 of 5662	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.0	2329 of 5692	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.7	2725 of 5614	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.9	2245 of 5611	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.3	2333 of 5530	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	53.6	731 of 2227	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.7	1603 of 2128	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	3101 of 5597	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	2855 of 5612	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	2469 of 5609	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	2276 of 5635	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.7	516 of 1267	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	2232 of 5492	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	2532 of 5413	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	2745 of 5107	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	2065 of 5107	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	2750 of 5087	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	2599 of 5084	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	2933 of 4963	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	2645 of 4830	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	4515 of 5460	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	4009 of 5517	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	3568 of 5363	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	2906 of 5264	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	86.2	95 of 1110	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	38.5	3233 of 5173	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	3115 of 5084	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	3501 of 5628	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	3049 of 5643	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	3268 of 5638	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	2575 of 5663	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.9	399 of 1272	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.3	2592 of 5510	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.6	3002 of 5431	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	4 of 9	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.1	5 of 8	37.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	4 of 11	63.6%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	4 of 11	63.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.9	2 of 18	88.9%	★★★★★
2018	62.5	3 of 14	78.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	1345 of 2847	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	1257 of 2635	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	851 of 2420	64.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	2181 of 2598	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	2075 of 2651	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	1946 of 2661	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	1794 of 2726	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	2038 of 2834	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	2026 of 2737	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)67th percentile+10 vs school

Native American (2025)56th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile-25 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics30%-7 vs state

Science23%-10 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)							% 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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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-6	29147 Auberry Rd.	Prather	93651	Fresno County	Sierra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 855-3551	609	30	20.3	50.6%	328 (53.9%)	3 (0.5%)	139 (22.8%)	7 (1.1%)	87 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.4%)	37.2	3398^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.0%		41.8	3074^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.6%	324	22.7		22.7	38.4	48.8	39.0	36.5			40.6	33.7	43.0	18.1	27.4			30.3	88.9	91.7	98.2	97.2	93.5	94.4	$6,084	$4,840	$1,244
Pine Ridge Elementary	Public	K-8	45828 Auberry Rd.	Auberry	93602	Fresno County	Pine Ridge Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 841-2444	67	6	11.1	35.8%	54 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (14.9%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	55.8	2256^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.5%		59	2110^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.0%	146				27.3	75.0					53.2	27.3	63.6					35.6
Spring Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	46655 Road 200	O Neals	93645	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 868-3343	230	10	22.7	48.3%	158 (68.7%)	1 (0.4%)	51 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	41.6	3108^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.9%		35.6	3476^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.8%	368	29.0	12.0	21.4	34.5	43.3	38.7	52.9	46.2	40.0	41.8	31.0	46.7	19.4	41.2	36.0	25.0	32.7							$21,131	$20,222	$909
North Fork Elementary	Public	K-8	33087 Road 228	North Fork	93643	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 877-2215	227	12	19.3	79.7%	108 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (21.1%)	3 (1.3%)	35 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (14.5%)	35	3579^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.9%		27.8	4128^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.7%	549	50.0	33.3	40.0	34.8	31.6	33.3	29.4	64.0	59.3	44.2	39.1	15.8	27.8	29.4	44.0	25.9	31.0	72.4	75.9	86.2	93.1	75.9	79.3	$24,933	$23,506	$1,427
Bud Rank Elementary	Public	K-6	3650 Powers Ave.	Clovis	93619	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-4900	656	28	23.2	24.8%	276 (42.1%)	30 (4.6%)	198 (30.2%)	94 (14.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (7.9%)	94.5	368^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.7%		93.4	479^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.8%	111	67.4		67.4	80.0	78.8	87.4	81.4			81.8	76.5	66.3	66.3	70.6			69.8							$23,074	$22,636	$438
Hillside Elementary	Public	K-8	800 Treasure Hills Dr.	Madera	93636	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 822-4141	310	14	21.8	31.3%	123 (39.7%)	7 (2.3%)	120 (38.7%)	24 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.6%)	43.9	2957^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.5%		47.9	2676^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.4%	281	25.0	55.6	39.0	37.1	24.2	50.0	56.1	55.6	63.0	46.8	39.4	33.3	32.3	35.9	29.4	36.0	34.8							$17,985	$17,256	$729
Dry Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	1273 North Armstrong Ave.	Clovis	93619	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-6500	939	37	25.4	21.0%	435 (46.3%)	10 (1.1%)	266 (28.3%)	154 (16.4%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	65 (6.9%)	95.8	250^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.7%		94.8	360^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.9%	110	65.7		65.7	81.3	76.5	82.8	80.3			80.2	85.8	79.4	73.1	67.4			76.5							$18,161	$17,960	$201
Woods (Harold L.) Elementary	Public	K-6	700 Teague Ave.	Clovis	93619	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-8800	661	29	22.5	20.7%	304 (46.0%)	11 (1.7%)	192 (29.0%)	79 (12.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (11.0%)	96.3	213^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.4%		93.1	501^st of 5869 public elementary schools	91.5%	288	67.9		67.9	82.1	79.6	84.9	82.0			82.3	83.3	83.0	71.7	68.9			75.8							$23,290	$23,090	$200
Cedarwood Elementary	Public	K-6	2851 Palo Alto Ave.	Clovis	93611	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-6000	848	34	25.0	34.9%	309 (36.4%)	22 (2.6%)	337 (39.7%)	114 (13.4%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.4%)	82.8	1030^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.4%		77.5	1270^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.4%	240	50.4		50.4	66.7	60.7	66.4	69.4			66.0	67.6	51.8	53.3	61.2			58.4							$19,236	$18,992	$244
Riverview Elementary	Public	K-6	2491 East Behymer Ave.	Fresno	93720	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-8600	700	31	22.8	34.7%	256 (36.6%)	19 (2.7%)	230 (32.9%)	141 (20.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (7.0%)	91.3	592^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	89.9%		91.7	590^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.9%	2	53.9		53.9	72.6	79.4	66.4	80.7			74.9	74.5	74.5	57.7	73.1			70.0							$20,573	$20,250	$323

Frequently Asked Questions about Foothill Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Foothill Elementary?

Students at Foothill Elementary are 54% White, 23% Hispanic, 14% American Indian, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Foothill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Foothill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sierra Junior High
High : Sierra High

Is Foothill Elementary a good school?

Foothill Elementary ranks 3398^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Foothill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 609 students attended Foothill Elementary.

What district is Foothill Elementary in?

Sierra Unified

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