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Foothill High

Q: Is Foothill High a good school?

Foothill High ranks 420 th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

420^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 80% of California high schools

Summary

Foothill High is a grades 9–12 school in Santa Ana, California, with 2,126 students, in Tustin Unified. It pairs strong completion and attendance indicators—a 98% graduation rate and 10% chronic absenteeism—with uneven academic results. Its clearest academic strength is ELA: 67% proficiency, 18 percentage points above the state and 3 above the district. Math is the sharper concern: 41% proficiency is 3 points above the state but 15 below the district, making the gap between strong ELA and weaker math the key takeaway.

Compared with nearby schools, Foothill is performing well across subjects, though its district comparisons are less uniform. Among seven nearby schools with reported results, it ranks third including itself in ELA, math and science; its results are above the nearby averages of 58% in ELA, 33% in math and 43% in science. ELA stands out most: 67% compared with the 64% district rate. Science is nearly even with the district at 50% versus 50%—Foothill is 1 point lower—while math is well below the district’s 56%. All three Foothill results are above state rates: 49% in ELA, 38% in math and 36% in science.

Results have shifted in different directions: since 2022–23, ELA fell 9 percentage points and math fell 8, even as state results rose; science gained 5 points. SchoolDigger’s overall standing also declined, from the 92nd percentile and 5 stars in 2023–24 to the 80th percentile and 4 stars in 2025–26 (rank 420 of 2,137). Its statewide ranking for Asian students fell from the 96th to the 62nd percentile, now 18 points below the overall percentile; its ranking for students in special education is at the 60th percentile, 20 points below overall. Foothill’s student-teacher ratio was 25.0 in 2024–25, and 48% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, below the nearby-school average of 69%. Nearby comparisons use only schools with reported results.

2,126

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,170

Per pupil spending ?

47.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

19251 Dodge Ave.
Santa Ana, CA 92780-2236

(714) 730-7464

District: Tustin Unified

Feeder schools for Foothill High:

Elementary:	Arroyo Elementary
	Guin Foss Elementary
	Helen Estock Elementary
	Loma Vista Elementary
	More...
	Red Hill Elementary
Middle:	Columbus Tustin Middle
	Hewes Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.5%

White:

36.4%

Asian:

9.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of California high schools

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

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg58%

California avg42%

420^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High Schools in the Tustin Unified

365^th of 1,530Tustin 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	79.4	420 of 2135	80.3%	★★★★☆
2025	84.2	331 of 2162	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	92.3	175 of 2159	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	240 of 2170	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	265 of 2123	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	90.8	121 of 1290	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	81.5	339 of 2133	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	90.8	181 of 2017	91.0%	★★★★★
2017	90.9	176 of 2021	91.3%	★★★★★
2016	88.9	208 of 2039	89.8%	★★★★☆
2015	82.3	317 of 1994	84.1%	★★★★☆
2013	87.9	46 of 2426	98.1%	★★★★★
2012	85.7	70 of 2354	97.0%	★★★★★
2011	84.4	85 of 2367	96.4%	★★★★★
2010	82.3	105 of 2281	95.4%	★★★★★
2009	82.9	75 of 2238	96.6%	★★★★★
2008	83.6	79 of 2117	96.3%	★★★★★
2007	82.5	91 of 2063	95.6%	★★★★★
2006	79.8	122 of 1968	93.8%	★★★★★
2005	74.8	167 of 1901	91.2%	★★★★★
2004	80.1	73 of 1653	95.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	69.3	217 of 575	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.6	188 of 585	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	89.5	23 of 573	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	76.3	141 of 591	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	101 of 581	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	178 of 582	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.4	119 of 581	79.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	69.3	203 of 1161	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	42.8	263 of 555	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.1	131 of 1117	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	97.9	38 of 1052	96.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	87.1	53 of 1085	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	36 of 1064	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	81.1	56 of 1044	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	22 of 467	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	39.8	463 of 941	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	177 of 938	81.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	74.2	460 of 1864	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	82.7	303 of 1906	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	92.8	127 of 1915	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	248 of 1915	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	229 of 1858	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	88.7	112 of 1054	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	316 of 1833	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.2	214 of 1760	87.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	64.3	605 of 1880	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.9	396 of 1900	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	175 of 1902	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	80.4	308 of 1917	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	279 of 1861	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	339 of 1814	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	87.4	186 of 1742	89.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	609 of 1997	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.3	392 of 2013	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.4	203 of 2026	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	73.9	412 of 2030	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	307 of 1943	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	88.7	100 of 1126	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	73.6	406 of 1937	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	284 of 1862	84.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	80.0	356 of 1930	81.6%	★★★★☆
2025	82.4	325 of 1942	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	89.1	207 of 1948	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	90.0	212 of 1963	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	269 of 1916	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	90.4	112 of 1122	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	77.7	366 of 1880	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	91.5	155 of 1834	91.5%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	85.4	26 of 183	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	52.5	80 of 168	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	68.8	194 of 588	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	79.3	123 of 577	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	86.3	59 of 574	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	167 of 541	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.1	44 of 515	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	84.1	46 of 422	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	131 of 366	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	500 of 1235	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.5	567 of 1252	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	278 of 1216	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	220 of 1197	81.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	85.1	126 of 1130	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	80.7	192 of 1155	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	86.3	121 of 1173	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	105 of 1193	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	76.1	256 of 1204	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	360 of 1222	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	85.7	130 of 1173	88.9%	★★★★☆

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)95th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)89th percentile+9 vs school

Military Connected (2024)86th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)83rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)75th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)67th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2026)62nd percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2026)60th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+18 vs state

Science50%+14 vs state

Mathematics41%+3 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 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	19251 Dodge Ave.	Santa Ana	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7464	2,126	85	25.0	47.8%	774 (36.4%)	12 (0.6%)	989 (46.5%)	202 (9.5%)	3 (0.1%)	10 (0.5%)	131 (6.2%)	79.4	420^th of 2135 public high schools	80.3%		84.2	331^st of 2162 public high schools	84.7%	89			49.9		49.9			67.1	67.1			41.2	41.2	$16,170	$923	$15,247
El Modena High	Public	9-12	3920 Spring St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6240	1,795	84	21.4	69.0%	301 (16.8%)	15 (0.8%)	1,319 (73.5%)	119 (6.6%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	32 (1.8%)	66.5	684^th of 2135 public high schools	68.0%		67.9	641^st of 2162 public high schools	70.4%	43			47.9		48.0			61.2	61.2			25.4	25.4	$17,850	$1,147	$16,703
OUSD Community Day	Public	7-12	250 South Yorba St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 628-5479	4	2	2.0	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)								(n/a)
Hillview High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1701 San Juan St.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7356	142	11	12.6	91.5%	7 (4.9%)	3 (2.1%)	124 (87.3%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	11.8	1852^nd of 2135 public high schools	13.3%		9.7	2030^th of 2162 public high schools	6.1%	178			4.9		4.5			24.2	24.2			0.0	0.0	$30,248	$994	$29,254
Tustin High	Public	9-12	1171 El Camino Real	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7414	1,627	68	23.9	86.8%	104 (6.4%)	44 (2.7%)	1,335 (82.1%)	99 (6.1%)	2 (0.1%)	9 (0.6%)	31 (1.9%)	64.6	723^rd of 2135 public high schools	66.1%		58.7	855^th of 2162 public high schools	60.5%	132			37.6	13.3	36.5			64.4	64.4			30.1	30.1	$17,957	$1,217	$16,740
Ednovate - Legacy College Prep.	Public, Charter	9-12	1450 17th St.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Ednovate - Legacy College Prep. District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 988-2775	427	19	22.4	74.7%	6 (1.4%)	6 (1.4%)	411 (96.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	66.3	688^th of 2135 public high schools	67.8%		56.5	899^th of 2162 public high schools	58.4%	211		36.8		32.0	34.1			74.6	74.6			23.7	23.7	$20,973	$1,007	$19,966
REACH Academy	Public	6-12	1325 East 4th St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 431-1800	36	7	4.9	94.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Arnold O. Beckman High	Public	9-12	3588 Bryan Ave.	Irvine	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 734-2900	2,776	105	26.3	44.5%	507 (18.3%)	76 (2.7%)	774 (27.9%)	1,237 (44.6%)	3 (0.1%)	8 (0.3%)	165 (5.9%)	93	133^rd of 2135 public high schools	93.8%		95.6	86^th of 2162 public high schools	96.0%	47			67.3		67.2			76.8	76.8			58.4	58.4	$15,291	$933	$14,358
Northwood High	Public	9-12	4515 Portola Pkwy.	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-7200	2,244	86	25.9	18.8%	390 (17.4%)	42 (1.9%)	190 (8.5%)	1,406 (62.7%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	199 (8.9%)	95	90^th of 2135 public high schools	95.8%		95.9	82^nd of 2162 public high schools	96.2%	8			71.2		70.7			77.7	77.7			71.1	71.1	$14,373	$226	$14,147
Orange High	Public	9-12	525 North Shaffer St.	Orange	92867	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6211	1,728	83	20.8	86.9%	99 (5.7%)	24 (1.4%)	1,486 (86.0%)	81 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (2.0%)	34.4	1387^th of 2135 public high schools	35.0%		36.2	1354^th of 2162 public high schools	37.4%	33			26.5		26.3			38.9	38.9			14.2	14.2	$17,808	$1,424	$16,384

Frequently Asked Questions about Foothill High

How many students attend Foothill High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,126 students attended Foothill High.

What schools feed into Foothill High?

Foothill High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Arroyo Elementary
Elementary : Guin Foss Elementary
Elementary : Helen Estock Elementary
Elementary : Loma Vista Elementary
Elementary : Red Hill Elementary
Middle : Columbus Tustin Middle
Middle : Hewes Middle

What district is Foothill High in?

Tustin Unified

Is Foothill High a good school?

Foothill High ranks 420^th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Foothill High?

Students at Foothill High are 47% Hispanic, 36% White, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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