Foothill High

Public 9-12

 19251 Dodge Ave.
       Santa Ana, CA  92705-2236


(714) 730-7464

District: Tustin Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
221st of 2,346 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,672 Help


Feeder schools for Foothill High:

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

Student/teacher ratio:  27.1 Help
Number of students:  2,276

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
44.6%
White:
38.2%
Asian:
10.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  26.4% Help


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Compare Details Foothill High ranks better than 90.6% of high schools in California. It also ranks 2nd among 4 ranked high schools in the Tustin Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 86.47. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Foothill High freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (44.6%), White (38.2%), Asian (10.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 26.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Foothill High is 27.1, which is the highest among 4 high schools in the Tustin Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Foothill High is $10,672, which is the 2nd highest among 4 high schools in the Tustin Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Foothill High:

SchoolDigger ranks Foothill High 221st of 2346 California public high schools. (See Foothill High in the ranking list.)

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Tustin Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Tustin Unified 429th of 1560 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Foothill High

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Rank History for all students at Foothill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 80.07 73rd 1653 95.6%
2005 74.83 167th 1901 91.2%
2006 79.75 122nd 1968 93.8%
2007 82.51 91st 2063 95.6%
2008 83.62 79th 2117 96.3%
2009 82.93 75th 2238 96.6%
2010 82.34 105th 2281 95.4%
2011 84.35 85th 2367 96.4%
2012 85.70 70th 2354 97.0%
2013 87.94 46th 2426 98.1%
2015 82.27 317th 1994 84.1%
2016 88.90 208th 2039 89.8%
2017 90.89 176th 2021 91.3%
2018 90.83 181st 2017 91.0%
2019 81.46 339th 2133 84.1%
2021 90.80 121st 1290 90.6%
2022 86.08 265th 2123 87.5%
2023 86.47 220th 2335 90.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Foothill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.73 131st 366 64.2%
2019 84.13 46th 422 89.1%
2022 85.15 44th 515 91.5%
2023 67.12 198th 780 74.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Foothill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.54 177th 938 81.1%
2019 39.78 463rd 941 50.8%
2021 93.12 22nd 467 95.3%
2022 81.11 56th 1044 94.6%
2023 72.84 56th 1315 95.7%
See the entire list of Best California High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Foothill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 61.08 311th 1539 79.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Foothill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.25 284th 1862 84.7%
2019 73.60 406th 1937 79.0%
2021 88.68 100th 1126 91.1%
2022 78.36 307th 1943 84.2%
2023 71.39 405th 2237 81.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Foothill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.18 214th 1760 87.8%
2019 80.18 316th 1833 82.8%
2021 88.74 112th 1054 89.4%
2022 86.28 229th 1858 87.7%
2023 83.31 247th 2106 88.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Foothill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.90 38th 1052 96.4%
2019 81.06 131st 1117 88.3%
2021 42.84 263rd 555 52.6%
2022 69.31 203rd 1161 82.5%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Foothill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 52.46 80th 168 52.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Foothill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.55 155th 1834 91.5%
2019 77.72 366th 1880 80.5%
2021 90.42 112th 1122 90.0%
2022 83.12 269th 1916 86.0%
2023 87.81 196th 2195 91.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Foothill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.41 119th 581 79.5%
2019 71.58 178th 582 69.4%
2022 80.58 101st 581 82.6%
2023 76.75 151st 727 79.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Foothill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.41 186th 1742 89.3%
2019 75.52 339th 1814 81.3%
2022 79.35 279th 1861 85.0%
2023 77.10 297th 2132 86.1%
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Rank History for White students at Foothill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.71 130th 1173 88.9%
2019 68.30 360th 1222 70.5%
2022 76.06 256th 1204 78.7%
2023 85.52 112th 1424 92.1%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Foothill High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1349 9 139 80 12 n/a n/a 0 1589
1989 1212 14 139 81 9 n/a n/a 0 1455
1990 1061 12 156 84 10 n/a n/a 0 1323
1991 992 16 175 79 7 n/a n/a 0 1269
1992 1007 16 179 106 7 n/a n/a 0 1315
1993 1031 36 203 181 15 n/a n/a 0 1466
1994 1065 40 229 266 6 n/a n/a 0 1606
1995 1172 44 228 384 7 n/a n/a 0 1835
1996 1172 44 228 384 7 n/a n/a 0 1835
1997 1217 53 212 434 6 n/a n/a 0 1922
1998 1217 46 195 467 9 n/a n/a 0 1934
1999 1247 51 197 563 12 n/a n/a 0 2070
2000 1253 57 201 649 9 n/a n/a 0 2169
2001 1227 43 201 713 8 n/a n/a 0 2192
2002 1285 42 241 775 6 n/a n/a 12 2361
2003 1285 42 241 775 6 n/a n/a 12 2361
2004 1265 38 243 823 7 n/a n/a 20 2396
2005 1237 33 199 640 4 n/a n/a 39 2152
2006 1209 24 195 641 7 n/a n/a 33 2109
2007 1173 25 162 595 9 n/a n/a 31 1995
2008 1214 32 171 596 12 n/a n/a 0 2025
2009 1262 24 155 634 11 17 59 0 2162
2010 1272 33 143 727 9 20 17 0 2221
2011 1274 31 159 807 6 21 26 0 2324
2012 1286 40 167 854 4 15 33 0 2399
2013 1265 41 180 952 8 10 38 0 2494
2014 1263 40 191 1066 8 8 41 0 2617
2015 1239 34 174 1022 8 6 43 0 2526
2016 1187 25 188 1049 7 5 49 0 2510
2017 1154 27 195 1082 9 5 63 0 2535
2018 1093 23 192 1030 7 7 73 0 2425
2019 1033 25 221 1090 7 8 83 0 2467
2020 1009 24 243 1043 6 6 93 0 2424
2021 963 18 243 1049 2 6 106 0 2387
2022 950 16 234 986 6 4 119 2 2317
2023 869 16 235 1016 7 5 125 3 2276

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Foothill High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1589 65.0 24.4 n/a
1989 1455 60.8 23.9 n/a
1990 1323 53.0 24.9 n/a
1991 1269 51.0 24.8 n/a
1992 1315 51.8 25.3 1.5
1993 1466 57.8 25.4 7
1994 1606 60.6 26.5 9.7
1995 1835 69.6 26.4 11.4
1996 1835 69.6 26.4 11.4
1997 1922 71.7 26.8 14.4
1998 1934 77.0 25.1 16.5
1999 2070 79.8 25.9 17.3
2000 2169 88.8 24.4 17.9
2001 2192 93.6 23.4 16.2
2002 2361 97.4 24.2 20.3
2003 2361 97.4 24.2 20.3
2004 2396 95.6 25.1 20.8
2005 2152 85.4 25.2 16.5
2006 2109 80.6 26.2 10.9
2007 1995 78.2 25.5 13.3
2008 2025 93.2 21.7 15.5
2009 2162 86.0 23.0 19.8
2010 2221 80.8 27.4 20.1
2011 2324 n/a n/a 23.4
2012 2399 83.1 28.8 n/a
2013 2494 87.1 28.6 27
2014 2617 92.2 28.3 26.7
2015 2526 94.0 26.8 24.6
2016 2510 95.0 26.4 27.4
2017 2535 93.5 27.0 27.1
2018 2425 93.5 25.9 30.3
2019 2467 86.5 28.5 29.6
2020 2424 n/a n/a 30.6
2021 2387 91.2 26.1 26.1
2022 2317 85.6 27.0 23.3
2023 2276 83.7 27.1 26.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Foothill High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1589 65.0 24.4 n/a
1989 1455 60.8 23.9 n/a
1990 1323 53.0 24.9 n/a
1991 1269 51.0 24.8 n/a
1992 1315 51.8 25.3 1.5
1993 1466 57.8 25.4 7
1994 1606 60.6 26.5 9.7
1995 1835 69.6 26.4 11.4
1996 1835 69.6 26.4 11.4
1997 1922 71.7 26.8 14.4
1998 1934 77.0 25.1 16.5
1999 2070 79.8 25.9 17.3
2000 2169 88.8 24.4 17.9
2001 2192 93.6 23.4 16.2
2002 2361 97.4 24.2 20.3
2003 2361 97.4 24.2 20.3
2004 2396 95.6 25.1 20.8
2005 2152 85.4 25.2 16.5
2006 2109 80.6 26.2 10.9
2007 1995 78.2 25.5 13.3
2008 2025 93.2 21.7 15.5
2009 2162 86.0 23.0 19.8
2010 2221 80.8 27.4 20.1
2011 2324 n/a n/a 23.4
2012 2399 83.1 28.8 n/a
2013 2494 87.1 28.6 27
2014 2617 92.2 28.3 26.7
2015 2526 94.0 26.8 24.6
2016 2510 95.0 26.4 27.4
2017 2535 93.5 27.0 27.1
2018 2425 93.5 25.9 30.3
2019 2467 86.5 28.5 29.6
2020 2424 n/a n/a 30.6
2021 2387 91.2 26.1 26.1
2022 2317 85.6 27.0 23.3
2023 2276 83.7 27.1 26.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Foothill High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $10,672

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Foothill High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 339th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 220th of 2335 High schools
 6.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Foothill High)77.876.1
 1.7%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Tustin Unified)67.171.3
 4.2%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Foothill High)51.949
 2.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Tustin Unified)46.441.4
 5.1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
12th Grade Science (Foothill High)24.20
 24.2%
   12th Grade Science (Tustin Unified)3315.3
 17.7%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students24672276
 7.7%
African American2516
 36%
American Indian77
Asian221235
 6.3%
Hispanic10901016
 6.8%
Pacific Islander85
 37.5%
White1033869
 15.9%
Two or More Races83125
 50.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients29.6%26.4%
 3.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about 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

Students at Foothill High are 45% Hispanic, 38% White, 10% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 2,276 students attended Foothill High.

Yes. Foothill High ranks in the top 9.4% of California high schools.


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