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Foothill Oak Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5630^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of California elementary schools

Summary

Foothill Oak Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 556 students in the Vista Unified district, located in a high-need community where nearly 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academic performance at Foothill Oak is a serious concern, as the school ranks in the bottom 4% of all California elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science dramatically below both district and state averages. This represents a steep decline from seven years ago. While chronic absenteeism has improved significantly since the pandemic, this has not led to better academic results, suggesting deeper challenges with instruction or curriculum. The school's performance is low across all grade levels and for nearly all student groups.

Notably, several other schools in the same area serving students with similar economic needs perform much better. For example, T.H.E Leadership Academy and Breeze Hill Elementary both rank in the 62nd percentile statewide. Maryland Elementary, which serves an even higher-poverty population, also outperforms Foothill Oak. This comparison within the same district indicates that the school's severe underperformance is not inevitable given its community context.

556

Students ?

25.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,159

Per pupil spending ?

89.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1370 Oak Dr.
Vista, CA 92084-4001

(760) 631-3458

District: Vista Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.2%

White:

4.3%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2013 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg37%

California avg41%

5,630^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Vista Unified

818^th of 1,543Vista 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	10.1	5630 of 5857	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	5589 of 5869	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	5620 of 5859	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	4924 of 5883	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	4610 of 5789	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	3914 of 5662	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	20.4	4664 of 5692	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.9	4350 of 5614	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.9	5012 of 5611	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.8	5001 of 5530	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	23.1	4446 of 5390	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.9	4692 of 5377	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.9	4475 of 5314	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.6	3934 of 5193	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.3	3435 of 5113	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.2	3560 of 5113	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.0	2161 of 2227	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	2252 of 2585	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	1027 of 2128	51.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.5	3057 of 3162	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	3145 of 3245	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	2679 of 3311	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	2550 of 3275	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	2361 of 3246	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	5529 of 5597	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	5461 of 5612	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	5459 of 5609	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	4426 of 5635	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	4687 of 5492	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	4009 of 5413	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	4892 of 5107	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	4934 of 5107	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	4829 of 5087	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	3862 of 5084	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	3908 of 4963	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	3050 of 4830	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	339 of 429	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	5192 of 5460	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	5183 of 5517	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	5079 of 5363	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	3985 of 5264	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	3549 of 5173	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	2962 of 5084	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	5178 of 5628	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	5097 of 5643	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	5259 of 5638	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	4976 of 5663	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	4039 of 5510	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	3567 of 5431	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	2285 of 2847	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	2346 of 2420	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)21st percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-13 vs school

Female (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy18%-31 vs state

Mathematics14%-23 vs state

Science8%-24 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 (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 5th 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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 Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	1370 Oak Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-3458	556	22	25.2	89.6%	24 (4.3%)	4 (0.7%)	507 (91.2%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	10.1	5630^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.9%		11.5	5589^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.8%	41	8.3	8.3	16.7	17.3	18.8	17.6	19.5	15.7	7.2	13.9	97.3				97.3		$19,159	$2,718	$16,441
Bobier Elementary	Public	K-5	550 Beaumont Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 724-8501	563	25	22.9	90.8%	21 (3.7%)	5 (0.9%)	525 (93.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	12	5510^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.9%		17	5121^st of 5869 public elementary schools	12.7%	389	9.0	9.0	10.1	25.6	24.2	19.9	10.9	21.5	12.4	14.3	92.9	94.1			92.9	95.3	$18,930	$2,242	$16,688
Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts	Public	K-5	600 North Santa Fe Ave.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 941-0880	740	30	24.6	81.6%	92 (12.4%)	16 (2.2%)	592 (80.0%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	26 (3.5%)	30.8	3897^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.5%		28.7	4054^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.9%	157	17.2	17.2	41.6	32.8	35.8	36.5	44.3	26.1	18.7	28.9	98.3	98.3		98.3		98.3	$18,239	$2,839	$15,400
California Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	215 West California Ave.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 630-4870	42	4	11.6	73.8%	6 (14.3%)	1 (2.4%)	29 (69.0%)	4 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.8%)								(n/a)
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1720 Monte Vista Rd.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 726-0410	556	23	24.1	55.6%	185 (33.3%)	11 (2.0%)	300 (54.0%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (8.5%)	49.7	2608^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.5%		37	3371^st of 5869 public elementary schools	42.6%	763	28.9	28.9	52.4	39.2	40.5	44.1	51.9	42.3	33.3	42.4	95.9						$18,047	$2,219	$15,828
Maryland Elementary	Public	K-5	700 North Ave.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-6675	466	20	23.3	94.4%	21 (4.5%)	6 (1.3%)	426 (91.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.9%)	19.1	4917^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.0%		18.2	5016^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.5%	99	19.5	19.5	28.8	19.5	28.6	25.4	32.0	12.9	17.1	20.3							$18,982	$2,284	$16,698
T.H.E Leadership Academy	Public	K-5	1550 Temple Heights Dr.	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-6242	584	25	23.3	71.9%	81 (13.9%)	11 (1.9%)	435 (74.5%)	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	36 (6.2%)	56.1	2249^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.6%		51.8	2464^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.0%	215	37.9	37.9	46.7	44.2	59.3	50.0	45.2	36.8	41.4	41.2	90.3	95.7	94.6	92.5	95.7	94.6	$19,774	$2,767	$17,007
Mission Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	5657 Spur Ave.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 630-7884	473	22	22.0	63.6%	133 (28.1%)	5 (1.1%)	265 (56.0%)	19 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	45 (9.5%)	41.6	3105^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.0%		39.1	3230^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.0%	125	30.7	30.7	33.3	42.9	51.6	42.1	36.8	29.4	35.5	33.6	93.4	97.2	97.2	95.3	96.2	97.2	$19,613	$2,524	$17,089
Hannalei Elementary	Public	K-5	120 Hannalei Dr.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-6248	480	22	21.8	73.5%	55 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	402 (83.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	12 (2.5%)	17.3	5069^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.5%		23.7	4497^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.4%	572	6.9	6.9	25.0	31.3	28.2	28.0	23.4	27.3	8.2	19.4							$19,882	$2,571	$17,311
Breeze Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1111 Melrose Way	Vista	92081	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 945-2373	742	30	25.1	65.0%	171 (23.0%)	14 (1.9%)	470 (63.3%)	32 (4.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.6%)	56.9	2217^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.1%		60	2064^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.8%	153	35.2	35.2	56.0	38.6	52.4	48.7	58.6	36.8	39.8	44.6	96.2	97.1	98.1	98.1	97.1	98.1	$15,540	$1,835	$13,705

Frequently Asked Questions about Foothill Oak Elementary

How many students attend Foothill Oak Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 556 students attended Foothill Oak Elementary.

Is Foothill Oak Elementary a good school?

Foothill Oak Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.9% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Foothill Oak Elementary?

Students at Foothill Oak Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Foothill Oak Elementary attend?

Students who attend Foothill Oak Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Vista High

What district is Foothill Oak Elementary in?

Vista Unified

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