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Foothill High School —— Public School | 9th Grade - 12th Grade | 2,347 students

4375 Foothill Rd, Pleasanton CA 94588 (map) | 925-461-6600
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Students by Grade

  9th Grade: 583
  10th Grade: 617
  11th Grade: 556
  12th Grade: 591

2011 Test Scores

All California students in grades 2-11 take annual standardized tests as part of the state's Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The California Standards Tests (CST) is taken by the majority of students, but other tests include California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA), Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS), California Modified Assessment (CMA) and the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE).

The charts below show the percentage of students at Foothill High School who met or exceeded California's proficiency standards for the tests indicated.

Grade 9

Algebra I

School
25%
  State
23%
  County
20%
  District
29%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 184 students tested - State percentile rank: 58.

Algebra II

School
97%
  State
69%
  County
65%
  District
96%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 34 students tested - State percentile rank: 92.

Biology

School
93%
  State
58%
  County
63%
  District
94%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 277 students tested - State percentile rank: 91.

English Language Arts

School
85%
  State
55%
  County
61%
  District
85%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 560 students tested - State percentile rank: 94.

General Mathematics

School
8%
  State
17%
  County
9%
  District
5%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 25 students tested - State percentile rank: 23.

Geometry

School
80%
  State
48%
  County
55%
  District
81%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 316 students tested - State percentile rank: 89.

Physics

School
18%
  State
42%
  County
19%
  District
29%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 61 students tested - State percentile rank: 20.

Algebra I

School
13%
  State
13%
  County
9%
  District
10%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 24 students tested - State percentile rank: 58.

Algebra II

School
52%
  State
42%
  County
45%
  District
57%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 330 students tested - State percentile rank: 68.

Biology

School
67%
  State
41%
  County
42%
  District
70%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 219 students tested - State percentile rank: 88.

Chemistry

School
77%
  State
46%
  County
47%
  District
80%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 259 students tested - State percentile rank: 88.

English Language Arts

School
82%
  State
48%
  County
52%
  District
80%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 534 students tested - State percentile rank: 95.

Geometry

School
14%
  State
17%
  County
14%
  District
15%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 140 students tested - State percentile rank: 44.

Physics

School
96%
  State
47%
  County
43%
  District
82%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 24 students tested - State percentile rank: 97.

Science Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science

School
82%
  State
50%
  County
55%
  District
81%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 536 students tested - State percentile rank: 95.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
100%
  State
76%
  County
76%
  District
94%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 32 students tested - State percentile rank: 99.

World History

School
79%
  State
45%
  County
48%
  District
78%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 537 students tested - State percentile rank: 96.

Algebra II

School
16%
  State
16%
  County
12%
  District
16%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 203 students tested - State percentile rank: 56.

Biology

School
86%
  State
49%
  County
55%
  District
81%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 102 students tested - State percentile rank: 94.

Chemistry

School
51%
  State
29%
  County
30%
  District
56%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 223 students tested - State percentile rank: 85.

English Language Arts

School
80%
  State
45%
  County
49%
  District
78%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 550 students tested - State percentile rank: 96.

Geometry

School
8%
  State
9%
  County
6%
  District
13%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 12 students tested - State percentile rank: 47.

Physics

School
89%
  State
56%
  County
62%
  District
83%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 140 students tested - State percentile rank: 91.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
76%
  State
50%
  County
55%
  District
72%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 310 students tested - State percentile rank: 91.

U.S. History

School
83%
  State
48%
  County
51%
  District
80%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 551 students tested - State percentile rank: 96.

Algebra I

School
23%
  State
33%
  County
35%
  District
58%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 214 students tested - State percentile rank: 35.

Algebra II

School
42%
  State
33%
  County
35%
  District
47%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 567 students tested - State percentile rank: 74.

Biology

School
82%
  State
49%
  County
54%
  District
83%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 598 students tested - State percentile rank: 93.

Chemistry

School
65%
  State
38%
  County
39%
  District
70%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 482 students tested - State percentile rank: 88.

General Mathematics

School
8%
  State
28%
  County
24%
  District
17%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 25 students tested - State percentile rank: 13.

Geometry

School
59%
  State
30%
  County
37%
  District
64%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 468 students tested - State percentile rank: 76.

Physics

School
70%
  State
52%
  County
47%
  District
65%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 225 students tested - State percentile rank: 65.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
78%
  State
54%
  County
58%
  District
75%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 344 students tested - State percentile rank: 91.

World History

School
79%
  State
44%
  County
47%
  District
77%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 539 students tested - State percentile rank: 96.

Student Ethnicities/Minorities

Totals

White: 1345
Black: 33
Hispanic: 179
Asian: 726
Hawaiian: 19
American Indian: 17
Multi-Ethnic: 28

Source: NCES, 2008-2009.
Student ethnicity totals are rounded & approximate (not all reported).

Other

School Days/Year: NR (Private Schools Only)
Avg Hours/School Day: NR (Private Schools Only)

Students Receiving Free Lunches: 2%
Students Receiving Reduced Fee Lunches: 1%

Other Schools Nearby

Lydiksen Elementary School (0.65 mi.)
7700 Highland Oaks Dr, Pleasanton CA 94588

Donlon Elementary School (0.97 mi.)
4150 Dorman Rd, Pleasanton CA 94588

Kindercare Learning Center (1.18 mi.)
7110 Koll Center Pkwy, Pleasanton CA 94566

Thomas S. Hart Middle School (1.42 mi.)
4433 Willow Rd, Pleasanton CA 94588

Carden West School (1.67 mi.)
4576 Willow Rd, Pleasanton CA 94588

Community Statistics

Median Household Income: $92,644 (State Avg: $47,493)
Median Home Value: $408,200 (State Avg: $211,500)
Total Homes: 10,871 (Occupied: 95.5% - Stave Avg: 105,812.4%)
Median Year Homes Built: 1984 (State Avg: 1970)
Residents Living Below Poverty Level: 45% (State Avg: 7%)

Source: US Census 2000 (Zip code: 94588)
*NR - Not reported

20:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
(2,347 students - 106 teachers)

Foothill High School has 20 students for every one full-time equivalent teacher (SOURCE: NCES, 2008-2009).

California student-teacher ratio (avg): 22:1
U.S. student-teacher ratio (avg): 15:1

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