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Foothill High School —— Public School | 9th Grade - 12th Grade | 1,363 students

5000 Mccloud Dr, Sacramento CA 95842 (map) | 916-286-1300
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Enrollment

Students by Grade

  9th Grade: 375
  10th Grade: 367
  11th Grade: 324
  12th Grade: 297

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.

English Language Arts

School
83%
  State
51%
  County
78%
  District
84%
CAPA Exam Scores (2011): 18 students tested - State percentile rank: 55.

Mathematics

School
94%
  State
80%
  County
69%
  District
82%
CAPA Exam Scores (2011): 18 students tested - State percentile rank: 95.

Algebra I

School
7%
  State
23%
  County
24%
  District
12%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 162 students tested - State percentile rank: 10.

Biology

School
73%
  State
58%
  County
65%
  District
50%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 172 students tested - State percentile rank: 64.

Earth Science

School
19%
  State
36%
  County
37%
  District
23%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 187 students tested - State percentile rank: 20.

English Language Arts

School
5%
  State
18%
  County
17%
  District
10%
CMA Exam Scores (2011): 20 students tested - State percentile rank: 3.

English Language Arts

School
48%
  State
55%
  County
56%
  District
40%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 369 students tested - State percentile rank: 40.

General Mathematics

School
8%
  State
17%
  County
14%
  District
13%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 65 students tested - State percentile rank: 23.

Geometry

School
15%
  State
48%
  County
47%
  District
22%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 149 students tested - State percentile rank: 9.

Grade 10

Algebra I

School
3%
  State
13%
  County
13%
  District
8%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 74 students tested - State percentile rank: 6.

Algebra I

School
8%
  State
12%
  County
8%
  District
9%
CMA Exam Scores (2011): 13 students tested - State percentile rank: 26.

Algebra II

School
24%
  State
42%
  County
42%
  District
30%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 72 students tested - State percentile rank: 24.

Biology

School
33%
  State
41%
  County
41%
  District
24%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 147 students tested - State percentile rank: 38.

Chemistry

School
24%
  State
46%
  County
47%
  District
27%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 87 students tested - State percentile rank: 18.

Earth Science

School
17%
  State
32%
  County
22%
  District
17%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 12 students tested - State percentile rank: 23.

English Language Arts

School
35%
  State
48%
  County
46%
  District
30%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 275 students tested - State percentile rank: 37.

Geometry

School
3%
  State
17%
  County
15%
  District
7%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 111 students tested - State percentile rank: 4.

Science

School
13%
  State
18%
  County
14%
  District
9%
CMA Exam Scores (2011): 16 students tested - State percentile rank: 32.

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

School
47%
  State
50%
  County
49%
  District
32%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 275 students tested - State percentile rank: 53.

World History

School
28%
  State
45%
  County
45%
  District
30%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 287 students tested - State percentile rank: 30.

Grade 11

Algebra I

School
4%
  State
10%
  County
7%
  District
12%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 23 students tested - State percentile rank: 13.

Algebra II

School
4%
  State
16%
  County
17%
  District
8%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 75 students tested - State percentile rank: 10.

Biology

School
21%
  State
49%
  County
40%
  District
30%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 24 students tested - State percentile rank: 18.

Chemistry

School
4%
  State
29%
  County
29%
  District
20%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 76 students tested - State percentile rank: 3.

English Language Arts

School
33%
  State
45%
  County
43%
  District
27%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 246 students tested - State percentile rank: 38.

Physics

School
25%
  State
56%
  County
59%
  District
29%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 16 students tested - State percentile rank: 11.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
29%
  State
50%
  County
46%
  District
33%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 56 students tested - State percentile rank: 24.

U.S. History

School
38%
  State
48%
  County
46%
  District
28%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 244 students tested - State percentile rank: 43.

End of Course Exams California End of Course Exams Explained

Algebra I

School
6%
  State
33%
  County
34%
  District
24%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 259 students tested - State percentile rank: 7.

Algebra I

School
10%
  State
12%
  County
12%
  District
15%
CMA Exam Scores (2011): 20 students tested - State percentile rank: 40.

Algebra II

School
13%
  State
33%
  County
33%
  District
18%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 150 students tested - State percentile rank: 18.

Biology

School
52%
  State
49%
  County
49%
  District
35%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 343 students tested - State percentile rank: 62.

Chemistry

School
15%
  State
38%
  County
38%
  District
24%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 163 students tested - State percentile rank: 15.

Earth Science

School
19%
  State
35%
  County
34%
  District
22%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 209 students tested - State percentile rank: 23.

General Mathematics

School
8%
  State
28%
  County
26%
  District
11%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 65 students tested - State percentile rank: 13.

Geometry

School
8%
  State
30%
  County
30%
  District
13%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 308 students tested - State percentile rank: 10.

Physics

School
29%
  State
52%
  County
60%
  District
34%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 17 students tested - State percentile rank: 17.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
29%
  State
54%
  County
51%
  District
32%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 56 students tested - State percentile rank: 21.

World History

School
27%
  State
44%
  County
44%
  District
28%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 306 students tested - State percentile rank: 33.

Student Ethnicities/Minorities

Totals

White: 528
Black: 276
Hispanic: 350
Asian: 113
Hawaiian: 20
American Indian: 20
Multi-Ethnic: 56

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: 50%
Students Receiving Reduced Fee Lunches: 12%

Other Schools Nearby

Frontier Elementary School (0.35 mi.)
6691 Silverthorne Circlecle, Sacramento CA 95842

Foothill Farms Junior High School (0.42 mi.)
5001 Diablo Dr, Sacramento CA 95842

Liberty Towers Christian School (0.56 mi.)
5132 Elkhorn Blvd, Sacramento CA 95842

Hillsdale Elementary School (0.57 mi.)
6469 Guthrie Way, North Highlands CA 95660

Woodridge Elementary School (0.63 mi.)
5761 Brett Dr, Sacramento CA 95842

Community Statistics

Median Household Income: $40,244 (State Avg: $47,493)
Median Home Value: $116,000 (State Avg: $211,500)
Total Homes: 11,973 (Occupied: 96.7% - Stave Avg: 96,073.4%)
Median Year Homes Built: 1978 (State Avg: 1970)
Residents Living Below Poverty Level: 8% (State Avg: 7%)

Source: US Census 2000 (Zip code: 95842)
*NR - Not reported

19:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
(1,363 students - 63 teachers)

Foothill High School has 19 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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