Foothill Elementary
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,404 students tested
School overview
Enrollment
624 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
22:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
50%
Teachers
29 full-time
Student demographics
Hispanic
24.0%
White
55.0%
Asian
0.8%
Black
0.3%
Other
19.9%
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.9% |
| Met Standard | 21.7% |
| Below Standard | 64.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Foothill Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.9% of students exceeded standard while 21.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.6 points above the Sierra Unified district average of 9.3%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 7.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 32.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
% Exceeded Standard
13.9%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
35.6%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-7.5pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
32.8%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
8.1%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,404
Across all grades & subjects
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 16.3% | 22.1% | 38.4% |
| 4th | 86 | 25.6% | 23.3% | 48.8% |
| 5th | 95 | 9.5% | 29.5% | 39.0% |
| 6th | 85 | 10.6% | 25.9% | 36.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 11.6% | 22.1% | 33.7% |
| 4th | 86 | 22.1% | 20.9% | 43.0% |
| 5th | 94 | 6.4% | 11.7% | 18.1% |
| 6th | 84 | 9.5% | 17.9% | 27.4% |