Foothill Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 56.4% |
| Met Standard | 21.2% |
| Below Standard | 22.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "78% proficient" for Foothill Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
56.4% of students exceeded standard while 21.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 35.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.6 points below the Saratoga Union Elementary district average of 62.0%. The 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 65.2% exceeded — 8.9 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 9.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 50.0% | 15.2% | 65.2% |
| 4th | 46 | 45.6% | 28.3% | 73.9% |
| 5th | 51 | 56.9% | 27.4% | 84.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 50.0% | 28.3% | 78.3% |
| 4th | 46 | 73.9% | 10.9% | 84.8% |
| 5th | 52 | 61.5% | 17.3% | 78.8% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 77.5