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Foothill High

High School
📍 4375 Foothill Road
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of high schools
State Rank
of 1,739 California high schools
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Strong All-Around

Strong across every dimension we measure — academics, growth, culture, and engagement.

Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment
2,208 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
23:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
9%
Teachers
98 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate
95.7%
AP Exam Prepared
74.6%
A-G Completion
83.1%
College-Going Rate
89.1%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year
Increased
+4.2 pts DFS change
Math Year-over-Year
Increased
+13.4 pts DFS change
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
19.1%
English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 63 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic11.3%
White29.5%
Asian48.6%
Black1.7%
Other9.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Foothill High
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard46.5%
Met Standard29.5%
Below Standard24.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "76% proficient" for Foothill High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

46.5% of students exceeded standard while 29.5% met it. That exceeded rate is 31.0 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's near the Pleasanton Unified district average of 46.9%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 95.7% — above the state target. 83.1% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 89.1% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 9.2%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
46.5%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
75.9%
Students meeting standard
Chronic Absenteeism
9.2%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.5%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,063
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th53149.7%33.5%10.9%5.8%83.2%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th53243.2%25.4%16.7%14.7%68.6%
K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~2 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.

Fusion Academy Pleasanton
Nonsectarian · Grades 9-10 · 2 students
0:1Private2.1 mi

Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score · Explore all schools · Blog