How does Foothill Intermediate compare to other middle schools in Marysville?

Foothill Intermediate has a Scope Score of 41.4/100, ranked #1063 among California middle schools. 10% of students exceed standard, with a total of 444 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Foothill Intermediate?

9.8% of students at Foothill Intermediate exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 36.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Foothill Intermediate improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Foothill Intermediate's proficiency rate decreases by 0.3 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Foothill Intermediate?

16.3% of students at Foothill Intermediate are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Foothill Intermediate

Middle School

Marysville Joint Unified MarysvilleYuba County95901

📍 5351 Fruitland Road

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Scope 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

208 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

19:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

47%

Teachers

11 full-time

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+9.0 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

+2.3 pts DFS change

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic15.4%

White69.7%

Asian2.9%

Black1.4%

Other10.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Foothill Intermediate
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	9.8%
Met Standard	26.4%
Below Standard	63.9%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Chronic absenteeism: 16.3%

3.0pp below state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 9.8%

7.6pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 36.1%

3.4pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Growth (G6→G8): -0.3pp

Scores decline across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 36.1%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 9.3%

5.2pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Foothill Intermediate and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

9.8% of students exceeded standard while 26.4% met it. That exceeded rate is 7.6 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's near the Marysville Joint Unified district average of 10.8%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 0.3 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math maintained year-over-year.

Chronic absenteeism is 16.3%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

9.8%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

36.1%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-0.3pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

16.3%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

9.3%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

444

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	77	20.8%	28.6%	28.6%	22.1%	49.4%
7th	61	3.3%	36.1%	27.9%	32.8%	39.3%
8th	84	10.7%	45.2%	23.8%	20.2%	56.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	77	11.7%	18.2%	36.4%	33.8%	29.9%
7th	61	4.9%	14.8%	32.8%	47.5%	19.7%
8th	84	7.1%	15.5%	33.3%	44.0%	22.6%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Browns Valley Elementary

Yuba Feather Elementary

28.2# in state

Dobbins Elementary

5.8# in state

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Middle

Foothill Intermediate

41.4# in state

This school

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High School

Marysville High

40.7# in state

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