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Enrollment
609
Elementary
DISTRICT 250 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIERRA UNIFIED·NCES 063680512884
Foothill Elementary
29147 Auberry Rd., Prather, CA 93651 · (559) 855-3551 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL609 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
308 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 93 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 9% smaller than its 6th grade class (93).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Foothill Elementary→Sierra Junior High
Based on grade levels within Sierra Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
40.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.4pp since 2014
Math
30.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.3% | 25.3% | 23.0% | 36.4% |
| Math | 12.3% | 18.0% | 32.6% | 37.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.6% | 30.3% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.5% | 33.4% |
| 2021-22 | 42.6% | 36.5% |
| 2020-21 | 48.7% | 38.0% |
| 2018-19 | 47.5% | 42.6% |
| 2017-18 | 43.6% | 39.0% |
| 2016-17 | 50.0% | 36.7% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 36.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Foothill Elementary
Foothill Elementary's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foothill Elementary this school | 609 | 50.6% | 36.0% |
| Marigold Elementary Chico | 571 | 51.0% | 46.0% |
| Carlton Hills Elementary Santee | 601 | 47.9% | 59.0% |
| Hill Creek Elementary Santee | 695 | 47.3% | 53.4% |
| Pacific Union Elementary Arcata | 534 | 54.9% | 43.4% |
| Jackson Elementary Jackson | 479 | 49.3% | 32.5% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Foothill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #2,864 of 5,151 | #92 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #3,191 of 5,172 ▼ 689 | #104 of 185 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #2,866 of 5,172 ▲ 164 | #94 of 185 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.1pp | #725 of 5,116 | #14 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 609 | #1,321 of 5,915 | #73 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #1,106 of 5,352 | #70 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #1,481 of 5,354 | #42 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.6% | #3,878 of 5,625 | #176 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #3,390 of 3,837 | #115 of 135 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
609
+166 (+37%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 609 | 29.9 | 20.3:1 | 51% (308) |
| 2023-24 | 624 | 29.9 | 20.9:1 | 50% (312) |
| 2022-23 | 660 | 28.9 | 22.8:1 | 47% (310) |
| 2020-21 | 443 | 27 | 16.4:1 | 88% (391) |
| 2017-18 | 637 | 32 | 19.9:1 | 55% (349) |
| 2015-16 | 643 | 31 | 20.7:1 | 49% (315) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Foothill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (637 to 609); teachers down 6% (32 to 29.9).
About Foothill Elementary
Foothill Elementary sits in Prather, California, and is classified as an elementary school. Enrollment totals 609 students across kindergarten through 6. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
Foothill Elementary is part of a district of 5 schools: Sierra Unified, with 1,251 students.
White students are 54% of those enrolled at Foothill Elementary. The next largest groups are 23% Hispanic, 14% Native American, and 7% multiracial. In Fresno County overall, about 36% of residents are White. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at Foothill Elementary are from different groups.
Staffing at Foothill Elementary comes to 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 20.3:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. On the income side, 51% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 75% average for public schools in Fresno County.
Foothill Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 36.0%, compared with a predicted 49.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Fresno County show the median household earns about $74,201 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Counting Foothill Elementary, Fresno County has 368 public schools.
Sierra High is about 3.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 37.8% on proficiency, and Foothill Elementary is below that at 36.0%.
Foothill Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Enrollment increased by 37% across 4 years, from 443 in 2020-21 to 609 in 2024-25. The ratio was 16.4:1 in 2020-21 and 20.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sierra Unified
- Sierra HighHigh · 367 students
- Sierra Junior HighMiddle · 184 students
- Sierra@HomeCombined · 81 students
- Sierra Alternative HighHigh · 10 students
- Oak Meadow Community DayMiddle
Other Foothill Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 2 states are named Foothill Elementary. Foothill Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 7.
- Foothill ElementaryCorona, CA · 640 students
- Foothill ElementaryPittsburg, CA · 551 students
- Foothill ElementaryRiverside, CA · 451 students
- Foothill ElementarySanta Barbara, CA · 413 students
- Foothill ElementarySaratoga, CA · 278 students
Nearby schools
- Sierra High3.9 mi · 367
- Sierra Junior High3.9 mi · 184
- Sierra Alternative High4.0 mi · 10
- Sierra@Home4.2 mi · 81
- Pine Ridge Elementary8.8 mi · 67
- Spring Valley Elementary11.0 mi · 230
Frequently asked questions
About Foothill ElementaryHow large is Foothill Elementary?
Foothill Elementary enrolls approximately 609 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Foothill Elementary serve?
Foothill Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Foothill Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Foothill Elementary is approximately 20.3:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Foothill Elementary?
At Foothill Elementary, the student body is approximately 54% White, 23% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Foothill Elementary in?
Foothill Elementary is part of Sierra Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.