Foothill Elementary

Foothill Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Santa Barbara, California, overseen by Goleta Union Elementary. The school hosts 413 students in grades K through 6.

Across the 9 schools in Goleta Union Elementary (3,395 students total), Foothill Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Foothill Elementary shows that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 27% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 6% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Santa Barbara County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Foothill Elementary lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.7:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Santa Barbara County runs at roughly 68%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Foothill Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.0%, the actual is 74.1%, a residual of +5.1 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Santa Barbara County put median household earnings sit near $98,161, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Foothill Elementary is one of 129 public schools in Santa Barbara County (combined enrollment of about 66,191 students).

El Camino Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Foothill Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Foothill Elementary at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 54.3%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Foothill Elementary's enrollment has decreased 13% since 2018, when it stood at 476 (now 413). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 58% to 50%.

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