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Enrollment
2,043
High
DISTRICT 1,713 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KERN HIGH·NCES 061954002344
Foothill High
501 Park Dr., Bakersfield, CA 93306 · (661) 366-4491 · Kern County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,043 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of California public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
85 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
1,794 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 510 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 524 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 493 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 516 | 25% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
44.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.5pp since 2014
Math
17.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.8% | 29.7% | 23.3% | 32.3% |
| Math | 5.0% | 12.5% | 21.4% | 61.0% |
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 | 44.5% | 17.5% |
| 2023-24 | 38.9% | 10.5% |
| 2022-23 | 46.3% | 15.8% |
| 2021-22 | 44.7% | 10.1% |
| 2020-21 | 79.3% | N/A |
| 2018-19 | 55.8% | 18.8% |
| 2017-18 | 45.0% | 16.1% |
| 2016-17 | 51.4% | 19.6% |
| 2015-16 | 55.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 High
Foothill High's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foothill High this school | 2,043 | 87.8% | 27.9% |
| Ontario High Ontario | 1,994 | 86.7% | 43.5% |
| Orange Glen High Escondido | 1,788 | 89.0% | 29.8% |
| Bloomington High Bloomington | 1,794 | 87.2% | 28.6% |
| Matilda Torres High Madera | 2,017 | 89.9% | 34.8% |
| Wasco High Wasco | 1,672 | 87.5% | 38.7% |
Matched among California high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #864 of 1,052 | #25 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #756 of 1,056 ▲ 148 | #16 of 34 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #814 of 1,056 ▲ 74 | #25 of 34 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.6pp | #421 of 1,044 | #13 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,043 | #267 of 2,093 | #16 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.0:1 | #1,115 of 1,352 | #24 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.9% | #1,114 of 1,351 | #28 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.8% | #376 of 1,575 | #15 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.2% | #240 of 327 | #19 of 22 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,043
-85 (-4%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 2,090
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
was 24.7:1
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 | 2,043 | 85 | 24.0:1 | 88% (1,794) |
| 2023-24 | 2,063 | 86.9 | 23.8:1 | 91% (1,880) |
| 2022-23 | 2,045 | 86 | 23.8:1 | 90% (1,845) |
| 2020-21 | 2,128 | 86 | 24.7:1 | 89% (1,896) |
| 2017-18 | 1,980 | 76.7 | 25.8:1 | 87% (1,722) |
| 2015-16 | 1,996 | 73 | 27.3:1 | 84% (1,676) |
| 2010-11 | 2,029 | N/A | N/A | 77% (1,564) |
| 2000-01 | 2,170 | 89 | 24.4:1 | 59% (1,275) |
| 1990-91 | 2,090 | 80 | 26.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Foothill High.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,980 to 2,043); teachers up 11% (76.7 to 85).
About Foothill High
Foothill High is a high-enrollment high school found in Bakersfield, California. The student body numbers 2,043 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in California) has about 838 students.
Foothill High falls under Kern High, which has 25 schools enrolling 42,814 students.
About 90% of the student body at Foothill High is Hispanic. Other students are 6% White and 2% Black. By comparison, Kern County residents are about 57% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Foothill High is 85 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 24.0:1. That is higher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. The school counts 1,794 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 88%. On average, public schools in Kern County report 76%.
Measured against California public high schools, Foothill High receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In California, Foothill High is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 27.9% actual against a predicted 28.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in Kern County, the median household income is $70,210, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kern County is home to 279 public schools and about 197,431 public school students.
The nearest public school is Voorhies Elementary, at about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 27.9% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 9 nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Foothill High's enrollment declined from 2,128 in 2020-21 to 2,043 in 2024-25.
The Foothill High community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Kern County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
915,075
Census ACS
Median income
$70,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
279
197,431 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kern High
- Bakersfield HighHigh · 3,069 students
- Arvin HighHigh · 2,653 students
- Ridgeview HighHigh · 2,575 students
- Highland HighHigh · 2,530 students
- Stockdale HighHigh · 2,398 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 2,369 students
Other schools in Bakersfield
- Bakersfield HighHigh · 3,069 students
- Ridgeview HighHigh · 2,575 students
- Highland HighHigh · 2,530 students
- Stockdale HighHigh · 2,398 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 2,369 students
- East Bakersfield HighHigh · 2,331 students
Other Foothill High schools
7 other US public schools in 3 states are named Foothill High. Foothill High is the 4th largest of the 8.
- Foothill HighPleasanton, CA · 2,169 students
- Foothill HighSanta Ana, CA · 2,126 students
- Foothill HighPalo Cedro, CA · 1,487 students
- Foothill HighSacramento, CA · 1,417 students
- Foothill HighSan Jose, CA · 268 students
Nearby schools
- Voorhies Elementary0.2 mi · 915
- Hort Elementary1.0 mi · 590
- Orangewood Elementary1.0 mi · 617
- Pioneer Drive Elementary1.1 mi · 562
- Walter Stiern Middle1.2 mi · 891
- Shirley Lane Elementary1.6 mi · 617
Frequently asked questions
About Foothill HighHow many students attend Foothill High?
Foothill High enrolls approximately 2,043 students in grades 09-12.
Is Foothill High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Foothill High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Foothill High have?
Foothill High employs 85 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.0:1.
How diverse is Foothill High?
Foothill High reports a student body of 6% White, 90% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Foothill High?
Foothill High is overseen by Kern High in Kern County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.