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What's one thing Foothill High gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
2,169
High
DISTRICT 1,612 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEASANTON UNIFIED·NCES 060002009279
Foothill High
4375 Foothill Rd., Pleasanton, CA 94588 · (925) 461-6600 · Alameda County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,169 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% of California public high schools
- A+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.
- C-Three-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
22.3:1
97 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
192 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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 | 558 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 551 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 556 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 504 | 23% |
Student demographics
61%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
83.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.2pp since 2014
Math
68.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 49.7% | 33.5% | 10.9% | 5.8% |
| Math | 43.2% | 25.4% | 16.7% | 14.7% |
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 | 83.2% | 68.6% |
| 2023-24 | 81.5% | 66.5% |
| 2022-23 | 85.8% | 69.6% |
| 2021-22 | 82.9% | 72.9% |
| 2018-19 | 84.9% | 69.5% |
| 2017-18 | 84.8% | 70.1% |
| 2016-17 | 88.9% | 71.8% |
| 2015-16 | 88.0% | 69.0% |
| 2014-15 | 80.0% | 61.0% |
% 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
75.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 (75.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foothill High this school | 2,169 | 8.9% | 75.0% |
| Amador Valley High Pleasanton | 2,583 | 8.2% | 75.5% |
| Leland High San Jose | 1,471 | 11.3% | 79.5% |
| California High San Ramon | 2,894 | 8.7% | 65.0% |
| Henry M. Gunn High Palo Alto | 1,643 | 11.7% | 81.5% |
| Canyon Crest Academy San Diego | 2,147 | 11.4% | 88.4% |
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 Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #51 of 1,052 | #7 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #50 of 1,056 ▼ 3 | #8 of 35 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.2% | #65 of 1,056 ▲ 17 | #5 of 35 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #251 of 1,044 | #8 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,169 | #201 of 2,093 | #8 of 85 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #907 of 1,352 | #38 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #391 of 1,351 | #27 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.9% | #1,554 of 1,575 | #66 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #793 of 802 | #27 of 27 |
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
2,169
-68 (-3%) vs 2020
+97% since 1990-91, when it was 1,103
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 24.1:1
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 | 2,169 | 97.4 | 22.3:1 | 9% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 2,208 | 98.1 | 22.5:1 | 9% (192) |
| 2022-23 | 2,199 | 89.8 | 24.5:1 | 7% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 2,237 | 93 | 24.1:1 | 9% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 2,176 | 91.6 | 23.8:1 | 9% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 2,085 | 88 | 23.7:1 | 5% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 2,275 | N/A | N/A | 5% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 1,886 | 80 | 23.6:1 | 2% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 1,103 | 48 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Foothill High.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (2,176 to 2,169); teachers up 6% (91.6 to 97.4).
About Foothill High
Foothill High is a large high school based in Pleasanton, California. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 2,169 students in 2024-25. Across high schools in California, the average enrollment is about 838.
Across its 16 schools, Pleasanton Unified enrolls 13,302 students. Foothill High is one of those schools.
More than half of enrollment at Foothill High is Asian: 56%. The remaining shares are 26% White, 11% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Alameda County as a whole is about 33% Asian, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
Foothill High has a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.3:1, with 97.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in California, 18.2:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 9% at Foothill High. Compared with the 49% average for public schools in Alameda County, the school's rate is lower.
Foothill High holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 77% of California public high schools.
Foothill High's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (75.0%) and its predicted rate (74.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
For the population of Alameda County, median household income comes to about $129,367, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Alameda County counts 394 public schools with about 210,511 students.
Lydiksen Elementary, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Foothill High is 7th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Foothill High is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
Enrollment was 2,169 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 2,237. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 24.1:1 to 22.3:1.
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Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pleasanton Unified
- Amador Valley HighHigh · 2,583 students
- Thomas S. Hart MiddleMiddle · 1,129 students
- Harvest Park MiddleMiddle · 1,015 students
- Pleasanton MiddleMiddle · 944 students
- Donlon ElementaryElementary · 700 students
- Fairlands ElementaryElementary · 670 students
Other schools in Pleasanton
- Amador Valley HighHigh · 2,583 students
- Thomas S. Hart MiddleMiddle · 1,129 students
- Harvest Park MiddleMiddle · 1,015 students
- Pleasanton MiddleMiddle · 944 students
- Donlon ElementaryElementary · 700 students
- Fairlands ElementaryElementary · 670 students
Other Foothill High schools
7 other US public schools in 3 states are named Foothill High. Foothill High is the 2nd largest of the 8.
- Foothill HighSanta Ana, CA · 2,126 students
- Foothill HighBakersfield, CA · 2,043 students
- Foothill HighPalo Cedro, CA · 1,487 students
- Foothill HighSacramento, CA · 1,417 students
- Foothill HighSan Jose, CA · 268 students
Nearby schools
- Lydiksen Elementary0.5 mi · 586
- Donlon Elementary1.0 mi · 700
- Thomas S. Hart Middle1.5 mi · 1,129
- Walnut Grove Elementary1.8 mi · 629
- Harvest Park Middle2.0 mi · 1,015
- Pleasanton Middle2.3 mi · 944
Frequently asked questions
About Foothill HighHow many students attend Foothill High?
Foothill High enrolls approximately 2,169 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Foothill High serve?
Foothill High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Foothill High have?
Foothill High employs 97 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
How diverse is Foothill High?
Foothill High reports a student body of 26% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 56% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Foothill High?
Foothill High is overseen by Pleasanton Unified in Alameda County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.