Foothill High

Foothill High is a secondary school of big scale in Sacramento, California, one of the schools within Twin Rivers Unified, caters to 1,417 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 69% larger than the state mean of about 838.

Across the 44 schools in Twin Rivers Unified (24,770 students total), Foothill High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Foothill High shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 22% White, 15% Asian, 12% Black, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Sacramento County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Foothill High has 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Foothill High higher than the state norm the norm. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Sacramento County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Foothill High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.5%; this one delivers 23.6%.

In the surrounding community, Sacramento County reports that median household income runs about $92,175, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Foothill High is one of 387 public schools in Sacramento County (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students).

The closest other public school is Foothill Ranch Middle, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Foothill High ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 29.4%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 24%: 1,143 students in 2018 compared to 1,417 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share edged up from 8% to 15%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 today.

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