Foothill High

Foothill High is a high school with a street address in San Jose, California. The school runs grades 11 through 12 and enrolls 268 students. High schools in California average about 838 students, which makes this school 68% below average.

The 16 schools of East Side Union High, including Foothill High, enroll 19,736 students.

A large majority of enrollment at Foothill High is Hispanic, at 91%. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 25%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Foothill High scores 16%.

Foothill High has 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in California is 18.2:1. At Foothill High, 76% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County is 39 points lower.

For the population of Santa Clara County, the median household earns about $164,281 a year, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Across Santa Clara County, 412 public schools serve about 230,059 students.

Of the public schools around it, Foothill High is closest to Russo/McEntee Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.

From 300 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 268 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 20.0:1 to 16.1:1.

Foothill High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.