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Enrollment
2,126
High
DISTRICT 1,527 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSTIN UNIFIED·NCES 064015006638
Foothill High
19251 Dodge Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92705 · (714) 730-7464 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,126 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.0:1
85 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
1,016 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 539 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 505 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 546 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 536 | 25% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
67.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.6pp since 2014
Math
44.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 36.8% | 30.8% | 17.5% | 14.9% |
| Math | 22.9% | 21.1% | 26.3% | 29.6% |
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 | 67.6% | 44.1% |
| 2023-24 | 73.8% | 53.5% |
| 2022-23 | 76.1% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 77.4% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 81.1% | 57.6% |
| 2018-19 | 77.8% | 51.9% |
| 2017-18 | 79.3% | 50.5% |
| 2016-17 | 81.2% | 53.7% |
| 2015-16 | 75.0% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 62.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 (59.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foothill High this school | 2,126 | 47.8% | 59.8% |
| El Toro High Lake Forest | 1,902 | 50.2% | 52.5% |
| Centennial High Bakersfield | 2,212 | 44.5% | 50.5% |
| Dos Pueblos Senior High Goleta | 2,149 | 43.9% | 57.4% |
| Royal High Simi Valley | 1,835 | 43.1% | 41.8% |
| Clovis High Clovis | 2,779 | 49.5% | 63.1% |
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 Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #180 of 1,052 | #29 of 68 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #226 of 1,056 ▼ 103 | #36 of 69 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #297 of 1,056 ▼ 125 | #38 of 69 ▼ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.9pp | #71 of 1,044 | #6 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,126 | #219 of 2,093 | #25 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.0:1 | #1,212 of 1,352 | #73 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #300 of 1,351 | #23 of 85 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.8% | #1,192 of 1,575 | #64 of 95 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #383 of 802 | #41 of 71 |
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
2,126
-261 (-11%) vs 2020
+68% since 1990-91, when it was 1,269
Student : Teacher
25.0:1
was 26.2:1
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 | 2,126 | 85 | 25.0:1 | 48% (1,016) |
| 2023-24 | 2,196 | 82.5 | 26.6:1 | 45% (996) |
| 2022-23 | 2,276 | 83.7 | 27.2:1 | 26% (601) |
| 2020-21 | 2,387 | 91 | 26.2:1 | 26% (622) |
| 2017-18 | 2,425 | 93.5 | 25.9:1 | 30% (735) |
| 2015-16 | 2,510 | 95 | 26.4:1 | 27% (687) |
| 2010-11 | 2,324 | N/A | N/A | 23% (544) |
| 2000-01 | 2,192 | 93 | 23.6:1 | 16% (356) |
| 1990-91 | 1,269 | 51 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Foothill High.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (2,425 to 2,126); teachers down 9% (93.5 to 85).
About Foothill High
Foothill High is a high school in Santa Ana, California, and it is part of Tustin Unified. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 2,126 students. It has 154% more students than the average for high schools in California (about 838).
Foothill High sits within Tustin Unified, which has 28 schools and 21,220 students.
The largest group at Foothill High is Hispanic students, at 47%. The school is also 36% White, 10% Asian, and 6% multiracial. That is higher than the 34% Hispanic share among all Orange County residents. The diversity index for Foothill High is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 85 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 25.0 students per teacher. High schools in California have an average ratio of 18.2:1. The school reported 48% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Foothill High is +8.2 points: 59.8% actual, 51.5% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Orange County show that the median household earns about $116,289 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Orange County has 649 public schools with about 430,458 students, including Foothill High.
Hewes Middle is about 0.5 miles from Foothill High, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Foothill High holds at least 8 other public schools. Foothill High comes in 4th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2,387 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 2,126 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 26.2:1 to 25.0:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Foothill High. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
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Other Foothill High schools
7 other US public schools in 3 states are named Foothill High. Foothill High is the 3rd largest of the 8.
- Foothill HighPleasanton, CA · 2,169 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
- Hewes Middle0.5 mi · 929
- Arroyo Elementary0.7 mi · 585
- Red Hill Elementary0.7 mi · 436
- Panorama Elementary1.0 mi · 408
- Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science1.0 mi · 430
- Guin Foss Elementary1.1 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About Foothill HighHow many students attend Foothill High?
Foothill High enrolls approximately 2,126 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Foothill High serve?
Foothill High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Foothill High have?
Foothill High employs 85 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Foothill High?
At Foothill High, the student body is approximately 36% White, 47% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Foothill High in?
Foothill High is part of Tustin Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.