Foothill High

Foothill High is a 9-12 campus of well-populated scale in Santa Ana, California, operated by Tustin Unified, works with 2,126 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Foothill High sits 154% above that benchmark.

Foothill High is one of 28 schools operated by Tustin Unified, a district that instructs 21,220 students overall.

On demographics, Foothill High shows that 47% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 36% White, 10% Asian, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Roughly 48% of students at Foothill High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Foothill High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.7%.

Around the school, Orange County reports that median household earnings sit near $116,289, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Orange County's 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), Foothill High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hewes Middle, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Foothill High. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Foothill High ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 58.7%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Foothill High has contracted 12%, going from 2,425 students in 2018 to 2,126 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 45% to 36% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.