Enrollment
237
Middle
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARYSVILLE JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 062409003627
Foothill Intermediate
5351 Fruitland Rd., Marysville, CA 95901 · (530) 741-6130 · Yuba County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL237 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of California public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
154 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 85 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 90 | 38% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
49.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.1pp since 2014
Math
24.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.2% | 36.9% | 26.6% | 24.3% |
| Math | 8.1% | 16.2% | 34.2% | 41.4% |
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 | 49.1% | 24.3% |
| 2023-24 | 42.4% | 25.4% |
| 2022-23 | 34.6% | 14.2% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 11.9% |
| 2020-21 | 40.1% | 11.8% |
| 2018-19 | 48.9% | 33.0% |
| 2017-18 | 61.1% | 38.0% |
| 2016-17 | 55.3% | 33.8% |
| 2015-16 | 52.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Intermediate
Foothill Intermediate's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foothill Intermediate this school | 237 | 65.0% | 34.8% |
| Modoc Middle Alturas | 172 | 65.7% | 25.3% |
| Paradise Junior High Paradise | 197 | 70.6% | 25.1% |
| Ready Springs Elementary Penn Valley | 255 | 56.9% | 40.8% |
| Diamond View Middle Susanville | 288 | 72.6% | 31.4% |
| Ishi Hills Middle Oroville | 294 | 68.0% | 20.5% |
Matched among California middle 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 Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #639 of 1,224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #739 of 1,227 ▼ 86 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #511 of 1,227 ▲ 86 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.3pp | #14 of 1,214 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 237 | #1,255 of 1,377 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #179 of 1,279 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #593 of 1,278 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.0% | #780 of 1,329 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.9% | #81 of 257 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
237
+34 (+17%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 315
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 237 | 13.4 | 17.7:1 | 65% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 208 | 11.4 | 18.3:1 | 47% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 229 | 11.3 | 20.2:1 | 49% (113) |
| 2020-21 | 203 | 11 | 18.4:1 | 48% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 210 | 11 | 19.1:1 | 54% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 190 | 8 | 23.8:1 | 47% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 261 | N/A | N/A | 41% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 246 | 12 | 20.5:1 | 37% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 315 | 15 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Foothill Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (210 to 237); teachers up 22% (11 to 13.4).
About Foothill Intermediate
Foothill Intermediate is a small middle school in Marysville Joint Unified, located in Marysville, California. The school counts 237 students across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in California is about 659 students.
Marysville Joint Unified has 10,418 students in 23 schools, and Foothill Intermediate is one of those schools.
At 64%, White students outnumber all other groups at Foothill Intermediate combined. The remaining students are 21% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Native American. Among people living in Yuba County, the White share is about 54%. By the diversity index, Foothill Intermediate comes in at 53%.
A ratio of 17.7:1 comes from the school's 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 65% in 2024-25.
Measured against California public middle schools, Foothill Intermediate receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Foothill Intermediate's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (34.8%) and its predicted rate (41.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Yuba County has these Census figures: median household income is about $76,373, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The public schools of Yuba County number 41 and enroll about 16,045.
Loma Rica Elementary is the public school closest to Foothill Intermediate, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Foothill Intermediate ranks 4th of 6 on average proficiency.
Foothill Intermediate is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
The student count in 2024-25 was 237, 17% above the 203 of 2020-21.
Discussions about Foothill Intermediate may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Yuba County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,507
Census ACS
Median income
$76,373
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
16,045 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marysville Joint Unified
- Lindhurst HighHigh · 1,254 students
- Marysville HighHigh · 1,034 students
- Yuba Gardens IntermediateMiddle · 761 students
- Arboga ElementaryElementary · 746 students
- Kynoch ElementaryElementary · 678 students
- Linda ElementaryElementary · 613 students
Other schools in Marysville
- Marysville HighHigh · 1,034 students
- Kynoch ElementaryElementary · 678 students
- Linda ElementaryElementary · 613 students
- Anna McKenney IntermediateMiddle · 590 students
- CORE CharterCombined · 554 students
- Edgewater ElementaryElementary · 540 students
Nearby schools
- Loma Rica Elementary0.5 mi · 115
- Browns Valley Elementary4.7 mi · 126
- Bangor Union Elementary6.0 mi · 88
- Honcut6.7 mi · 14
- Cordua Elementary8.8 mi · 77
- Yuba Environmental Science Charter Academy9.9 mi · 184
Frequently asked questions
About Foothill IntermediateHow large is Foothill Intermediate?
Foothill Intermediate enrolls approximately 237 students in grades 06-08.
Is Foothill Intermediate an elementary, middle, or high school?
Foothill Intermediate is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Foothill Intermediate have?
Foothill Intermediate employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Foothill Intermediate?
Student demographics at Foothill Intermediate are roughly 64% White, 21% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Foothill Intermediate public or private?
Foothill Intermediate is a public K-12 school, overseen by Marysville Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.