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Enrollment
951
High
DISTRICT 982 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VENTURA UNIFIED·NCES 064098008668
Foothill Technology High
100 Day Rd., Ventura, CA 93003 · (805) 289-0023 · Ventura County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL951 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
26.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
369 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 250 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 230 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 239 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 232 | 24% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
84.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.8pp since 2014
Math
52.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 48.0% | 36.8% | 8.2% | 6.9% |
| Math | 31.1% | 21.5% | 24.6% | 22.8% |
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 | 84.8% | 52.6% |
| 2023-24 | 77.7% | 49.8% |
| 2022-23 | 89.6% | 55.5% |
| 2021-22 | 82.6% | 56.2% |
| 2020-21 | 92.3% | 66.7% |
| 2018-19 | 84.7% | 65.9% |
| 2017-18 | 69.5% | 44.8% |
| 2016-17 | 85.0% | 60.3% |
| 2015-16 | 74.0% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 81.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
66.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Technology High
Foothill Technology High's state test result (66.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foothill Technology High this school | 951 | 38.8% | 66.2% |
| Lincoln High Lincoln | 1,184 | 42.1% | 37.4% |
| San Marin High Novato | 1,250 | 35.7% | 52.4% |
| Escondido Charter High Escondido | 932 | 35.2% | N/A |
| Liberty High Madera | 748 | 34.5% | 40.2% |
| Mission Viejo High Mission Viejo | 1,566 | 40.9% | 55.8% |
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 Technology High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #110 of 1,052 | #4 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #140 of 1,056 ▲ 9 | #5 of 22 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.8% | #48 of 1,056 ▲ 73 | #4 of 22 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.6pp | #351 of 1,044 | #7 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 951 | #788 of 2,093 | #20 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.7:1 | #1,301 of 1,352 | #26 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.3% | #310 of 1,351 | #7 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.8% | #1,306 of 1,575 | #21 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #637 of 802 | #22 of 23 |
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
951
-62 (-6%) vs 2020
+240% since 2000-01, when it was 280
Student : Teacher
26.7:1
was 27.4:1
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 | 951 | 35.6 | 26.7:1 | 39% (369) |
| 2023-24 | 962 | 34.1 | 28.2:1 | 35% (335) |
| 2022-23 | 999 | 37.3 | 26.8:1 | 31% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 1,013 | 37 | 27.4:1 | 33% (335) |
| 2017-18 | 1,001 | 38.8 | 25.8:1 | 33% (326) |
| 2015-16 | 1,023 | 36 | 28.4:1 | 22% (226) |
| 2010-11 | 985 | N/A | N/A | 23% (226) |
| 2000-01 | 280 | 12 | 23.3:1 | 24% (67) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Foothill Technology High.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,001 to 951); teachers down 8% (38.8 to 35.6).
About Foothill Technology High
Foothill Technology High is a medium-sized high school in Ventura, California, (ZIP code 93003). The school's 951 students are in grades 9 through 12.
Foothill Technology High is one of 27 schools in Ventura Unified, which enrolls 14,346 students in total.
Foothill Technology High's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 45%. Smaller groups are 39% Hispanic, 10% Asian, and 6% multiracial. By the diversity index, Foothill Technology High comes in at 63%.
The count of teachers at Foothill Technology High is 35.6 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 26.7:1. The average ratio among high schools in California is 18.2:1, lower than at this school. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 39%. On average, public schools in Ventura County report 59%.
Test results at Foothill Technology High are 9.4 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (66.2% actual, 56.8% predicted).
Ventura County has about 837,469 residents, and median household income is about $109,797, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 238 public schools in Ventura County, with a combined enrollment of about 147,841.
The nearest public school is Homestead (Alternative), at less than a tenth of a mile. Foothill Technology High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Foothill Technology High ranks 1st on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The number of students declined from 1,013 to 951 over 4 years.
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Ventura County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
837,469
Census ACS
Median income
$109,797
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
238
147,841 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ventura Unified
- Ventura HighHigh · 1,939 students
- Buena HighHigh · 1,585 students
- Cabrillo MiddleMiddle · 936 students
- Balboa MiddleMiddle · 845 students
- Anacapa MiddleMiddle · 592 students
- De Anza Academy of Technology and the ArtsMiddle · 577 students
Other schools in Ventura
- Ventura HighHigh · 1,939 students
- Buena HighHigh · 1,585 students
- Cabrillo MiddleMiddle · 936 students
- Balboa MiddleMiddle · 845 students
- Anacapa MiddleMiddle · 592 students
- De Anza Academy of Technology and the ArtsMiddle · 577 students
Nearby schools
- Homestead (Alternative)0.1 mi · 52
- El Camino High0.1 mi · 221
- Elmhurst Elementary0.5 mi · 378
- Buena High0.6 mi · 1,585
- Poinsettia Elementary0.7 mi · 351
- Balboa Middle0.9 mi · 845
Frequently asked questions
About Foothill Technology HighWhat is the total enrollment at Foothill Technology High?
Foothill Technology High enrolls approximately 951 students in grades 09-12.
Is Foothill Technology High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Foothill Technology High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Foothill Technology High?
Approximately 26.7:1 students per teacher at Foothill Technology High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Foothill Technology High?
At Foothill Technology High, the student body is approximately 45% White, 39% Hispanic, 0% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Foothill Technology High public or private?
Foothill Technology High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ventura Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.