Foothill Technology High

Foothill Technology High operates as an average-sized four-year high school in Ventura, California, one of the schools within Ventura Unified. Current enrollment sits at 951 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

Foothill Technology High is one of 27 schools operated by Ventura Unified, a district that educates 14,346 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Foothill Technology High reports that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 39% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 6% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, Foothill Technology High has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 26.7:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Ventura County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Foothill Technology High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.4%; this one delivers 63.7%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Ventura County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $109,797 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Ventura County's 238 public schools (combined enrollment of about 147,841 students), Foothill Technology High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Homestead (Alternative), around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Foothill Technology High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Foothill Technology High at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 44.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Foothill Technology High has declined 5%, going from 1,001 students in 2018 to 951 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 54% to 45% over that span.

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