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Enrollment
650
Middle
DISTRICT 710 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARCADIA UNIFIED·NCES 060297000229
Foothills Middle
171 East Sycamore Ave., Arcadia, CA 91006 · (626) 821-8363 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL650 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
157 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 187 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 206 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 257 | 40% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Foothills Middle→Arcadia High
Based on grade levels within Arcadia Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
75.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.9pp since 2014
Math
71.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 41.7% | 33.4% | 15.7% | 9.3% |
| Math | 50.3% | 21.0% | 17.7% | 11.0% |
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 | 75.1% | 71.3% |
| 2023-24 | 75.5% | 70.9% |
| 2022-23 | 73.2% | 70.4% |
| 2021-22 | 75.2% | 70.2% |
| 2018-19 | 80.5% | 81.5% |
| 2017-18 | 80.0% | 83.5% |
| 2016-17 | 84.5% | 83.2% |
| 2015-16 | 84.0% | 84.0% |
| 2014-15 | 79.0% | 79.0% |
% 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
73.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Foothills Middle
Foothills Middle's state test result (73.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foothills Middle this school | 650 | 24.2% | 73.3% |
| Sierramont Middle San Jose | 742 | 24.8% | 66.5% |
| Warren E. Hyde Middle Cupertino | 800 | 26.3% | 79.8% |
| Richard Henry Dana Middle Arcadia | 710 | 29.4% | 70.2% |
| Westborough Middle South San Francisco | 498 | 27.3% | 53.8% |
| First Avenue Middle Arcadia | 771 | 32.7% | 70.1% |
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 Foothills Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #91 of 1,224 | #12 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #86 of 1,227 ▼ 9 | #10 of 248 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.1% | #123 of 1,227 ▼ 14 | #19 of 248 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #796 of 1,214 | #190 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 650 | #677 of 1,377 | #154 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #929 of 1,279 | #193 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #633 of 1,278 | #95 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.2% | #1,189 of 1,329 | #295 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #634 of 930 | #158 of 213 |
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
650
-36 (-5%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 707
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 650 | 28.7 | 22.7:1 | 24% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 684 | 28.7 | 23.8:1 | 29% (197) |
| 2022-23 | 683 | 29.1 | 23.5:1 | 25% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 686 | 30 | 22.9:1 | 19% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 726 | 30.9 | 23.5:1 | 22% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 770 | 31 | 24.8:1 | 18% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 770 | N/A | N/A | 14% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 769 | 32 | 24.0:1 | 6% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 707 | 30 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Foothills Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (726 to 650); teachers down 7% (30.9 to 28.7).
About Foothills Middle
Foothills Middle is a public middle school in Arcadia, California. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 650 students.
Arcadia Unified operates 11 schools. Combined enrollment is 9,061 students.
Foothills Middle's enrollment is 66% Asian. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 8% White, and 7% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County residents are about 15% Asian. By the diversity index, Foothills Middle comes in at 52%.
Staffing totals 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 22.7:1. That ratio is over the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Foothills Middle is 24%. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County, the school's rate is lower.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 65.4% for Foothills Middle. The school posts 73.3%, 7.9 points above the prediction.
County data help place the school in context: in Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Foothills Middle is among the 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County.
Highland Oaks Elementary is the public school closest to Foothills Middle, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Foothills Middle is 2nd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Foothills Middle saw enrollment fall 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Foothills Middle. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Arcadia Unified
- Arcadia HighHigh · 2,939 students
- Holly Avenue ElementaryElementary · 789 students
- First Avenue MiddleMiddle · 771 students
- Richard Henry Dana MiddleMiddle · 710 students
- Camino Grove ElementaryElementary · 695 students
- Baldwin Stocker ElementaryElementary · 664 students
Other schools in Arcadia
- Arcadia HighHigh · 2,939 students
- Holly Avenue ElementaryElementary · 789 students
- First Avenue MiddleMiddle · 771 students
- Richard Henry Dana MiddleMiddle · 710 students
- Camino Grove ElementaryElementary · 695 students
- Baldwin Stocker ElementaryElementary · 664 students
Other Foothills Middle schools
One other US public school is named Foothills Middle. Foothills Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Foothills Middle SchoolWENATCHEE, WA · 567 students
Nearby schools
- Highland Oaks Elementary0.5 mi · 655
- Monrovia High0.7 mi · 1,455
- Mayflower Elementary0.9 mi · 524
- Rancho Learning Center (Alternative)1.0 mi · 64
- Monroe Elementary1.1 mi · 452
- First Avenue Middle1.2 mi · 771
Frequently asked questions
About Foothills MiddleHow many students attend Foothills Middle?
Foothills Middle enrolls approximately 650 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Foothills Middle serve?
Foothills Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Foothills Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Foothills Middle is approximately 22.7:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Foothills Middle?
Foothills Middle reports a student body of 8% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 66% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Foothills Middle in?
Foothills Middle is part of Arcadia Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.