Enrollment
190
High
DISTRICT 653 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLACER UNION HIGH·NCES 063075011002
Foresthill High
23319 Foresthill Rd., Foresthill, CA 95631 · (530) 367-5244 · Placer County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL190 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of California public high 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.
- DThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
70 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 52 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 46 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 50 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 42 | 22% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
72.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.1pp since 2014
Math
23.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.6% | 39.5% | 16.3% | 11.6% |
| Math | 4.7% | 18.6% | 34.9% | 41.9% |
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 | 72.1% | 23.3% |
| 2023-24 | 76.6% | 21.3% |
| 2022-23 | 63.8% | 22.9% |
| 2021-22 | 83.9% | 32.3% |
| 2020-21 | 73.8% | 33.3% |
| 2018-19 | 63.5% | 21.1% |
| 2017-18 | 76.8% | 37.5% |
| 2016-17 | 70.7% | 21.9% |
| 2015-16 | 61.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 69.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Foresthill High
Foresthill High's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foresthill High this school | 190 | 36.8% | 48.3% |
| Chester Junior/Senior High Chester | 124 | 37.1% | 26.5% |
| Shasta Charter Academy Redding | 283 | 37.8% | N/A |
| Mount Shasta High Mount Shasta | 241 | 32.8% | 38.9% |
| Durham High Durham | 320 | 38.8% | 44.2% |
| Quincy Junior/Senior High Quincy | 310 | 41.3% | 26.7% |
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 Foresthill High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Placer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #351 of 1,052 | #10 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #583 of 1,056 ▼ 7 | #14 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #210 of 1,056 ▼ 76 | #4 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.4pp | #36 of 1,044 | #2 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 190 | #1,375 of 2,093 | #15 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.8% | #1,335 of 1,575 | #8 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #523 of 802 | #5 of 9 |
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
190
+25 (+15%) vs 2020
-29% since 2010-11, when it was 267
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 190 | 11 | 17.2:1 | 37% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 194 | 11.6 | 16.7:1 | 37% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 184 | 12.3 | 15.0:1 | 33% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 165 | 9 | 18.3:1 | 28% (46) |
| 2017-18 | 207 | 10 | 20.7:1 | 38% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 174 | 9 | 19.3:1 | 33% (58) |
| 2010-11 | 267 | N/A | N/A | 38% (102) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Foresthill High.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (207 to 190); teachers up 10% (10 to 11).
About Foresthill High
Foresthill High is a very small high school. Its address is in Foresthill, California. It has an enrollment of 190 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in California enroll around 838, and this school is 77% below that mark.
Placer Union High has a total of 6 schools and 3,918 students, Foresthill High among them.
The share of White students at Foresthill High is 73%, a majority. Smaller groups are 18% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. Census estimates put Placer County at about 69% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 43%.
On staff are 11 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.2:1. High schools in California have an average ratio of 18.2:1. About 37% of students at Foresthill High are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Foresthill High lands at C+, ahead of 39% of California public high schools.
Foresthill High's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.3% is 9.6 points below the 58.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The county, Placer County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $115,998 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Foresthill High, Placer County has 123 public schools.
About 0.7 miles separate Foresthill High from the closest public school, Foresthill Divide. Other public schools within five miles: 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 34.0%; Foresthill High's is 48.3%, ranking 2nd of 6.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 15% gain, from 165 to 190. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 18.3:1 in 2020-21 to 17.2:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Foresthill High community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Placer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
419,156
Census ACS
Median income
$115,998
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
70,590 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Placer Union High
- Del Oro HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Placer HighHigh · 1,265 students
- Colfax HighHigh · 611 students
- Maidu Virtual Charter AcademyHigh · 115 students
- Confluence Continuation HighHigh · 103 students
Other schools in Foresthill
- Foresthill DivideMiddle · 309 students
- Foresthill ElementaryElementary · 160 students
Nearby schools
- Foresthill Divide0.7 mi · 309
- Foresthill Elementary1.3 mi · 160
- Otter Creek Elementary6.7 mi · 15
- American River Charter7.3 mi · 263
- Divide High7.3 mi · 9
- Georgetown Elementary7.6 mi · 229
Frequently asked questions
About Foresthill HighHow large is Foresthill High?
Foresthill High enrolls approximately 190 students in grades 09-12.
Is Foresthill High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Foresthill High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Foresthill High have?
Foresthill High employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Foresthill High?
Student demographics at Foresthill High are roughly 73% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Foresthill High public or private?
Foresthill High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Placer Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.