Foothill High

4375 Foothill Rd., Pleasanton CA, 94588 | Pleasanton Unified School District | 925-461-6600
  • grades 9-12
  • students 2176
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 77% 78% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 23 in Pleasanton
  • Ranked #0 of 14081 in California
Proficiency Averages
73%Pleasanton
43%California

Foothill High is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Pleasanton Unified School District" in Pleasanton, CA. There are a total of 2,176 students and 92 teachers at Foothill High, for a student to teacher ratio of 24 to 1.

Foothill High has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 77.0%, which is 78% higher than the California average.

Foothill High location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students2176
Teachers92
Student/Teacher ratio24:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Foothill High, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All69%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School69%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All85%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School85%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Foothill High race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictCaliforniaNational
White 49.2% 49.8% 24.1% 51.1%
Black 2.3% 2.1% 6.2% 15.9%
Asian 36.0% 35.1% 11.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 8.7% 9.5% 54.1% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.5% 0.4% 0.7% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.5% 0.3% 0.8% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.9% 2.7% 3.1% 3.1%

Pleasanton demographics profile

StatisticPleasantonCaliforniaNational
Population79,97539,512,223328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)3,31325691
Median age41.636.037.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)70%52%55%
Speak English61%56%79%
Speak Spanish6%29%13%

Education level achieved in Pleasanton

IndexPleasantonCaliforniaNational
Completed 8th grade95.2%81.1%84.3%
Completed high school94.8%79.8%83.0%
Completed some college84.4%61.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree67.7%39.8%38.5%
Completed bachelors61.2%32.0%30.3%
Completed masters26.0%11.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree7.1%3.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate4.0%1.6%1.3%
Write a school review about Foothill High Tell people what you like or don't like about Foothill High…
Source: The Foothill High data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.