Is Foothill Elementary a good school?

Foothill Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Foothill Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 482 students attended Foothill Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Foothill Elementary?

Students at Foothill Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Foothill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Foothill Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Wells Middle High : La Sierra High

Foothill Elementary

Summary:

Foothill Elementary is a public elementary school located in Riverside, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 482 students. The school is part of the Alvord Unified School District, which is ranked 1091 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Foothill Elementary faces significant challenges, including a notable increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 10.1% in 2018-2019 to 36.4% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district and state averages. Academically, the school consistently underperforms compared to the Alvord Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2023-2024, only 16.95% of Foothill students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 36.79% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also struggles to support certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 35% of California elementary schools for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with low socioeconomic status in ELA and Mathematics.

When comparing Foothill Elementary to other nearby schools within the Alvord Unified School District, it becomes evident that Foothill is one of the lower-performing schools. For instance, Collett Elementary and Arlanza Elementary, which are both within a 1.5-mile radius, outperform Foothill in academic achievement across multiple subject areas and grade levels. The high rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced lunch at Foothill Elementary suggest that the school may be serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which could be contributing to the lower academic performance observed. Addressing these areas through data-driven strategies and targeted interventions could be crucial in helping the school improve and better serve its community.

Detail:

Public K-5

8230 Wells Ave.
Riverside, CA 92503-2559

(951) 358-1610

District: Alvord Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5417^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,851

Students who attend Foothill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wells Middle
High:	La Sierra High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.1

Number of students: 482

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.1%

White:

3.7%

Asian:

2.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Foothill Elementary ranks worse than 92.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Alvord Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.68. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (91.1%), White (3.7%), Asian (2.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 92.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Foothill Elementary is 22.1, which is the 3^rd best among 14 elementary schools in the Alvord Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Foothill Elementary employs 21.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Foothill Elementary is $8,851, which is the 3^rd highest among 14 elementary schools in the Alvord Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Foothill Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Foothill Elementary 5417^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Foothill Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Alvord Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Alvord Unified 1091^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Foothill Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Foothill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	19.23	3993^rd	4809	17.0%
2005	17.01	4173^rd	4822	13.5%
2006	23.62	3754^th	4818	22.1%
2007	18.72	4396^th	5113	14.0%
2008	18.22	4454^th	5113	12.9%
2009	20.68	4368^th	5193	15.9%
2010	15.93	4855^th	5314	8.6%
2011	17.97	4800^th	5377	10.7%
2012	22.42	4484^th	5390	16.8%
2013	26.04	4339^th	5530	21.5%
2015	22.16	4417^th	5611	21.3%
2016	27.85	3941^st	5614	29.8%
2017	30.64	3787^th	5692	33.5%
2018	25.67	4180^th	5662	26.2%
2019	21.72	4649^th	5789	19.7%
2022	21.40	4705^th	5883	20.0%
2023	15.93	5239^th	5874	10.8%
2024	13.68	5417^th	5862	7.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Foothill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.40	874^th	3246	73.1%
2019	36.46	2027^th	3275	38.1%
2022	34.20	2264^th	3311	31.6%
2023	24.44	2919^th	3250	10.2%
2024	37.37	2010^th	3160	36.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Foothill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	28.49	1720^th	2420	28.9%
2024	25.11	2103^rd	2634	20.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Foothill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.40	3207^th	5084	36.9%
2019	29.17	3913^th	5173	24.4%
2022	31.02	3752^nd	5264	28.7%
2023	19.66	4732^nd	5374	11.9%
2024	17.55	4965^th	5511	9.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Foothill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.26	3256^th	5413	39.8%
2019	25.84	4167^th	5492	24.1%
2022	24.47	4268^th	5635	24.3%
2023	17.77	4914^th	5617	12.5%
2024	11.84	5366^th	5605	4.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Foothill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.82	1878^th	2128	11.7%
2019	19.72	2365^th	2585	8.5%
2022	28.39	1569^th	2227	29.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Foothill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.88	4670^th	5431	14.0%
2019	19.91	4669^th	5510	15.3%
2022	19.84	4731^st	5663	16.5%
2023	15.61	5114^th	5650	9.5%
2024	16.56	5019^th	5636	10.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Foothill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.42	2967^th	4830	38.6%
2019	30.79	3639^th	4963	26.7%
2022	30.37	3672^nd	5084	27.8%
2023	21.73	4354^th	5098	14.6%
2024	19.21	4510^th	5102	11.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Foothill Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	370	64	33	162	2	n/a	n/a	0	631
1989	398	85	36	218	3	n/a	n/a	0	740
1990	394	61	46	255	3	n/a	n/a	0	759
1991	365	52	32	335	4	n/a	n/a	0	788
1992	365	71	28	345	6	n/a	n/a	0	815
1993	321	73	34	353	2	n/a	n/a	0	783
1994	258	89	43	396	3	n/a	n/a	0	789
1995	215	62	33	424	0	n/a	n/a	0	734
1996	215	62	33	424	0	n/a	n/a	0	734
1997	196	79	24	414	0	n/a	n/a	0	713
1998	173	74	26	443	2	n/a	n/a	0	718
1999	159	82	30	451	5	n/a	n/a	0	727
2000	170	45	37	577	7	n/a	n/a	0	836
2001	140	45	30	654	7	n/a	n/a	0	876
2002	101	26	15	622	3	n/a	n/a	2	769
2003	101	26	15	622	3	n/a	n/a	2	769
2004	89	16	15	652	4	n/a	n/a	8	784
2005	85	7	15	667	8	n/a	n/a	11	793
2006	64	7	16	654	9	n/a	n/a	24	774
2007	68	11	22	697	5	n/a	n/a	15	818
2008	53	11	32	688	5	n/a	n/a	0	789
2009	43	11	15	583	4	3	12	0	671
2010	25	11	8	598	4	2	2	0	650
2011	22	5	11	568	2	0	3	0	611
2012	26	8	12	594	3	1	6	0	650
2013	27	7	18	556	4	0	5	0	617
2014	31	5	18	559	1	0	8	0	622
2015	33	11	14	539	0	1	4	0	602
2016	25	9	12	542	0	2	5	0	595
2017	25	8	14	513	0	0	7	0	567
2018	21	6	15	514	1	0	4	0	561
2019	18	6	11	525	2	0	3	0	565
2020	18	8	11	516	2	0	1	0	556
2021	16	6	14	489	3	0	2	0	530
2022	12	14	14	455	2	2	2	0	501
2023	18	8	10	439	2	2	3	0	482

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Foothill Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	631	24.0	26.2	n/a
1989	740	28.0	26.4	n/a
1990	759	29.0	26.1	n/a
1991	788	30.0	26.2	n/a
1992	815	30.5	26.7	41.8
1993	783	29.0	27.0	41
1994	789	26.0	30.3	36.2
1995	734	24.0	30.6	72.5
1996	734	24.0	30.6	72.5
1997	713	30.0	23.8	80.4
1998	718	32.0	22.4	74.8
1999	727	32.0	22.7	76.3
2000	836	37.0	22.6	74
2001	876	41.0	21.4	74.2
2002	769	36.0	21.4	73.5
2003	769	36.0	21.4	73.5
2004	784	36.0	21.8	70.1
2005	793	36.0	22.0	70.8
2006	774	38.0	20.4	65.2
2007	818	37.0	22.1	63.6
2008	789	41.0	19.2	66.4
2009	671	31.0	19.7	77.3
2010	650	27.0	24.0	87.7
2011	611	n/a	n/a	0
2012	650	24.0	27.0	n/a
2013	617	23.0	26.8	91.1
2014	622	24.0	25.9	91.5
2015	602	26.0	23.1	93.2
2016	595	26.0	22.8	92.9
2017	567	26.5	21.3	92.1
2018	561	27.0	20.7	92.2
2019	565	26.0	21.7	90.3
2020	556	n/a	n/a	90.6
2021	530	24.0	22.0	87.9
2022	501	22.1	22.6	93
2023	482	21.7	22.1	92.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Foothill Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	631	24.0	26.2	n/a
1989	740	28.0	26.4	n/a
1990	759	29.0	26.1	n/a
1991	788	30.0	26.2	n/a
1992	815	30.5	26.7	41.8
1993	783	29.0	27.0	41
1994	789	26.0	30.3	36.2
1995	734	24.0	30.6	72.5
1996	734	24.0	30.6	72.5
1997	713	30.0	23.8	80.4
1998	718	32.0	22.4	74.8
1999	727	32.0	22.7	76.3
2000	836	37.0	22.6	74
2001	876	41.0	21.4	74.2
2002	769	36.0	21.4	73.5
2003	769	36.0	21.4	73.5
2004	784	36.0	21.8	70.1
2005	793	36.0	22.0	70.8
2006	774	38.0	20.4	65.2
2007	818	37.0	22.1	63.6
2008	789	41.0	19.2	66.4
2009	671	31.0	19.7	77.3
2010	650	27.0	24.0	87.7
2011	611	n/a	n/a	0
2012	650	24.0	27.0	n/a
2013	617	23.0	26.8	91.1
2014	622	24.0	25.9	91.5
2015	602	26.0	23.1	93.2
2016	595	26.0	22.8	92.9
2017	567	26.5	21.3	92.1
2018	561	27.0	20.7	92.2
2019	565	26.0	21.7	90.3
2020	556	n/a	n/a	90.6
2021	530	24.0	22.0	87.9
2022	501	22.1	22.6	93
2023	482	21.7	22.1	92.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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