Is Foothill Elementary a good school?

Yes. Foothill Elementary ranks in the top 6.8% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Foothill Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 397 students attended Foothill Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Foothill Elementary?

Students at Foothill Elementary are 51% White, 27% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Foothill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Foothill Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : La Colina Junior High

Foothill Elementary

Summary:

Foothill Elementary is a public elementary school located in Santa Barbara, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 374 students. It is part of the Goleta Union Elementary School District, which is ranked 282 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Foothill Elementary has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 10% of California elementary schools for the past several years. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school ranked 401 out of 5,862 California elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students consistently outperform their peers in the Goleta Union Elementary School District and the state of California in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics on the Smarter Balanced Assessments. Foothill Elementary's performance is particularly strong among specific student groups, including White students, male students, Hispanic students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Foothill Elementary has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 2.7% to 8.9% in recent years, compared to the Goleta Union Elementary School District's average of 14.3% in 2022-2023. The school also has a lower percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch (15.51% in 2022-2023) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 20.05% to 47.92%. Additionally, Foothill Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 16.2 to 22 students per teacher in recent years, compared to the surrounding schools, which have ratios ranging from 17 to 21.7 students per teacher.

Detail:

Public K-6

711 Ribera Dr.
Santa Barbara, CA 93111-1808

(805) 681-1268

District: Goleta Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
401^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,218

Students who attend Foothill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

La Colina Junior High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.6

Number of students: 397

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.1%

Hispanic:

27.5%

Two or more races:

14.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 19.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Foothill Elementary ranks better than 93.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Goleta Union Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 94.34. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a 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 Student population at Foothill Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (51.1%), Hispanic (27.5%), two or more races (14.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 19.6% 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 22.6, which is the highest among 9 elementary schools in the Goleta Union Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare Foothill Elementary employs 17.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Foothill Elementary is $14,218. 6 elementary schools in the Goleta Union Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Foothill Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Foothill Elementary 401^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Foothill Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Goleta Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Goleta Union Elementary 282^nd 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	78.27	967^th	4809	79.9%
2005	70.92	1295^th	4822	73.1%
2006	82.76	838^th	4818	82.6%
2007	85.23	742^nd	5113	85.5%
2008	83.56	814^th	5113	84.1%
2009	80.21	993^rd	5193	80.9%
2010	88.60	532^nd	5314	90.0%
2011	90.37	414^th	5377	92.3%
2012	88.39	526^th	5390	90.2%
2013	91.78	346^th	5530	93.7%
2015	93.02	448^th	5611	92.0%
2016	94.47	346^th	5614	93.8%
2017	96.76	198^th	5692	96.5%
2018	94.30	347^th	5662	93.9%
2019	93.27	416^th	5789	92.8%
2022	94.42	405^th	5883	93.1%
2023	94.04	426^th	5874	92.7%
2024	94.34	401^st	5862	93.2%

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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	88.86	330^th	5084	93.5%
2019	78.64	780^th	5173	84.9%
2023	96.20	151^st	5374	97.2%
2024	88.09	511^th	5511	90.7%

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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	93.22	341^st	5413	93.7%
2019	93.10	353^rd	5492	93.6%
2022	85.69	830^th	5635	85.3%
2023	87.90	747^th	5617	86.7%
2024	92.21	488^th	5605	91.3%

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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	92.69	405^th	5431	92.5%
2019	91.05	515^th	5510	90.7%
2022	95.70	257^th	5663	95.5%
2023	95.10	301^st	5650	94.7%
2024	94.37	323^rd	5636	94.3%

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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	88.37	368^th	4830	92.4%
2019	66.92	1298^th	4963	73.8%
2022	76.65	876^th	5084	82.8%
2023	88.11	431^st	5098	91.5%
2024	90.30	335^th	5102	93.4%

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Rank History for White students at Foothill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	90.32	91^st	2737	96.7%
2019	90.64	82^nd	2834	97.1%
2022	90.29	97^th	2726	96.4%
2023	88.93	135^th	2662	94.9%
2024	89.32	105^th	2647	96.0%

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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	322	2	15	56	0	n/a	n/a	0	395
1989	303	3	14	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	370
1990	296	6	19	63	1	n/a	n/a	0	385
1991	311	3	25	65	3	n/a	n/a	0	407
1992	307	5	26	64	2	n/a	n/a	0	404
1993	303	8	32	63	4	n/a	n/a	0	410
1994	279	8	36	71	1	n/a	n/a	0	395
1995	304	6	35	71	5	n/a	n/a	0	421
1996	304	6	35	71	5	n/a	n/a	0	421
1997	349	4	42	102	5	n/a	n/a	0	502
1998	366	8	40	120	4	n/a	n/a	0	538
1999	385	13	40	161	3	n/a	n/a	0	602
2000	300	5	28	83	2	n/a	n/a	0	418
2001	280	7	29	65	3	n/a	n/a	0	384
2002	261	11	24	80	4	n/a	n/a	0	380
2003	261	11	24	80	4	n/a	n/a	0	380
2004	285	6	21	70	3	n/a	n/a	0	385
2005	279	7	15	74	4	n/a	n/a	0	379
2006	255	6	17	75	4	n/a	n/a	0	357
2007	229	10	21	80	2	n/a	n/a	0	342
2008	252	11	25	89	2	n/a	n/a	0	379
2009	260	11	30	109	7	0	1	0	418
2010	268	13	29	124	4	0	9	0	447
2011	272	9	30	112	4	0	13	0	440
2012	263	7	31	125	3	0	13	0	442
2013	243	7	30	132	2	0	14	0	428
2014	274	6	22	125	4	0	18	0	449
2015	275	3	21	132	1	0	28	0	460
2016	272	2	25	118	0	0	29	0	446
2017	273	3	21	116	0	0	35	0	448
2018	278	2	19	138	0	0	39	0	476
2019	272	2	24	127	0	0	34	0	459
2020	250	0	19	113	2	1	55	1	441
2021	188	0	14	95	1	1	46	0	345
2022	207	0	17	103	1	1	42	3	374
2023	198	1	19	98	4	1	52	1	374
2024	203	1	21	109	4	1	58	0	397

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	395	17.5	22.5	n/a
1989	370	18.0	20.5	n/a
1990	385	18.0	21.3	n/a
1991	407	16.5	24.6	n/a
1992	404	16.8	24.0	10.6
1993	410	16.6	24.7	13.7
1994	395	16.0	24.7	15.2
1995	421	16.5	25.5	15.2
1996	421	16.5	25.5	15.2
1997	502	22.7	22.1	16.5
1998	538	26.6	20.2	15.6
1999	602	31.4	19.2	22.1
2000	418	20.0	20.9	13.2
2001	384	18.5	20.8	10.2
2002	380	19.1	19.9	13.7
2003	380	19.1	19.9	13.7
2004	385	18.5	20.8	14.8
2005	379	17.1	22.2	12.1
2006	357	18.6	19.2	9.5
2007	342	18.6	18.4	9.9
2008	379	23.0	16.5	12.7
2009	418	22.0	16.7	16
2010	447	23.6	18.9	16.1
2011	440	n/a	n/a	18.2
2012	442	20.5	21.5	0
2013	428	19.0	22.5	18.9
2014	449	20.0	22.4	18.7
2015	460	20.0	23.0	20
2016	446	20.0	22.3	16.4
2017	448	20.0	22.4	14.7
2018	476	21.0	22.6	20.6
2019	459	21.0	21.8	22
2020	441	n/a	n/a	22.4
2021	345	19.6	17.6	23.2
2022	374	23.0	16.2	18.7
2023	374	17.0	22.0	15.5
2024	397	17.5	22.6	19.6

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	395	17.5	22.5	n/a
1989	370	18.0	20.5	n/a
1990	385	18.0	21.3	n/a
1991	407	16.5	24.6	n/a
1992	404	16.8	24.0	10.6
1993	410	16.6	24.7	13.7
1994	395	16.0	24.7	15.2
1995	421	16.5	25.5	15.2
1996	421	16.5	25.5	15.2
1997	502	22.7	22.1	16.5
1998	538	26.6	20.2	15.6
1999	602	31.4	19.2	22.1
2000	418	20.0	20.9	13.2
2001	384	18.5	20.8	10.2
2002	380	19.1	19.9	13.7
2003	380	19.1	19.9	13.7
2004	385	18.5	20.8	14.8
2005	379	17.1	22.2	12.1
2006	357	18.6	19.2	9.5
2007	342	18.6	18.4	9.9
2008	379	23.0	16.5	12.7
2009	418	22.0	16.7	16
2010	447	23.6	18.9	16.1
2011	440	n/a	n/a	18.2
2012	442	20.5	21.5	0
2013	428	19.0	22.5	18.9
2014	449	20.0	22.4	18.7
2015	460	20.0	23.0	20
2016	446	20.0	22.3	16.4
2017	448	20.0	22.4	14.7
2018	476	21.0	22.6	20.6
2019	459	21.0	21.8	22
2020	441	n/a	n/a	22.4
2021	345	19.6	17.6	23.2
2022	374	23.0	16.2	18.7
2023	374	17.0	22.0	15.5
2024	397	17.5	22.6	19.6

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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