Summary:
Foothill Middle is a public middle school located in Walnut Creek, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 876 students. It is part of the Mt. Diablo Unified School District, which is ranked 789 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Foothill Middle consistently outperforms the Mt. Diablo Unified School District and the state of California in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Foothill Middle had 69% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 45.52% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, Foothill Middle had 59.46% proficiency, while the district and state had 37.33% and 35.54%, respectively. The school also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, ranking highly in the state for Hispanic, Multi-racial, and Special Education students. Additionally, Foothill Middle has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 0.6% to 8.6%, which are significantly lower than the district and state averages.
Foothill Middle outperforms most of the nearby schools in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District, particularly in academic achievement. For example, Diablo View Middle and Pine Hollow Middle have lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to Foothill Middle. The school's exceptional performance for Special Education students, ranking 74th out of 1,550 California middle schools in 2023-2024, is particularly noteworthy. Foothill Middle has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, with the exception of the 2021-2022 school year, where it received a 4-star rating, demonstrating its consistent high performance.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Mt. Diablo Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
260th of 2,777 California Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,145
Students who attend Foothill Middle usually attend:
Feeder schools for Foothill Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 25.6
Number of students: 876
Racial breakdown:
White:
45.8%
Two or more races:
21.7%
Asian:
16.6%
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Hispanic:
15.4%
African American:
0.3%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 8%
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