Is Foothill Elementary a good school?

Foothill Elementary ranks 3673 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Foothill Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 537 students attended Foothill Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Foothill Elementary?

Students at Foothill Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 11% African American, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 5% White.

What schools do graduates of Foothill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Foothill Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Hillview Junior High High : Pittsburg Senior High

Foothill Elementary

Summary:

Foothill Elementary is a public elementary school in Pittsburg, California, serving 537 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Pittsburg Unified School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Foothill Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in standardized test scores, with 33.21% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 28.45% for Pittsburg Unified and 47.04% for California. The school also performs better in mathematics, science, and Spanish language arts. However, Foothill Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 8.0% in 2020-2021 to 28.3% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district and state averages. The school also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 57.01% to 66.29% over the past three school years.

Compared to other Pittsburg Unified elementary schools, Foothill Elementary generally outperforms its peers, but the nearby Antioch Charter Academy and Antioch Charter Academy II consistently outperform Foothill Elementary and the Pittsburg Unified district in both academic achievement and school rankings. Foothill Elementary's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with the school performing relatively well for Hispanic and English Language Learner students, but struggling with African American and disabled student populations.

Detail:

Public K-5

1200 Jensen Dr.
Pittsburg, CA 94565-6399

(925) 473-2450

District: Pittsburg Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3673^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,213

Students who attend Foothill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hillview Junior High
High:	Pittsburg Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.5

Number of students: 537

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.6%

African American:

11.0%

Asian:

8.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 66.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Foothill Elementary ranks worse than 62.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Pittsburg Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.06. (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 (67.6%), African American (11%), Asian (8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 66.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Pittsburg Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Foothill Elementary is 20.5, which is the 2^nd best among 8 elementary schools in the Pittsburg Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Foothill Elementary employs 26.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Foothill Elementary is $8,213, which is the highest among 8 elementary schools in the Pittsburg Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Foothill Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Foothill Elementary 3673^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Foothill Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Pittsburg Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Pittsburg Unified 1357^th 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	17.90	4120^th	4809	14.3%
2005	21.38	3869^th	4822	19.8%
2006	25.87	3596^th	4818	25.4%
2007	17.42	4483^rd	5113	12.3%
2008	12.58	4791^st	5113	6.3%
2009	14.36	4772^nd	5193	8.1%
2010	16.60	4808^th	5314	9.5%
2011	22.63	4492^nd	5377	16.5%
2012	47.38	2781^st	5390	48.4%
2013	34.94	3683^rd	5530	33.4%
2015	30.55	3667^th	5611	34.6%
2016	39.30	3118^th	5614	44.5%
2017	33.38	3567^th	5692	37.3%
2018	27.25	4053^rd	5662	28.4%
2019	24.45	4413^th	5789	23.8%
2022	31.21	3770^th	5883	35.9%
2023	31.00	3803^rd	5874	35.3%
2024	33.06	3673^rd	5862	37.3%

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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	40.11	1760^th	3246	45.8%
2019	30.39	2462^nd	3275	24.8%
2022	41.50	1707^th	3311	48.4%
2023	36.57	2040^th	3250	37.2%
2024	41.33	1721^st	3160	45.5%

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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	53.58	812^th	2420	66.4%
2024	29.94	1838^th	2634	30.2%

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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	29.90	3774^th	5084	25.8%
2019	21.16	4490^th	5173	13.2%
2022	43.28	2742^nd	5264	47.9%
2023	40.89	2998^th	5374	44.2%
2024	40.65	3089^th	5511	43.9%

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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	31.45	3644^th	5413	32.7%
2019	23.96	4300^th	5492	21.7%
2022	38.94	3058^th	5635	45.7%
2023	38.63	3107^th	5617	44.7%
2024	30.62	3739^th	5605	33.3%

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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	30.41	1418^th	2128	33.4%
2019	22.32	2215^th	2585	14.3%
2022	23.78	1809^th	2227	18.8%

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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	23.10	4269^th	5431	21.4%
2019	26.80	4041^st	5510	26.7%
2022	25.78	4159^th	5663	26.6%
2023	25.20	4236^th	5650	25.0%
2024	36.08	3335^th	5636	40.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Foothill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.68	365^th	700	47.9%
2019	16.91	701^st	747	6.2%
2022	34.53	416^th	663	37.3%
2023	47.33	295^th	662	55.4%

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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	39.74	2887^th	4830	40.2%
2019	36.04	3241^st	4963	34.7%
2022	43.71	2611^th	5084	48.6%
2023	40.66	2859^th	5098	43.9%
2024	41.93	2830^th	5102	44.5%

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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	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	10.56	2609^th	2834	7.9%

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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	315	91	50	226	5	n/a	n/a	0	687
1989	317	104	51	276	5	n/a	n/a	0	753
1990	366	104	36	325	1	n/a	n/a	0	832
1991	244	61	32	298	7	n/a	n/a	0	642
1992	250	75	35	250	3	n/a	n/a	0	613
1993	240	74	30	269	0	n/a	n/a	0	613
1994	254	104	58	244	1	n/a	n/a	0	661
1995	162	107	53	283	0	n/a	n/a	0	605
1996	162	107	53	283	0	n/a	n/a	0	605
1997	145	125	32	338	4	n/a	n/a	0	644
1998	134	124	32	340	2	n/a	n/a	0	632
1999	111	137	38	332	7	n/a	n/a	0	625
2000	90	154	43	355	4	n/a	n/a	0	646
2001	92	148	39	332	0	n/a	n/a	35	646
2002	80	131	56	340	2	n/a	n/a	46	655
2003	80	131	56	340	2	n/a	n/a	46	655
2004	63	132	64	312	1	n/a	n/a	44	616
2005	61	146	61	335	2	n/a	n/a	37	642
2006	52	173	54	361	0	n/a	n/a	56	696
2007	43	167	50	391	0	n/a	n/a	54	705
2008	30	147	51	407	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	635
2009	30	67	33	317	0	7	55	0	509
2010	23	99	41	316	0	10	8	0	497
2011	23	83	38	309	0	7	13	0	473
2012	30	91	46	315	0	8	20	0	510
2013	26	82	40	302	0	6	16	0	472
2014	29	84	40	317	0	4	17	0	491
2015	36	86	46	358	1	7	23	0	557
2016	42	77	47	341	1	6	22	0	536
2017	53	79	46	361	2	6	30	0	577
2018	53	78	41	369	1	3	31	0	576
2019	56	72	47	358	1	3	30	0	567
2020	43	74	50	360	2	2	33	0	564
2021	33	73	52	354	3	2	32	0	549
2022	36	71	46	356	4	6	37	0	556
2023	26	59	43	363	4	4	38	0	537

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	687	29.6	23.2	n/a
1989	753	30.0	25.1	n/a
1990	832	32.0	26.0	n/a
1991	642	31.0	20.7	n/a
1992	613	31.5	19.4	56
1993	613	27.6	22.2	63.1
1994	661	27.0	24.5	61.1
1995	605	25.0	24.2	65.5
1996	605	25.0	24.2	65.5
1997	644	30.0	21.5	78
1998	632	30.0	21.1	79.3
1999	625	32.0	19.5	69.9
2000	646	33.0	19.6	74.1
2001	646	35.0	18.5	73.5
2002	655	32.0	20.5	73.7
2003	655	32.0	20.5	73.7
2004	616	33.0	18.7	84.6
2005	642	33.0	19.5	77.2
2006	696	35.0	19.9	82.3
2007	705	36.1	19.5	89.7
2008	635	38.6	16.5	91.8
2009	509	27.0	18.2	80.6
2010	497	28.0	17.7	84.3
2011	473	n/a	n/a	79.3
2012	510	29.0	17.5	n/a
2013	472	27.0	17.4	79.2
2014	491	27.2	18.0	82.1
2015	557	26.0	21.4	75.4
2016	536	27.0	19.8	75
2017	577	27.2	21.2	71.6
2018	576	27.2	21.1	68.6
2019	567	28.2	20.1	62.1
2020	564	n/a	n/a	64
2021	549	27.0	20.3	66.1
2022	556	26.3	21.1	57
2023	537	26.1	20.5	66.3

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	687	29.6	23.2	n/a
1989	753	30.0	25.1	n/a
1990	832	32.0	26.0	n/a
1991	642	31.0	20.7	n/a
1992	613	31.5	19.4	56
1993	613	27.6	22.2	63.1
1994	661	27.0	24.5	61.1
1995	605	25.0	24.2	65.5
1996	605	25.0	24.2	65.5
1997	644	30.0	21.5	78
1998	632	30.0	21.1	79.3
1999	625	32.0	19.5	69.9
2000	646	33.0	19.6	74.1
2001	646	35.0	18.5	73.5
2002	655	32.0	20.5	73.7
2003	655	32.0	20.5	73.7
2004	616	33.0	18.7	84.6
2005	642	33.0	19.5	77.2
2006	696	35.0	19.9	82.3
2007	705	36.1	19.5	89.7
2008	635	38.6	16.5	91.8
2009	509	27.0	18.2	80.6
2010	497	28.0	17.7	84.3
2011	473	n/a	n/a	79.3
2012	510	29.0	17.5	n/a
2013	472	27.0	17.4	79.2
2014	491	27.2	18.0	82.1
2015	557	26.0	21.4	75.4
2016	536	27.0	19.8	75
2017	577	27.2	21.2	71.6
2018	576	27.2	21.1	68.6
2019	567	28.2	20.1	62.1
2020	564	n/a	n/a	64
2021	549	27.0	20.3	66.1
2022	556	26.3	21.1	57
2023	537	26.1	20.5	66.3

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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