Foothill High

Summary:

Foothill High is a public high school located in Palo Cedro, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,398 students. It is part of the Shasta Union High School District, which is ranked 380 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Foothill High consistently ranks among the top 20% of California high schools, with a statewide ranking between 135 and 480 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly higher than the state and district averages, with 69% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 44.15% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 55.73% and 27.9%, respectively. Foothill High's performance is particularly strong in certain student subgroups, such as female students, Hispanic students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who all rank in the top 20% of California high schools in their respective categories. The school has also maintained a consistently high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 95.5% to 97.1% over the past five years, significantly higher than the state average, and a low dropout rate, ranging from 1.3% to 3.0% during the same period.

While Foothill High outperforms the other high schools in the Shasta Union High School District, including Shasta High and Enterprise High, in academic performance, graduation rates, and dropout rates, the school's recent increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.1% in 2017-2018 to 19.4% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average, may be an area for further investigation and improvement. Additionally, the school's performance for disabled students and multi-racial students is not as strong, with these groups ranking in the middle or lower range of California high schools, in contrast to the school's strong performance in other student subgroups.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 9733 Deschutes Rd.
       Palo Cedro, CA  96073-8644


(530) 547-1700

District: Shasta Union High

SchoolDigger Rank:
271st of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,665 Help


Feeder schools for Foothill High:

Elementary:    Bella Vista Elementary
    Black Butte Elementary
    Columbia Elementary
    Junction Elementary
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Middle:    Black Butte Junior High
    Mountain View Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  22.5 Help
Number of students:  1,432

Racial breakdown:

White:
71.4%
Hispanic:
14.4%
Two or more races:
6.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  44.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Foothill High ranks better than 88.3% of high schools in California. It also ranks 2nd among 5 ranked high schools in the Shasta Union High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 83.47. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Foothill High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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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
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Compare Details Foothill High has the largest high school student body size in the Shasta Union High School District. Racial makeup is: White (71.4%), Hispanic (14.4%), two or more races (6.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 44.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Foothill High is 22.5, which is the highest among 5 high schools in the Shasta Union High School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Foothill High is $8,665, which is the 2nd highest among 5 high schools in the Shasta Union High School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Foothill High:

SchoolDigger ranks Foothill High 271st of 2323 California public high schools. (See Foothill High in the ranking list.)

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Shasta Union High:

SchoolDigger ranks Shasta Union High 380th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Foothill High

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Rank History for all students at Foothill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 59.40 351st 1653 78.8%
2005 62.60 372nd 1901 80.4%
2006 71.00 269th 1968 86.3%
2007 80.88 110th 2063 94.7%
2008 81.76 102nd 2117 95.2%
2009 85.71 43rd 2238 98.1%
2010 83.27 91st 2281 96.0%
2011 82.59 110th 2367 95.4%
2012 77.85 175th 2354 92.6%
2013 80.25 135th 2426 94.4%
2015 84.72 277th 1994 86.1%
2016 85.43 275th 2039 86.5%
2017 82.83 355th 2021 82.4%
2018 75.62 480th 2017 76.2%
2019 85.90 263rd 2133 87.7%
2021 79.05 260th 1290 79.8%
2022 86.80 251st 2123 88.2%
2023 74.44 417th 2348 82.2%
2024 83.47 271st 2323 88.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Foothill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 54.64 204th 422 51.7%
2023 54.74 300th 786 61.8%
2024 73.11 152nd 804 81.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Foothill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 48.55 497th 1547 67.9%
2024 73.91 172nd 1534 88.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Foothill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.08 432nd 1862 76.8%
2019 89.98 133rd 1937 93.1%
2021 80.87 179th 1126 84.1%
2022 88.27 171st 1943 91.2%
2023 86.01 201st 2247 91.1%
2024 90.32 121st 2235 94.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Foothill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.48 427th 1760 75.7%
2019 85.43 238th 1833 87.0%
2021 80.23 187th 1054 82.3%
2022 90.55 173rd 1858 90.7%
2023 80.03 302nd 2118 85.7%
2024 88.53 168th 2098 92.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Foothill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.52 588th 1052 44.1%
2019 31.82 728th 1117 34.8%
2021 60.77 140th 555 74.8%
2022 51.56 370th 1161 68.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Foothill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.93 511th 1834 72.1%
2019 82.95 281st 1880 85.1%
2021 71.83 284th 1122 74.7%
2022 80.03 325th 1916 83.0%
2023 66.25 511th 2207 76.8%
2024 76.20 366th 2172 83.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Foothill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.70 641st 1742 63.2%
2019 67.17 488th 1814 73.1%
2022 86.52 174th 1861 90.7%
2023 83.24 199th 2142 90.7%
2024 76.41 292nd 2125 86.3%
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Rank History for White students at Foothill High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.79 571st 1173 51.3%
2019 71.29 318th 1222 74.0%
2022 68.48 346th 1204 71.3%
2023 52.71 558th 1434 61.1%
2024 66.39 359th 1406 74.5%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Foothill High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1992 536 9 10 15 26 n/a n/a 0 596
1993 842 11 14 37 56 n/a n/a 0 960
1994 1018 10 18 44 88 n/a n/a 0 1178
1995 1159 13 16 40 72 n/a n/a 0 1300
1996 1159 13 16 40 72 n/a n/a 0 1300
1997 1259 17 18 27 44 n/a n/a 0 1365
1998 1320 16 21 34 36 n/a n/a 0 1427
1999 1418 17 23 52 34 n/a n/a 0 1544
2000 1561 12 26 43 33 n/a n/a 1 1676
2001 1582 13 33 59 32 n/a n/a 0 1719
2002 1512 9 45 60 49 n/a n/a 6 1681
2003 1512 9 45 60 49 n/a n/a 6 1681
2004 1526 7 48 55 57 n/a n/a 10 1703
2005 1557 11 38 61 58 n/a n/a 7 1732
2006 1568 7 35 59 65 n/a n/a 11 1745
2007 1471 9 30 66 63 n/a n/a 18 1657
2008 1407 13 26 74 53 n/a n/a 0 1573
2009 1309 12 20 81 44 2 56 0 1524
2010 1207 10 15 130 34 5 36 0 1437
2011 1116 11 14 156 39 4 67 0 1407
2012 1023 10 17 151 49 3 83 0 1336
2013 1010 8 16 143 40 2 87 0 1306
2014 1031 8 19 143 36 2 78 0 1317
2015 1024 8 22 138 44 1 54 0 1291
2016 1002 9 28 134 43 3 56 0 1275
2017 1049 6 25 144 43 3 62 0 1332
2018 1056 11 32 127 47 6 60 0 1339
2019 1102 12 33 132 44 3 77 0 1403
2020 1116 6 37 145 42 4 57 0 1407
2021 1012 7 30 155 35 4 82 1 1326
2022 1050 8 30 174 36 4 78 2 1382
2023 1050 12 26 175 43 4 84 4 1398
2024 1023 17 29 206 51 4 98 4 1432

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 High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1992 596 n/a n/a 23
1993 960 31.6 30.4 15.8
1994 1178 40.9 28.8 20.3
1995 1300 42.2 30.8 16.3
1996 1300 42.2 30.8 16.3
1997 1365 42.6 32.0 18
1998 1427 47.6 30.0 17
1999 1544 52.4 29.5 19
2000 1676 61.4 27.3 17.3
2001 1719 65.6 26.2 14.4
2002 1681 65.2 25.8 10.9
2003 1681 65.2 25.8 10.9
2004 1703 66.7 25.5 17.4
2005 1732 64.5 26.9 15
2006 1745 67.1 26.0 16
2007 1657 67.8 24.4 16.1
2008 1573 75.0 21.0 24
2009 1524 63.0 21.1 20.9
2010 1437 63.2 22.7 23.2
2011 1407 n/a n/a 27.1
2012 1336 55.1 24.2 n/a
2013 1306 55.1 23.6 31.9
2014 1317 54.0 24.3 30.5
2015 1291 53.0 24.3 26.9
2016 1275 55.0 23.1 24
2017 1332 53.2 25.0 21
2018 1339 54.2 24.7 28
2019 1403 55.6 25.2 26.1
2020 1407 n/a n/a 29.7
2021 1326 55.7 23.8 27.3
2022 1382 56.3 24.5 34.3
2023 1398 57.8 24.1 42.1
2024 1432 63.3 22.5 44.7

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 High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1992 596 n/a n/a 23
1993 960 31.6 30.4 15.8
1994 1178 40.9 28.8 20.3
1995 1300 42.2 30.8 16.3
1996 1300 42.2 30.8 16.3
1997 1365 42.6 32.0 18
1998 1427 47.6 30.0 17
1999 1544 52.4 29.5 19
2000 1676 61.4 27.3 17.3
2001 1719 65.6 26.2 14.4
2002 1681 65.2 25.8 10.9
2003 1681 65.2 25.8 10.9
2004 1703 66.7 25.5 17.4
2005 1732 64.5 26.9 15
2006 1745 67.1 26.0 16
2007 1657 67.8 24.4 16.1
2008 1573 75.0 21.0 24
2009 1524 63.0 21.1 20.9
2010 1437 63.2 22.7 23.2
2011 1407 n/a n/a 27.1
2012 1336 55.1 24.2 n/a
2013 1306 55.1 23.6 31.9
2014 1317 54.0 24.3 30.5
2015 1291 53.0 24.3 26.9
2016 1275 55.0 23.1 24
2017 1332 53.2 25.0 21
2018 1339 54.2 24.7 28
2019 1403 55.6 25.2 26.1
2020 1407 n/a n/a 29.7
2021 1326 55.7 23.8 27.3
2022 1382 56.3 24.5 34.3
2023 1398 57.8 24.1 42.1
2024 1432 63.3 22.5 44.7

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Foothill High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $8,665

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Foothill High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 263rd of 2133 High schoolsRanks 417th of 2348 High schools
 5.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Foothill High)72.259.4
 12.9%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Shasta Union High)57.759
 1.3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Foothill High)46.937.6
 9.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Shasta Union High)38.235
 3.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Foothill High)44.642.6
 2.1%
   11th Grade Science (Shasta Union High)35.335.5
 0.2%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students14031398
 0.4%
African American1212
American Indian4443
 2.3%
Asian3326
 21.2%
Hispanic132175
 32.6%
Pacific Islander34
 33.3%
White11021050
 4.7%
Two or More Races7784
 9.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients26.1%42.1%
 16%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Foothill High

Students at Foothill High are 71% White, 14% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

Foothill High ranks 271st of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Foothill High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bella Vista Elementary
Elementary : Black Butte Elementary
Elementary : Columbia Elementary
Elementary : Junction Elementary
Elementary : Millville Elementary
Elementary : Montgomery Creek Elementary
Elementary : North Cow Creek Elementary
Elementary : Oak Run Elementary
Elementary : Whitmore Elementary
Middle : Black Butte Junior High
Middle : Mountain View Middle

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,432 students attended Foothill High.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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