Foothill High School

Foothill High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
5000 McCloud Dr,  Sacramento, CA
Twin Rivers Unified School District
3.3
3.2
1,251 Students
B-
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Brian Welborn
Student Teacher Ratio
23:1
Average SAT Score
1060
Average ACT Score
22
Math Proficiency
14%
Reading Proficiency
47%
Average GPA
3.37
Graduation Rate
86%

Niche Grade

B-
Academics
B-
Teachers
B+
College Prep
C-
Administration
C
Resources/Facilities
C-
Clubs and Activities
C
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.37
Reading Proficiency
47%
Math Proficiency
14%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
23:1
Teachers
55
Full Time Teachers
55
Teachers in First or Second Year
18.1%
College Prep
Average SAT
1060
Math
520
Verbal
540
Average ACT
22
Math
21
English
23
Reading
23
Science
21
Number of AP Courses
11
AP Pass Rate
25.5%
AP Math Enrollment
Average
AP Science Enrollment
Average
Other AP Enrollment
Average
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Very Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Very Low

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Math
4.1%
State Average
17.9%
Science
0.3%
State Average
9.9%
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
299:1

Student Diversity

Male
53.4%
Female
46.4%
Hispanic
43.1%
White
18.6%
Black
15.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander
12.5%
Two or more races
7.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
1.6%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
California State University - Sacramento 239 Students
University of California - Davis 187 Students
University of California - Berkeley 137 Students
American River College 120 Students
University of California - Los Angeles 112 Students
San Francisco State University 103 Students
University of California - Santa Cruz 102 Students
University of San Francisco 93 Students
University of California - San Diego 83 Students
California State University, Chico 76 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 73 Students
Nursing 63 Students
Psychology 49 Students
Biology 34 Students
Computer Science 31 Students
Kinesiology and Exercise Science 24 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 23 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 21 Students
Criminology 20 Students
Nursing Assistant 17 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.3 234 Reviews
3.0 Junior
11/5/2024
Foothill high school is a great school. There is a lot of diversity. something that i didn't like that happen to me in foothill high was when they took me out of AP PSYCHOLOGY and put me in Spanish because i had to finish that class because it was an A-G class but like i didn't like it when they took me out of an advance class and put me in an normal class.
4.0 Sophomore
2/25/2024
Hello my name is Shukria Alimzai. I'm a sophomore at foothill high school. My best experience at foothill high would be the culture parade that we went on. And my worst experience would be dealing with a lot of school work since now I'm taking a college course and with an ELA honors class. Something i would like to see change at foothill high school would be for it to let us take extra classes during summer so that we can graduate early.
4.0 Senior
12/30/2020
I am a current senior at Foothill High School and I can say that the experience has been great my 4 years there. I have had many good teachers and counselors throughout my 4 years with lots of positive life-changing moments.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.2 10 Reviews
5.0 parent
4/27/2025
Perfect I love this please would recommend it’s a perfect learning environment
5.0 parent
7/21/2020
Amazing school that our children have attended.
4.0 student
1/19/2020
Good. I am excelling in all my classes. I also passed the SAT with 1400, so if you’re a diligent student, you can thrive. The students here are kind when you get to know them, very protective and supportive if not school smart.
1.0 parent
4/23/2019
This school sucks. Lots of fights, rats and other bugs. Complaints about everything went in 1 ear and out of the other.

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