Foothill High School

Foothill High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
19251 Dodge Ave,  Santa Ana, CA
Tustin Unified School District
4.0
3.1
2,317 Students
A
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School Details

Head of School
Mike Williams
Student Teacher Ratio
27:1
Average SAT Score
1240
Average ACT Score
29
Math Proficiency
50%
Reading Proficiency
77%
Average GPA
3.59
Graduation Rate
97%

Niche Grade

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

Academics
Average GPA
3.59
Reading Proficiency
77%
Math Proficiency
50%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
27:1
Teachers
84
Full Time Teachers
84
Teachers in First or Second Year
2.2%
College Prep
Average SAT
1240
Math
620
Verbal
610
Average ACT
29
Math
28
English
30
Reading
30
Science
28
Number of AP Courses
20
AP Pass Rate
76.9%
AP Math Enrollment
Average
AP Science Enrollment
Very High
Other AP Enrollment
Very High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Average
Boys Athletic Participation
High

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Math
27.4%
State Average
17.9%
Science
19.6%
State Average
9.9%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
477:1

Student Diversity

Male
51.3%
Female
48.6%
Hispanic
44.6%
White
38.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander
10.3%
Two or more races
5.5%
Black
<1%
Native American
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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School Rankings

#161 Best Public HS in California
#190 Best College Prep Public HS in California
Source: Niche

Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of California - Los Angeles 604 Students
University of California - Irvine 536 Students
University of California - San Diego 482 Students
San Diego State University 418 Students
University of California - Berkeley 409 Students
California State University - Fullerton 382 Students
University of Southern California 368 Students
University of California - Davis 360 Students
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 351 Students
University of California - Santa Barbara 337 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 395 Students
Psychology 213 Students
Biology 186 Students
Nursing 110 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 104 Students
Political Science and Government 91 Students
Communications 73 Students
Computer Science 71 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 69 Students
Criminology 66 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
4.0 466 Reviews
5.0 Alum
1/30/2024
I loved attending Foothill High School. The teachers are always willing to help and provide resources. The school prepared me for college by offering advanced courses. The sports games were always fun to attend with support from many people. ASB's planned events and dances were always so fun.
4.0 Senior
10/1/2023
I think the best part of the Foothill experience is definitely the type of people meet but the worst part is probably some of the teachers but thats very rare since most of the teachers are amazing and extremely helpful!
4.0 Alum
8/30/2023
Foothill is staffed with amazing teachers and faculty that aim to make life easier on their students. Just like any school, it has its ups and downs but overall it is a good school.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.1 7 Reviews
5.0 student
4/15/2024
foothill highschool is the best public highschool in orange county, i’m a junior right now and this highschool has done the very best it can do and with proper funding it is doing perfectly, i hate seeing other kids complaining about here as if the problem is the school and not them, we have so many...
5.0 student
9/25/2023
I don’t understand all of the negative reviews, I go to foothill, the teachers are great, and I feel like I get a lot of opportunities to take classes that I want and be challenged. Of course you always get some teachers that you don’t get along with but on the most part the teachers are supportive...
1.0 parent
6/14/2022
All three of my children went to Foothill High School and none of them were served well by the experience. I had heard such good things about this school but in retrospect, I wish I had paid for private school. The administration is uncaring and more concerned about their own upward mobility in the...
2.0 other
4/6/2014
I hate this school so much. I am miserable here. Most my teachers are good, but are honestly just too overworked by having classes of 40-70 to really be able to pay attention to every student. I transferred this year as a junior, last year I went to a fantastic school where I was very popular and we...

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