Foothill High School
9733 Deschutes Road, Palo Cedro, CA 96073View on map
- Public
- Palo Cedro
- 300 seniors
- 1,627 students
Foothill High School is a public high school in Palo Cedro (Shasta Union High) with 300 seniors. In fall 2025, 70% of its 23 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 72%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 38% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
70%
16 of 23 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
5%
16 of 300 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
8%
23 of 300 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 12 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
too few applicants to report
Fall 2025
Campus by campus, fall 2025
The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.
University of California
Foothill High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 2 campuses.
- Santa Barbara48 pts higher
80%
8 of 10 admitted
This school80%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.99)
- Davis28 pts higher
65%
11 of 17 admitted
This school65%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.98)
too few applicants to report12 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
~71% · 3 yrs pooled8 applied
too few applicants to report5 applied
too few applicants to report5 applied
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).
California State University
Foothill High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 3 campuses, worse at 3.
- San Luis Obispo21 pts lower
8%
1 of 12 admitted
This school8%Overall30%
- Sacramento24 pts lower
70%
7 of 10 admitted
This school70%Overall94%
- Chico15 pts lower
79%
11 of 14 admitted
This school79%Overall94%
~100% · 2 yrs pooled3 applied
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (282 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
74%
208 of 282 graduates
UC or CSU
4%
12 graduates
Community college
61%
172 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 8 | 3% |
| CSU | 4 | 1% |
| CA private college | 10 | 4% |
| Out of state | 14 | 5% |
| Community college | 172 | 61% |
| Not enrolled | 74 | 26% |
| Enrolled in college | 208 | 74% |
| Total | 282 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
12
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
5
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
9% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
35%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
123 of 352 graduates
A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.
2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
12%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
36 of 298 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Social science: 5 classes
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 63%County median 65%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 39%County median 35%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 33%County median 33%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 15%County median 11%
- Low-income students 42%County median 55%
- Graduates completing courses 38%County median 46%