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Foothill High School

4375 Foothill Road, Pleasanton, CA 94588View on map

  • Public
  • Pleasanton
  • 504 seniors
  • 2,156 students

Foothill High School is a public high school in Pleasanton (Pleasanton Unified) with 504 seniors. In fall 2025, 87% of its 304 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Davis (UCD). 84% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

87%

264 of 304 applicants, fall 2025

County median 80%

Seniors admitted to a UC

52%

264 of 504 seniors

County median 34%

Seniors who applied to UC

60%

304 of 504 seniors

County median 41%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.4%

18 of 242 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

7.5%

18 of 239 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

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 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 5.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    7%

    18 of 242 admitted

    This school7%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.96)

  • Berkeley6 pts lower

    8%

    18 of 239 admitted

    This school8%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Irvine6 pts lower

    17%

    42 of 254 admitted

    This school17%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.92)

  • San Diego5 pts lower

    20%

    53 of 268 admitted

    This school20%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Santa Barbara7 pts lower

    25%

    68 of 269 admitted

    This school25%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Davis12 pts lower

    26%

    68 of 266 admitted

    This school26%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Santa Cruz7 pts higher

    79%

    171 of 217 admitted

    This school79%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Riverside4 pts higher

    91%

    180 of 198 admitted

    This school91%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.89)

  • MercedAbout the same

    99%

    154 of 155 admitted

    This school99%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.86)

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 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo14 pts lower

    16%

    41 of 256 admitted

    This school16%Overall30%

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    32%

    77 of 241 admitted

    This school32%Overall34%

  • Long BeachAbout the same

    50%

    85 of 169 admitted

    This school50%Overall47%

  • San Jose5 pts higher

    85%

    180 of 211 admitted

    This school85%Overall80%

  • Chico5 pts higher

    98%

    65 of 66 admitted

    This school98%Overall94%

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 (540 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

89%

481 of 540 graduates

UC or CSU

37%

200 graduates

Community college

23%

125 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC13425%
CSU6612%
CA private college255%
Out of state13124%
Community college12523%
Not enrolled5911%
Enrolled in college48189%
Total540100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Asian, White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races, Filipino, Black or African American
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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Advanced Placement

21

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

64

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

45% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

60%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

327 of 543 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)

53%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

303 of 572 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • English: 6 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 7 classes
  • Mathematics: 11 classes
  • Science: 10 classes
  • Social science: 27 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 87%County median 54%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 74%County median 25%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 59%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 49%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 13%County median 68%
  • Graduates completing courses 84%County median 75%

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