Foothill High School
5000 McCloud Drive, Sacramento, CA 95842View on map
- Public
- Sacramento
- 321 seniors
- 1,432 students
Foothill High School is a public high school in Sacramento (Twin Rivers Unified) with 321 seniors. In fall 2025, 66% of its 58 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 45% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
66%
38 of 58 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
12%
38 of 321 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
18%
58 of 321 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 39 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 32 applicants, 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 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.
- San Diego6 pts higher
31%
9 of 29 admitted
This school31%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.66)
- DavisAbout the same
40%
21 of 53 admitted
This school40%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.64)
- Santa Cruz21 pts lower
50%
10 of 20 admitted
This school50%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.61)
- RiversideAbout the same
85%
11 of 13 admitted
This school85%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.87)
- Merced5 pts lower
91%
21 of 23 admitted
This school91%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.73)
too few applicants to report39 applied
too few applicants to report32 applied
too few applicants to report16 applied
~62% · 3 yrs pooled9 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 2 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- SacramentoAbout the same
93%
95 of 102 admitted
This school93%Overall94%
- Sonoma4 pts lower
91%
10 of 11 admitted
This school91%Overall95%
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 (255 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
58%
148 of 255 graduates
UC or CSU
16%
40 graduates
Community college
37%
95 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 8 | 3% |
| CSU | 32 | 13% |
| CA private college | 6 | 2% |
| Out of state | 7 | 3% |
| Community college | 95 | 37% |
| Not enrolled | 107 | 42% |
| Enrolled in college | 148 | 58% |
| Total | 255 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American, Asian, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
Advanced Placement
6
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
9
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
8% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
15%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
46 of 301 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)
1%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
4 of 267 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 2 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Mathematics: 1 class
- Science: 1 class
- Social science: 2 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 40%County median 49%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 16%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 14%County median 19%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 7%County median 8%
- Low-income students 80%County median 63%
- Graduates completing courses 45%County median 50%