Foothill High School
19251 Dodge Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92705View on map
- Public
- Santa Ana
- 536 seniors
- 2,050 students
Foothill High School is a public high school in Santa Ana (Tustin Unified) with 536 seniors. In fall 2025, 75% of its 161 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 72% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
75%
120 of 161 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
22%
120 of 536 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
30%
161 of 536 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
11%
12 of 107 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
16%
12 of 75 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 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
11%
12 of 107 admitted
This school11%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.32 (all applicants 3.93)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
16%
12 of 75 admitted
This school16%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.03)
- IrvineAbout the same
23%
25 of 110 admitted
This school23%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.86)
- San DiegoAbout the same
25%
27 of 110 admitted
This school25%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.90)
- Santa Barbara11 pts lower
22%
22 of 101 admitted
This school22%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.88)
- Davis7 pts higher
44%
34 of 77 admitted
This school44%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.92)
- Santa Cruz8 pts lower
63%
36 of 57 admitted
This school63%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.81)
- RiversideAbout the same
90%
61 of 68 admitted
This school90%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.83)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
29 of 29 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.75 (all applicants 3.75)
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 3 of 5 campuses, worse at 2.
- San Luis Obispo10 pts lower
19%
21 of 109 admitted
This school19%Overall30%
- San Diego12 pts lower
22%
26 of 118 admitted
This school22%Overall34%
- Long Beach11 pts higher
58%
67 of 116 admitted
This school58%Overall47%
- Pomona6 pts higher
80%
47 of 59 admitted
This school80%Overall74%
- Fullerton11 pts higher
97%
106 of 109 admitted
This school97%Overall87%
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 (552 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
86%
472 of 552 graduates
UC or CSU
22%
119 graduates
Community college
42%
231 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 41 | 7% |
| CSU | 78 | 14% |
| CA private college | 29 | 5% |
| Out of state | 93 | 17% |
| Community college | 231 | 42% |
| Not enrolled | 80 | 14% |
| Enrolled in college | 472 | 86% |
| Total | 552 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Advanced Placement
21
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
44
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
34% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
50%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
262 of 526 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)
35%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
199 of 562 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 9 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
- Foreign language: 5 classes
- Mathematics: 5 classes
- Science: 10 classes
- Social science: 13 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 67%County median 65%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 41%County median 41%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 38%County median 33%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 21%County median 21%
- Low-income students 50%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 72%County median 57%