Foothills Middle, Arcadia, CA Rating, Test Scores and Rank

Overview

Student Enrollment

753

Best Middle School in California

#34

Rating	10 out of 10
Grades	6th grade to 9th grade
School District	Arcadia Unified
Type	Public

Phone	(626)821-8363
Location	171 E. Sycamore Ave. Arcadia, CA 91006
Charter School	No

Foothills Middle has an academic rating significantly above the average for California middle schools based on its high test performance. It is ranked 34th in the best public middle schools in California.

Data Citation: Unless otherwise noted, all information on this page is retrieved or calculated from data reported to the the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data and Civil Rights Data Collection for the 2014/2015 school year.

Racial Demographics

The Foothills Middle student body is mainly Asian Pacific with a sizeable White population and has high racial diversity.

Race	Percent	Students
White	23.2%	175
Black	3.5%	26
Hispanic	14.6%	110
Asian Pacific	58.2%	438
Native American Indian	0.5%	4
Hawaiian Pacific Inlander	0%	0
Two or more races	0%	0

Family Income

vs. other California middle schools

Upper 8.7%

11.3% percent of the school's students are eligible for free lunch under the National School Lunch Program compared to the California middle school median of 55.5%. By this measure, Foothills Middle students are largely wealthy and rank 118th in California for middle school student family income.

Enrollment by Grade

Grade	Students
6th Grade	259
7th Grade	263
8th Grade	231
Total	753

Completions

State Standardized Test Performance

Proficient Students

79%

Rank in California

34th

Rating

10 out of 10

Students at Foothills Middle scored an average 79% of students proficient for math and reading as tested by the California Department of Education. Performance is significantly above the state middle school median of 33% proficiency and places the school's test performance in the top 3.4% of California middle schools.

Test Proficiency By Gender

Gender	Math Proficient	Reading Proficient
Girls	81%	84%
Boys	77%	75%

State Test Proficiency by Subgroup

Subgroup	Math Proficient	Reading Proficient
American Indian	suppressed^*	suppressed^*
Asian & Pacific Islander	88%	86%
Black	40% to 59%^*	40% to 59%^*
Hispanic	50% to 54%^*	60% to 64%^*
Multiracial	-	-
White	75% to 79%^*	75% to 79%^*
With Disabilites	suppressed^*	suppressed^*
Limited English	70% to 79%^*	30% to 39%^*

*Indicates statistic has been anonymized to protect student privacy.

Absenteeism Rate

	School	State
Overall Chronic Absenteeism Rate	4%	10%
Female Chronic Absenteeism Rate	3%
Male Chronic Absenteeism Rate	5%

Police Referral Rate

Group	Percent	Referrals
All Students	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0%	0
California Median	0%

Police Arrest Rate

Group	Percent	Arrests
All Students	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0%	0

Expulsion Rate

Group	Percent	Expulsions
All Students	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0%	0
California Median	0%

In-School Suspension Rate

Group	Percent	Suspensions
All Students	0.5%	4
Boys	1%	4
Girls	0%	0
California Median	0.8%

Out-of-School Suspension Rate

Group	Percent	Suspensions
All Students	0.3%	2
Boys	0.5%	2
Girls	0%	0

Location

Foothills Middle
171 E. Sycamore Ave.
Arcadia, CA
91006
(626)821-8363

District

Arcadia Unified
Arcadia, CA

Foothills Middle