Foothills Christian High School

El Cajon · San Diego County · Religious-affiliated

Private San Diego County ~65 seniors

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Admissions at a glance

How hard is it to get into Foothills Christian High School?

Admissions at Foothills Christian High School: the school serves grades 9–12 and the student–teacher ratio is 13.7 : 1.

Grades served

9–12

NCES PSS

Enrollment

263

2025 count

Student–teacher ratio

13.7 : 1

NCES PSS 2022, 265 students

From the school's own admissions pages and public filings. Dates verified Oct 1, 2026; exams verified September 2026. Full calendar: California private-school admissions tracker · entrance exams. More private high schools in San Diego County · Entrance exams in San Diego County

Private high schools near Foothills Christian High School

Five private high schools within 14 miles of Foothills Christian High School, with tuition and the exam each requires where the school publishes them.

School	City	Miles	Grades	Tuition	Entrance exam	UC Reach Score
Academy Our Lady of Peace	San Diego	8.4	9–12	$26,250	No entrance exam posted	33
Saint Augustine High School	San Diego	8.7	9–12		HSPT	14
Cristo Rey San Diego High School	San Diego	9.9	9–12		No entrance exam posted	6
Mater Dei Catholic High School	Chula Vista	12.3	9–12	$21,750	HSPT (9th-grade applicants; offered in January…	35
Cambridge School	San Diego	13.1	9–12	$31,980	ISEE required for grade 5-9 applicants; younger…	52

Distances are straight-line miles between school locations. Tuition and exams are from each school's own admissions pages; see the entrance-exam guide.

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How Foothills Christian High School compares for families

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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)

249 (2020) → 263 (2025)

+5.6%

Grade 12 (graduating class)

51 (2020) → 65 (2025)

+27.5%

If this trend holds (+1.6%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon	Projected Total enrollment	Change	Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026)	~267	+4	$0
3 yr (2028)	~276	+13	$0
5 yr (2030)	~284	+21	$0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = a wide range — Jewish day $25k–35k, Lutheran/Christian $10k–18k. Edit the figure to match your school.

How does Foothills Christian High School really compare on getting kids to college?

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UC Reach Score ⓘ methodology

UC Application Reach Score ⓘ

6 applications

In context: CA median 81 · Top 10% statewide ≥ 240 · San Diego Co. Top 10% ≥ 243 · higher than 1% of CA HS.

UC Admit Rate ⓘ

N/A

— / 6 applications

UC Yield Rate ⓘ

N/A

— enrolled of — admitted

Yield vs. Enrollment Reach: Yield answers "of UC admits, what % chose UC?" — denominator is just the admits. A small admitted cohort can post a low yield even when the school sends a healthy share of its class to UC.

UC Enrollment Reach Score ⓘ

N/A

— enrollees / 65 seniors

Enrollment Reach vs. Yield: Reach answers "of the whole senior class, what share ended up at UC?" — denominator is everyone. High Yield with low Enrollment Reach is common at elite privates: most admits matriculate, but the school sends most of its class to non-UC selective colleges.

Selective UC Reach (UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCI — incl. the Elite two) ⓘ

N/A

Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA) ⓘ

N/A

Senior Class Size ⓘ

Private School Affidavit

Total School Enrollment ⓘ

263

All grades · Private School Affidavit

Private-school figures come from the California Private School Affidavit. Per CDE, inclusion in private-school data is not an evaluation, approval, or endorsement of a school.

Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs ⓘ

3.78

GPA figures reflect 2024 — UC has not yet released applicant/admit GPA for 2025.

UC Outcomes Trend — 2021–2025

UC Admit Rate %

UC Reach Score (where available)

UC Admits (count, right axis)

Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data: applicant and admit totals count a student once at EACH campus. A senior admitted to UCLA and UC San Diego adds 2 to the admit total, so the total can exceed the senior class — that is the metric working as defined, not an error. The admit RATE is unaffected: both its numerator and denominator are campus-level.

Campus Breakdown — 2025

Campus	Applicants	Admits	Enrollees	Admit Rate	UC Reach Score	Yield	Avg GPA (App) '24	Avg GPA (Adm) '24
UC San Diego → Selective	6	—^†	—^†	—^†	—^†	—	3.78	—^†

† = UCOP-suppressed (count below 3 students, hidden for privacy — actual value is 0, 1, or 2, not necessarily zero). Campus-level totals may count one student admitted to multiple UC campuses more than once; Admit Volume metrics are not the same as UC Reach, which is measured against the whole senior class. See methodology →

What This Means

A relatively small share of the senior class is entering the UC application pipeline. This may signal limited A-G completion, UC awareness gaps, or counseling capacity constraints. Broadening access is the highest-leverage opportunity for this school.

Note: the UC Reach Score sums campus-level admits across the top-six UC campuses, so a student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted at each. It reflects competitive admit volume relative to class size — admit-events, not distinct students — which is why a Score can exceed 100.

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At a glance

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Foothills Christian High School is a private high school in El Cajon, San Diego County, California with 65 seniors in the Class of 2025.

Enrollment was 263 students in 2025, up 6% since 2020.

Sources: University of California Office of the President (admissions), California Department of Education (enrollment, A-G, college-going), and the school's own published documents where named.

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How many students attend Foothills Christian High School? Enrollment was 263 students in 2025, up 6% since 2020.

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