Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Foothill High
Public · Shasta County · 1,627 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
7
Below the CA median
below the state median
Higher than 8% of California high schools
-1.8 pp vs. peer median (9)
· Ranked #5 of 7 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 7
2025 · 7
+26%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+13.6 pp
vs. Shasta County baseline (+12%)
~1750
5-yr projected enrollment (+2.5%/yr)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Foothill High sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #5 of 7): 7 vs. a peer median of 9.
- ▸Its UC Reach Score has held roughly steady since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Foothill High is admitting at roughly +34 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (4.007) alone would predict (63% actual vs. 29% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 26% (286→360 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of +12%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+2.5%/yr); projects to ~1750 by 2029.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise High School | Public | 5 | +23% |
| Shasta High School | Public | 8 | +13% |
| University Preparatory School | Public | 35 | +24% |
| Red Bluff High School | Public | 10 | +4% |
| Redding School Of The Arts | Public | — | +29% |
| Shasta View Academy | Public | — | +15% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Reach — by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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