Middle · California

Foothill Middle

Free meals for all

Foothill Middle, a public middle school in Walnut Creek, California: grades 6–8, 1,005 students, 25.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Mt. Diablo Unified.

Size and class size

Compared with middle schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 1,005
Teachers (FTE): 39.1
Students per teacher: 25.7
Grades: 6–8; Middle

More students per teacher than 94% of middle schools in California

Median 21.0 · 1,371 schools compared

More students per teacher than 99% of middle schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared

Larger than 86% of middle schools in California

Median 644 · 1,373 schools compared

Larger than 91% of middle schools in the US

Median 524 · 16,046 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

73%proficient

+3.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 88% of middle schools in California

Median 43% · 1,351 middle schools compared

984 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

64%proficient

+4.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 89% of middle schools in California

Median 29% · 1,351 middle schools compared

982 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Middle · Grades 6–8
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Small city
Run by: Mt. Diablo Unified

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Mt. Diablo Unified.

Location

Address: 2775 Cedro Ln., Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Phone: (925)939-8600
City or town: Walnut Creek
County: Contra Costa County

Website Quality of life in Walnut Creek Schools in Walnut Creek

Nearby middle schools

The closest public middle schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Oak Grove MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	681	20.6	23%	8.6%	1.6 mi
Walnut Creek Intermediate	6–8	940	22.2	70%	65%	2.3 mi
Pleasant Hill MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	738	23.3	59%	47%	3.0 mi
Sequoia MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	882	25.7	55%	46%	3.2 mi
Pine Hollow MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	538	21.3	47%	33%	3.6 mi
El Dorado MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	861	23.5	27%	17%	4.1 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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