Foresthill High School

23319 Foresthill Road

School District

Placer Union High
Grade

9-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:23
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on January 02, 2025

This school has little in regards to AP/Dual Enrollment opportunities. The teachers are very “meh” when it comes to teaching and keeping kids involved. There are very few extra curricular activities available. The only kids that are given attention are the ones that are in baseball or football. The general attitude is that a “C” is passing so it’s fine. Teachers aren’t very engaging with students or encourage them to push harder or find out more. And heaven forbid your student is outside of their lens of a “normal student”- because then they are ignored and no effort is made to provide outlets for them to succeed. The way Placer Unified HS District is structured, there is NO opportunity to transfer out of this school unless your child is 1. Being bullied. 2. On an IEP. 3. On a 504. We need better for our kids. Not every child learns the same and we need to start recognizing that without having to send them to some expensive private school that is way too expensive.
Submitted by parent on January 06, 2016

I monitored this small town high school closely a year prior to my child entering high school and while any school has its strengths and weaknesses, I saw a continual trend of something good getting even better and have now entrusted two children to FHS and am not at all disappointed. In just his 2nd year as principal, Randy Ittner has worked hard to create a positive environment on campus, raise the bar on academics, provide more opportunity to help those who struggle (and simultaneously reward those who are on their game) through the PLUS period program, orchestrated distance learning for AP classes and other electives so FHS students have access to a much broader range of classes without having to travel off site.The small school size allows for a strong sense of community between students and faculty and opportunities for participation in sports and other extracurriculars that simply wouldn't be available to 'average' student athletes at larger schools. The Leadership class is a fantastic way for any student who wishes to make a difference to really have a venue to facilitate change. The teachers and administration truly know my children, they care, they act when approached with a serious concern (which we have had personal experience with). If you want a small town school that reaches out with support for the underdog, provides opportunities to participate in any interest while also offering challenging academic courses for AP and preparation for college in a place where 'everybody knows your name', FHS is a great place to be.In all fairness, are there weaknesses at FHS, absolutely. But none have been game-changers for us. And as referenced, the new administration is constantly evaluating and responding how to improve and affect students for the better. As with any group you are a part of, get involved and you as a parent or student or community member can make this great school even better.
Submitted by parent on March 03, 2013

This is a great school. They have wonderful caring teachers and I know they do everything they can to raise their scores. The problem is that many of the higher achieving kids go down to Placer High where there are more AP classes. Forersthill has about 6 AP classes. Not bad for a school with 230 kids. If you have a smart kids, they can take the AP classes along with online classes and even college classes if they want. You can be as smart as you want. The test scores get thrown off by the larger % of Title 1 and at risk gets the school ends up with. They help these kids as well and even changed the bell schedule so that they have a PLUS period.. this is extra time where just the kids who need help stay in class for more one on one help. They also have free tutoring. So if a kids cannot do well, they are not trying. The school does a lot to help both smart kids and kids who struggle. Bigger schools don't care as much. Here the teachers know every kid and they don't get over looked if they are having trouble.
Submitted by parent on July 24, 2012

Parents on this site gave positive comments. How? Go to the California Dept. of Ed web site and compare CST scores. In general over 40%+ of our students test BELOW state proficiency levels. Great teachers in the worst economic areas of LA, D.C., Houston, etc. produce students with 80%+ Proficient or above test scores. Do we really believe that our children are twice as unable to learn? The scores for our elementary and middle school are not much better. What do we need to do as a community to stop failing our children?
Submitted by student on September 28, 2007

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