Foothill High School

4375 Foothill Road

School District

Pleasanton Unified
Grade

9-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:24
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on March 28, 2024

10/10 school my kids love it here! They have a fun time with their friends and the learning experience. The teachers really care about the students and put the time and effort to help the students.
Submitted by parent on December 08, 2023

Very nice and cooperative teachers and staff! Excellent school!
Submitted by parent on November 02, 2023

This is a nice school and everywhere there is a problem and you need to ignore the trash, negativity, filthy ones. Just concentrate on studies and get out.
Submitted by parent on August 08, 2022

A once great public school that now has succumbed to wokeness. We had enough of the progressive agenda that was being pushed at this school and fortunately we were in a position to move out of state, so we did. My kids are still in public school where we are at, and they are not subjected to woke teachers. It was truly eye opening on how bad the education system really is in California and particularly with our experience at this school. The English Department is completely out of control and there are several teachers who have a political agenda and if you don't regurgitate what they want to hear wish good luck getting anything over a C not matter how talented you are. my child at one point voiced her opinion regarding respecting the United States flag her teacher tore into her in front of the class and brought her to tears. If you love all the progressive stuff this is happening, then this school is perfect for you. However, if you are not making sure you know what is being tough and discussed in the classroom.
Submitted by student on August 26, 2019

10/10 for sure than the other schools
Submitted by parent on November 02, 2017

Overall my daughter (a freshman), is enjoying the school. This school has two major problems that I have observed living in Pleasanton over ten years. The first is that some of it's support staff are incredibly rude. They have zero knowledge of customer service or any appreciation whatsoever for their clients (both students and parents). The second major problem is the spoiled rich kids that attend this school. This group can easily be identified from the other kids by their BMWs and dangerous aggressive driving when arriving and leaving the school. Staff and police should give these brats an attitude adjustment before someone is injured. This attitude undoubtedly carries over to show up in other problems at this school mentioned by others. One way to avoid these problems is to get your kid involved in a program that helps them fit in with a healthy group. God help the kids who try to transfer from another district without some background/skill (e.g. sport or music skill) that would help them do that. My daughter plays an instrument in Marching band and is loving it. Foothill has a great band program that promotes discipline and teamwork.
Submitted by parent on July 10, 2015

It is not a school that is welcoming to new students. If I could choose what high school in Pleasanton, I would have chosen Amador Valley. It is not a school you can just move into, it is the kind of school where you have to go to the middle school with the kids attending. Foothill High is run on politics.
Submitted by other on November 23, 2014

As a former FHS student, I can personally say it's a good school in a safe area. At FHS, I had teachers who cared and a counselor who helped me prep for college applications. Overall, I am happy I attended Foothill.
Submitted by parent on June 18, 2014

The API is only 871? Amador's API is 897! Why?! I remember their API are almost the same.
Submitted by parent on June 08, 2014

The new Principal (Krolikowski) has high integrity and does a better job than most administrators of holding both students and staff accountable, because he really seems to care about the school as a whole. He is in touch with the students and already knows many by their first name. He holds monthly Friday Forums for parents, and values collaboration and addresses problems fairly. His vision is one that will benefit students, "good" staff, and the community for many years to come. As with most Pleasanton schools, I would like to see a teacher workforce and "leadership" that better represents the diversity of the students/community. PTO is very inclusive and trustworthy - not sure if I can say that about the Athletic Boosters as they are not as transparent financially and should probably be audited once in a while. Almost too many AP classes - e.g. there should be a "general" Psychology class, not just an AP Psychology class. Don't just cater to the high achievers - that defeats the whole purpose of public education which is a right of ALL students.
Submitted by other on November 29, 2011

I graduated from Foothill but still live in the community and have family friends and neighbors who attend the school. As with any school, you have well educated, informative teachers who care about their students and you have teachers who are only there for the paycheck. Overall, the academics greatly prepared me for college and the real world. I omitted one star based on the attitudes of the kids and how they affect the quality of teachers at the school. Two former Foothill teachers are friends and both had the same experience in recent years, causing early retirement. The kids were disrespectful and malicious. Not all students are this way, but it is not a coincidence that two high-quality teachers had the same experience. Even in my time at the school, the kids were incredibly under-disciplined; they would get away with everything. The school itself has little impact on this (although disciplinary measures could be stricter); it is more a reflection of the community. I agree 100% with the description of the cliquish nature of this school. If you're not "keeping up with the Joneses," you tend to be outcast from those "popular groups" of kids in the school.