📍 171 E. Sycamore Ave., Arcadia, Los Angeles County, 91006
Foothills Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Arcadia, Los Angeles County. The school has 683 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Benjamin Acker. It is part of the Arcadia Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.5:1.
Foothills Middle enrolls 683 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Asian, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 13% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 430 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 127 | 19% |
| White | 86 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 4.4% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
174 of the school's 683 students (25%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Foothills Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small).
Foothills Middle is one of 11 schools in Arcadia Unified, based in Arcadia, California. The district serves 9,073 students district-wide and employs 358 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 683 students, Foothills Middle is smaller than the district average of about 825 students per school.