Foothill Middle School

My son loved 6th and 7th grade, but hated 8th, especially his advanced math teacher. She wasn't encouraging kids at all.
--Submitted by a parent

Ever since we have moved my son here from a school in Alamo, he's been doing so great. He used to be B's and C's but now he's so interested on learning that he's been taking home straight A's and he won't accept any lower than that. He has great teacher that keeps him interested and gives him all the support for him to achieve his goal.
--Submitted by a parent

this school has a lot of after school activites a bunch of different kinds of clubs and the staff are great. if your falling behind they have extra help for you. they even have a class you can sign up for where you have a whole period to catch up on homework or do homework and ask questions if you dont understand it. foothill middle school is a great school and you should definatly go to it.
--Submitted by a student

I am currently a student at Foothill and I just love it! The parents and teachers are all great and they really help students that may struggle. Foothill has a fantastic education approach and the teachers are always cheery. The homework is very affective and it usually takes only 1-2 hours (well you do have like six classes). If I were a parent I would my son or daughter to go to this fabulous, outstanding, above average middle school!
--Submitted by a student

i attend foothill middle school in walnut creek. Foothill is by far the best school i will ever go to and ever want to go to. They have helpful teachers and parents that are happy to commit to the job of watching the teachers at lunch. Their teachers are helpful, caring, and above the average teacher. Foothill is the best place to be they have very fun after school projects and club you can join. I love going to foothill. The teachers help me when i am having trouble with my homework classwork anything. i enjoy going there, going there helps me get the grades i want so far i have had straight A's. In the end i love going to foothill.
--Submitted by a student

Foothill has managed to keep a good reputation because of it's academic scorings. Kids that enter this school that have any kind of struggles, whether it's academic or personal, are pushed aside and labeled as 'difficult', and addressed as a non-viable segment of the student population. By their own admission, the faculty and administration are not equipped to affectively educate and help the 10% of their student population.
--Submitted by a parent

I currently go to foothill. The teachers care about the kids no matter what their grades.
--Submitted by a student

Excellent academic program quality. Music (band or orchestra) is offered as a class, as well as jazz band before school. The current and past jazz bands have won several awards for their amazing quality. Art is another offered elective, as well as a HOT lab (Hands On Technology), Woodshop, Drama, Language (Spanish and French), and many others. The parent involvement can be as minimal or large as you wish.
--Submitted by a parent

Foothill has many excellent teachers, and provides high quality of education. It offers orcehstra and band classes as seclective courses.
--Submitted by a parent

The acedemic programs are wonderful. The teachers care a lot about the children and will do anything to help them. They have an orchestra, band, and jazz band. They have the typical sports, such as football, basketball, baseball, tennis, volleyball, etc. They also have some after school classes. Some of them require you to be in GATE, but others are open to everyone. Parents have a monthly meeting, where they discuss everything going on and how to improve.
--Submitted by a student