Foothill Technology High School

{{Infobox school | name = Foothill Technology High School | image = | principal = Courtney Johnson | faculty = 90 | established = 2000 | type = Public magnet high school | address = 100 Day Road | city = Ventura | state = California | zipcode = 93003 | country = United States | teaching_staff = 8.12 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/> | ratio = 25.73<ref name=NCES/> | enrollment = 981 (2018–19)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0640980&ID=064098008668 |title=Foothill Technology High |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=January 22, 2021 }}</ref> | campus = Suburban | colors = {{color box|red}} {{color box|grey}} | nickname = Dragons | newspaper = Foothill Dragon Press | website = {{URL |https://foothilltechnology.org/ }} |}}

'''Foothill Technology High School''' (FTHS, commonly known as '''Foothill Tech''' or simply '''Foothill''') is a magnet high school in Ventura, California. The school is part of the Ventura Unified School District.

==History== Foothill Technology High School opened in 2000 to alleviate overcrowding at the city's two existing comprehensive high schools, Buena and Ventura. Admission is determined via lottery.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/education/2019/02/13/district-investigation-finds-misunderstanding-handling-foothill-pride-week/2818229002/ |title=Ventura district finds 'misunderstanding' in handling of Foothill High's Pride Week |website=Ventura County Star |language=en |access-date=February 14, 2019 |url-access=limited }}</ref>

==Academics== Foothill Technology High School has been a California Distinguished School since 2005<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/cs/ap/distingyear.asp?year=2005 |title=Distinguished School Awards 2005 Award Winners |access-date=May 6, 2008 |archive-date=December 11, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211025505/http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/cs/ap/distingyear.asp?year=2005 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and won the National Blue Ribbon Award in 2006<ref>[http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools 2003-2006]</ref> and 2012.<ref>[http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2012/national.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools 2012]</ref> In 2012 the school was ranked 78th in California and 419th in the U.S. by ''U.S. News & World Report''.<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/california/districts/ventura-unified-school-district/foothill-technology-high-school-3612 USN&WR Rankings 2012]</ref>

Foothill Tech consistently ranks among the top high schools in California according to its Academic Performance Index (API) test scores. The school's API reached 896 in 2006, the 16th highest score among high schools in the state of California and the highest in Ventura County. FTHS scored 904 in 2007, then 899 in 2009 — yielding a #18 rank in the state. Foothill Tech's API increased to 906 in 2010. In 2011 FTHS retook the top spot in Ventura County with an API score of 914, beating Oak Park High School.<ref>[http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/achievement/ca/11216 Foothill Technology High School Test Scores]</ref>

==Athletics== Foothill Technology High School athletic teams are nicknamed the Dragons. The school is a member of the CIF Southern Section (CIF-SS) and competes in the Tri-County Athletic Association. The school has offered interscholastic athletics since the 2014–15 academic year;<ref>{{cite news |url=https://archive.vcstar.com/sports/every-day-is-fathers-day-at-foothill-tech-32aa8d1f-1f1e-2a6a-e053-0100007f1413-380000921.html |title=Every day is Father's Day at Foothill Tech |newspaper=Ventura County Star |date=May 18, 2016 |access-date=February 3, 2021 |url-access=limited |quote=Beginning with the 2014–15 school year, the school became a card-carrying member of the CIF-Southern Section and offered, for the first time, a full contingent of sports. }}</ref> prior to this, student-athletes competed for the comprehensive school within whose attendance boundaries they resided (Buena or Ventura).

Foothill Tech won back-to-back CIF-SS girls' cross country championships in 2017 and 2018.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/sports/high-school/cross-country/2018/11/17/newbury-park-boys-foothill-tech-girls-win-cif-ss-cross-country-titles/2039374002/ |title=Newbury Park boys, Foothill Tech girls win CIF-Southern Section cross country titles |newspaper=Ventura County Star |date=November 17, 2018 |access-date=February 3, 2021 |url-access=limited |quote=In becoming Ventura County's first girls repeat champion since Ventura won back-to-back titles in 2003–04, Foothill Tech had four of the top 15 individual finishers. }}</ref> The FTHS boys' soccer team captured its first section title in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/sports/high-school/soccer/2020/02/29/foothill-tech-boys-soccer-team-wins-div-7-final-programs-first-cif-title/4859838002/ |last=Ledin |first=Loren |title=Foothill Tech boys soccer team wins Division 7 final for program's first CIF-SS title |newspaper=Ventura County Star |date=February 29, 2020 |access-date=February 3, 2021 |url-access=limited }}</ref>

==Notable alumni== * Anderson .Paak (2004) Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, drummer, rapper, and record producer<ref>{{Cite web |last=Journal |first=The Gentleman's |title=Anderson Paak interview: "The joy and the pain – you just need both" |url=https://www.thegentlemansjournal.com/article/anderson-paak-interview-2024/ |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=www.thegentlemansjournal.com |language=en}}</ref> * Ryan O'Connell (2005) Writer, actor, director, comedian, LGBTQ activist, and disability advocate. * William Osman, YouTuber and engineer

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==External links== *{{official website |https://www.foothilltechnology.org/ }}

Category:Magnet schools in California Category:High schools in Ventura County, California Category:2000 establishments in California