Foothill Elementary

Foothill Elementary School is located in a beautiful and spacious setting at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains in the community of Prather, California. As part of the Sierra Unified School District and feeding Sierra Junior and Senior High School, we provide a comprehensive academic program for transitional kindergarten (TK) through sixth grade. Our strong educational program in math, language arts, social studies, and science is futher enhanced by daily instruction from credentialed specialists in physical education, music, and art.

REI	Interventional Learning	LEAP
Foothill is unique in providing Responsive Extension and Intervention (REI) to students four days a week. REI provides targeted academic instruction to students at their prescribed level of performance in language arts and math.	Credentialed teachers provide intensive intervention in reading to students that are below grade level. Grade-level teachers provide targeted support and instruction for students approaching or at grade level in math and language arts.	Credentialed teachers provide extended inquiry-based learning for students above grade level in the unique LEAP Lab. Students are assessed, teachers meet, and placements are reviewed on a six-week basis.