School History

Foothills Christian High School was founded by Foothills Christian Church in 1997 as part of a K-12 school system named Venture Christian Schools. It began as a Home School assistance ministry and was originally located in Lakeside, California.

In 2002, the Elementary and Junior High school remained in Lakeside while Venture Christian High School amicably separated and relocated to a rented facility on Magnolia in downtown El Cajon. In 2006, the current facility at 2321 Dryden Road was purchased for the school.  Concurrent with the move to the Fletcher Hills neighborhood, the name of the school was changed to Foothills Christian High School.

The school experienced a significant rate of growth (86%) from 2002-2007. As a result, it was transformed into a hybrid high school consisting of three days a week of in-class instruction and two days of independent home study utilizing an on-line instructional program to further enhance student learning.  Four and five day a week in-class options are now available with the addition of new programs including math tutoring and various science labs.