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Cordova High

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Cordova High ranks 1188 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1188^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 45% of California high schools

Summary

Cordova High is a public high school located in Rancho Cordova, California, serving around 1,900 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, which is ranked 630 out of 1,543 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Cordova High's performance on standardized tests is generally below the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 48.54% of Cordova High students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 60.03% for the Folsom-Cordova Unified School District and 48.81% for the state of California. In mathematics, the proficiency rate was even lower at 19.12%, compared to 49.01% for the district and 37.3% for the state. Cordova High's performance on the California Science Test (CAST) is also below the district and state averages, with only 21.23% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025. When compared to nearby schools like Rio Americano High and El Camino Fundamental High, Cordova High generally performs worse on academic measures.

Cordova High's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 86.2% to 93.1%, which are generally above the state average but lower than the graduation rates of some nearby schools. The school's dropout rates have also varied, ranging from 2.9% to 8.9% in recent years, which are higher than the dropout rates of some nearby schools. Additionally, Cordova High has relatively high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 11.9% to 24.9% in recent years, and a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 70-75% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

1,944

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,144

Per pupil spending ?

69.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2239 Chase Dr.
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670-2039

(916) 294-2450

District: Folsom-Cordova Unified

Feeder schools for Cordova High:

Elementary:	Cordova Gardens Academy of Arts and Sciences
	Cordova Meadows Elementary
	Cordova Villa Elementary
	Mather Heights Elementary
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	Navigator Elementary
	Peter J. Shields Elementary
	Rancho Cordova Elementary
	White Rock Elementary
	Williamson Elementary
Middle:	Mills Middle
	W. E. Mitchell Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.3%

White:

26.3%

Asian:

13.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2013 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg53%

California avg41%

1,188^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High Schools in the Folsom-Cordova Unified

630^th of 1,543Folsom-Cordova Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	1188 of 2162	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.3	945 of 2159	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	974 of 2170	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	1056 of 2123	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	1124 of 2133	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	1110 of 2017	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.5	1056 of 2021	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.3	911 of 2039	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.1	1039 of 1994	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.9	738 of 2426	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.2	587 of 2354	75.1%	★★★★☆
2011	55.6	651 of 2367	72.5%	★★★★☆
2010	48.1	812 of 2281	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.9	600 of 2238	73.2%	★★★★☆
2008	51.8	635 of 2117	70.0%	★★★★☆
2007	61.8	419 of 2063	79.7%	★★★★☆
2006	61.1	454 of 1968	76.9%	★★★★☆
2005	51.3	566 of 1901	70.2%	★★★★☆
2004	58.6	362 of 1653	78.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	264 of 523	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	252 of 517	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	233 of 521	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.7	323 of 522	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.5	195 of 592	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.5	304 of 582	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	551 of 585	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	483 of 573	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	496 of 591	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	514 of 581	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	554 of 582	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	535 of 581	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.1	1029 of 1161	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	529 of 1117	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.8	800 of 1052	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	59.8	193 of 1085	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	123 of 1064	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	32.4	748 of 1044	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	364 of 941	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.3	896 of 938	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	1249 of 1906	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.1	735 of 1915	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	883 of 1915	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	982 of 1858	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	1011 of 1833	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	1086 of 1760	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	922 of 1900	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.9	1108 of 1902	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	921 of 1917	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.3	1174 of 1861	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	1018 of 1814	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	1209 of 1742	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	226 of 410	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	191 of 328	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	174 of 299	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.3	87 of 290	70.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	1139 of 2013	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	980 of 2026	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	1006 of 2030	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	1052 of 1943	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	1202 of 1937	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	1094 of 1862	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	952 of 1942	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	1024 of 1948	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	935 of 1963	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.5	1009 of 1916	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	1077 of 1880	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	1040 of 1834	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	536 of 577	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	394 of 574	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.8	429 of 541	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	448 of 515	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	418 of 422	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	280 of 366	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	14 of 15	6.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	16 of 19	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	682 of 1252	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	494 of 1216	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.5	700 of 1197	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	889 of 1155	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.4	652 of 1173	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	798 of 1193	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	775 of 1204	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	850 of 1222	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	824 of 1173	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)82nd percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)50th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)45th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)34th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile-39 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)7th percentile-38 vs school

Pacific Islander (2025)7th percentile-38 vs school

Asian (2025)6th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Science21%-11 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cordova High	Public	9-12	2239 Chase Dr.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2450	1,944	104	18.6	69.8%	512 (26.3%)	164 (8.4%)	745 (38.3%)	256 (13.2%)	4 (0.2%)	34 (1.7%)	229 (11.8%)	43.1	1188^th of 2162 public high schools	45.1%		52.3	945^th of 2159 public high schools	56.2%	243		22.6	3.2	21.2				48.5	48.5				19.1	19.1	$22,144	$20,984	$1,160
Kinney High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	2710 Kilgore Rd.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9060	112	9	12.4	75.9%	19 (17.0%)	20 (17.9%)	58 (51.8%)	3 (2.7%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	9 (8.0%)	10.2	2007^th of 2162 public high schools	7.2%		9.2	2116^th of 2159 public high schools	2.0%	109			4.0	4.0				6.5	6.5				0.0	0.0	$39,250	$37,060	$2,190
Prospect Community Day	Public	7-12	2710 Kilgore Rd.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9060	17	3	5.1	82.4%	2 (11.8%)	5 (29.4%)	8 (47.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (11.8%)								(n/a)	0.0			0.0			0.0		0.0			0.0		0.0
Sacramento County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	10474 Mather Blvd.	Sacramento	95655	Sacramento County	Sacramento County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 228-2446	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
George Washington Carver School of Arts and Science	Public, Charter	9-12	10101 Systems Pkwy.	Sacramento	95827	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5266	174	12	13.9	50.6%	70 (40.2%)	16 (9.2%)	61 (35.1%)	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	15 (8.6%)	44.8	1146^th of 2162 public high schools	47.0%		44.8	1127^th of 2159 public high schools	47.8%	19			19.5	19.5				52.6	52.6				10.5	10.5	$32,978	$29,788	$3,190
San Juan Choices Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	4425 Laurelwood Way	Sacramento	95864	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(916) 979-8378	246	17	14.6	45.1%	122 (49.6%)	29 (11.8%)	63 (25.6%)	13 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	14 (5.7%)	30.1	1482^nd of 2162 public high schools	31.5%		41.3	1212^th of 2159 public high schools	43.9%	270	13.8	18.6		16.7	24.0	40.0	34.5	38.3	35.3	8.0	28.0	17.2	10.0	14.4	$33,090	$32,244	$846
El Camino Fundamental High	Public	9-12	4300 El Camino Ave.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7430	1,226	55	22.2	54.6%	450 (36.7%)	105 (8.6%)	444 (36.2%)	94 (7.7%)	5 (0.4%)	11 (0.9%)	107 (8.7%)	54.6	938^th of 2162 public high schools	56.6%		61.4	730^th of 2159 public high schools	66.2%	208		36.5		36.5				53.0	53.0				17.7	17.7	$20,497	$19,288	$1,209
Rio Americano High	Public	9-12	4540 American River Dr.	Sacramento	95864	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7494	1,891	79	23.8	39.9%	1,086 (57.4%)	66 (3.5%)	339 (17.9%)	240 (12.7%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.4%)	146 (7.7%)	72.6	549^th of 2162 public high schools	74.6%		74	506^th of 2159 public high schools	76.6%	43		40.1	3.7	38.1				64.7	64.7				34.8	34.8	$18,215	$17,132	$1,083
La Vista Center	Public	6-12	4501 Bannister Rd.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5221	28	3	9.3	60.7%	9 (32.1%)	6 (21.4%)	9 (32.1%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.7%)								(n/a)															$91,008	$89,010	$1,998
Options for Youth-San Juan	Public, Charter	7-12	5825 Windmill Way	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	Options for Youth-San Juan District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 485-5111	720	29	24.9	74.6%	239 (33.2%)	94 (13.1%)	248 (34.4%)	26 (3.6%)	9 (1.3%)	5 (0.7%)	83 (11.5%)	37.9	1311^th of 2162 public high schools	39.4%		32.2	1441^st of 2159 public high schools	33.3%	130	8.8		26.5	18.4		17.4	10.5	38.1	29.8		13.0	8.6	13.1	12.1

Frequently Asked Questions about Cordova High

What is the racial makeup of Cordova High?

Students at Cordova High are 38% Hispanic, 26% White, 13% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 8% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is Cordova High in?

Folsom-Cordova Unified

What schools feed into Cordova High?

Cordova High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cordova Gardens Academy of Arts and Sciences
Elementary : Cordova Meadows Elementary
Elementary : Cordova Villa Elementary
Elementary : Mather Heights Elementary
Elementary : Navigator Elementary
Elementary : Peter J. Shields Elementary
Elementary : Rancho Cordova Elementary
Elementary : White Rock Elementary
Elementary : Williamson Elementary
Middle : Mills Middle
Middle : W. E. Mitchell Middle

Is Cordova High a good school?

Cordova High ranks 1188^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cordova High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,944 students attended Cordova High.

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