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Rancho Cordova Elementary

Q: Is Rancho Cordova Elementary a good school?

Rancho Cordova Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.0% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Rancho Cordova Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 407 students attended Rancho Cordova Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Rancho Cordova Elementary?

Students at Rancho Cordova Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 17% White, 11% Two or more races, 6% African American, 5% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools do graduates of Rancho Cordova Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rancho Cordova Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Cordova High

Public Grades K-5

5157^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rancho Cordova Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 407 students in the Folsom-Cordova Unified district, consistently ranking in the bottom 12% of California elementary schools with proficiency rates well below district and state averages.

The school serves a high-needs population, with over three-quarters of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and faces challenges with chronic absenteeism. What's most striking is the extreme variation within the same district and community: just 1.16 miles away, Riverview STEM Elementary ranks in the top 1% of the state, while other nearby schools like Navigator Elementary and Peter J. Shields Elementary perform at or above average. This shows that high academic achievement is possible in the same area, even with similar funding levels.

While Rancho Cordova Elementary spends more per student than some higher-performing schools, its results have remained low for years, though there has been a slight recent improvement from its lowest point. The data suggests that factors like program quality and teaching effectiveness, which differ greatly between schools in the district, play a significant role in student outcomes, indicating that improvement is possible with the right strategies and support.

407

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,160

Per pupil spending ?

77.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2562 Chassella Way
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670-3740

(916) 294-9165

District: Folsom-Cordova Unified

Students who attend Rancho Cordova Elementary usually attend:

High:

Cordova High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.5%

White:

16.7%

Two or more races:

11.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2022 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 12th (2025) from a 6th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 25 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg53%

California avg41%

5,157^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 22Elementary 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	16.4	5157 of 5857	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	5376 of 5869	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	5068 of 5859	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	5526 of 5883	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	5174 of 5789	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	4245 of 5662	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.4	3887 of 5692	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	20.8	4548 of 5614	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.7	3966 of 5611	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.0	4343 of 5530	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.2	4439 of 5390	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.7	3112 of 5377	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.9	3362 of 5314	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.4	2977 of 5193	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.9	2891 of 5113	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.7	2688 of 5113	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.6	2214 of 4818	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	45.8	2404 of 4822	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	37.9	2762 of 4809	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.1	1626 of 2227	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	1379 of 2128	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.6	2642 of 3162	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.0	1548 of 3245	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.6	2315 of 3311	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	2681 of 3275	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	2530 of 3246	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	5097 of 5597	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	5093 of 5612	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	4479 of 5609	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	5196 of 5635	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	4303 of 5492	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	3870 of 5413	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	4192 of 5107	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	4482 of 5107	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	4473 of 5087	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	4891 of 5084	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	4523 of 4963	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	4042 of 4830	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	4735 of 5460	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	4818 of 5517	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	4754 of 5363	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	4886 of 5264	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	4426 of 5173	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	3292 of 5084	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	4807 of 5628	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	5178 of 5643	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	5160 of 5638	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	5394 of 5663	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	5331 of 5510	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	4389 of 5431	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	0.3	669 of 670	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	1860 of 2847	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	1790 of 2635	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	1669 of 2420	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	2300 of 2598	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	2278 of 2651	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	2346 of 2661	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	2612 of 2726	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	2755 of 2834	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	2355 of 2737	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)16th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

White (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)<1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-25 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 vs state

Science16%-16 vs state

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Thursday, April 10, 2014

The new principal is doing a great job. The teachers are working hard to give my student what he needs. Close Quote

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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)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rancho Cordova Elementary	Public	K-5	2562 Chassella Way	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9165	407	21	19.4	77.6%	68 (16.7%)	25 (6.1%)	242 (59.5%)	19 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	45 (11.1%)	16.4	5157^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.0%		14.2	5376^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.4%	219	16.2	16.2	14.9	30.8	25.8		23.4	21.3	21.2	14.7		19.1	89.7	94.9	94.9	93.6	93.6	94.9	$29,160	$1,990	$27,170
Peter J. Shields Elementary	Public	K-5	10434 Georgetown Dr.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9160	307	16	18.6	67.4%	113 (36.8%)	25 (8.1%)	99 (32.2%)	20 (6.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (15.6%)	53.3	2405^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.9%		37.5	3333^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	43.2%	928	31.4	31.4	40.4	49.0	50.0		46.6	47.9	47.1	35.3		43.3							$30,210	$1,626	$28,584
Cordova Gardens Academy of Arts and Sciences	Public	K-6	2400 Dawes St.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9115	293	17	17.1	78.5%	69 (23.5%)	44 (15.0%)	117 (39.9%)	13 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (16.7%)	25.3	4367^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.4%		27.3	4175^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.9%	192	20.6	20.6	40.5	31.5	36.0		34.7	16.3	14.0	25.4		18.5	93.0						$36,790	$2,655	$34,135
White Rock Elementary	Public	K-5	10487 White Rock Rd.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9180	381	19	19.7	89.2%	68 (17.8%)	20 (5.2%)	178 (46.7%)	60 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	45 (11.8%)	15.1	5252^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.3%		12.5	5517^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.0%	265	20.9	20.9	32.3	12.3	21.5		22.5	20.8	11.3	7.5		13.4	94.4			97.2	95.8		$27,516	$2,024	$25,492
Williamson Elementary	Public	K-5	2275 Benita Dr.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9185	489	23	21.7	80.2%	148 (30.3%)	34 (7.0%)	185 (37.8%)	60 (12.3%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.2%)	49 (10.0%)	15.9	5189^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.4%		13.6	5431^st of 5869 public elementary schools	7.5%	242	16.8	16.8	18.2	15.2	31.2		22.7	17.1	17.4	17.7		17.5							$24,472	$1,817	$22,655
Riverview STEM Elementary	Public	K-5	10700 Ambassador Dr.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2435	357	16	22.8	16.5%	105 (29.4%)	6 (1.7%)	68 (19.0%)	122 (34.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (15.4%)	98.6	32^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	99.5%		97.8	95^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.4%	63	85.7	85.7	88.1	88.1	89.3		88.5	94.9	84.8	82.1		87.4							$17,617	$952	$16,665
Cordova Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	2550 La Loma Dr.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9120	374	22	17.3	88.8%	70 (18.7%)	48 (12.8%)	145 (38.8%)	33 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	71 (19.0%)	12.5	5462^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	6.7%		12.8	5501^st of 5869 public elementary schools	6.3%	39	18.0	18.0	7.9	17.5	39.6		20.1	5.5	12.7	11.8		9.9	87.7	96.5		93.0	94.7	94.7	$27,758	$2,597	$25,161
Cordova Villa Elementary	Public	K-5	10359 South White Rock Rd.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9125	475	23	20.9	86.1%	46 (9.7%)	56 (11.8%)	227 (47.8%)	51 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	89 (18.7%)	23.2	4571^st of 5857 public elementary schools	22.0%		17.2	5100^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.1%	529	26.9	26.9	13.3	24.6	43.6		26.2	22.1	26.5	19.4		22.6	95.2	96.1	97.1	96.1	96.1	97.1	$30,157	$1,950	$28,207
Navigator Elementary	Public	K-5	10679 Bear Hollow Dr.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2420	431	22	19.8	50.8%	122 (28.3%)	31 (7.2%)	114 (26.5%)	87 (20.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	74 (17.2%)	44.2	2933^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	49.9%		44.1	2918^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.3%	15	27.3	27.3	48.9	39.1	32.8		39.4	46.8	40.9	34.9		40.2	90.8	95.4	94.3	93.1	94.3	96.6	$26,014	$1,249	$24,765
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	3324 Glenmoor Dr.	Sacramento	95827	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4500	498	20	24.3	78.9%	105 (21.1%)	67 (13.5%)	196 (39.4%)	48 (9.6%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.8%)	46 (9.2%)	16.8	5124^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.5%		22.5	4627^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.2%	497	13.4	13.4	15.9	25.8	21.8	32.0	24.1	22.2	10.6	11.3	26.0	17.5	91.0	97.4		97.4	93.6	94.9	$20,292	$3,515	$16,777

Frequently Asked Questions about Rancho Cordova Elementary

How many students attend Rancho Cordova Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 407 students attended Rancho Cordova Elementary.

Is Rancho Cordova Elementary a good school?

Rancho Cordova Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.0% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Rancho Cordova Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rancho Cordova Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Cordova High

What is the racial makeup of Rancho Cordova Elementary?

Students at Rancho Cordova Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 17% White, 11% Two or more races, 6% African American, 5% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is Rancho Cordova Elementary in?

Folsom-Cordova Unified

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