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Navigator Elementary

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Navigator Elementary ranks 2933 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2933^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of California elementary schools

Summary

Navigator Elementary is a public elementary school located in Rancho Cordova, California, serving 403 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, which is ranked 657 out of 1,565 school districts in the state.

While Navigator Elementary has seen an increase in spending per student, from $14,663 in 2020-2021 to $26,014 in 2023-2024, its academic performance lags behind other schools in the district. The school's test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages, with only 39.43% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 60.03% for the district and 48.81% for the state. Navigator Elementary also has a higher chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 11.9% to 24.9% in recent years, which is higher than the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools in the Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, such as Mather Heights Elementary and Folsom Cordova K-8 Community Charter, Navigator Elementary performs significantly worse on standardized tests and has higher chronic absenteeism rates. The school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, ranging from 41.42% to 53.6% in recent years, may be a contributing factor to its lower academic performance.

431

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,406

Per pupil spending ?

50.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10679 Bear Hollow Dr.
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670-6350

(916) 294-2420

District: Folsom-Cordova Unified

Students who attend Navigator Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	W. E. Mitchell Middle
High:	Cordova High

Racial breakdown:

White:

28.3%

Hispanic:

26.5%

Asian:

20.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 72nd-percentile peak (2015) to 50th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg53%

California avg41%

2,933^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	44.2	2933 of 5857	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	2918 of 5869	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	2346 of 5859	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	2061 of 5883	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	2464 of 5789	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	2243 of 5662	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.9	1974 of 5692	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.5	2744 of 5614	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.7	1585 of 5611	71.8%	★★★★☆
2013	41.6	3211 of 5530	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.0	3330 of 5390	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.1	3378 of 5377	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.8	2401 of 5314	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.6	2572 of 5193	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.9	2172 of 5113	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.2	2374 of 5113	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.9	1270 of 2227	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.2	1535 of 3162	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	778 of 3245	76.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	3179 of 5597	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	2573 of 5612	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	2505 of 5609	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	1831 of 5635	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	1768 of 5492	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	1537 of 5413	71.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	2163 of 5107	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.8	2776 of 5107	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	76.2	914 of 5087	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	1290 of 5084	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	13.4	4729 of 4963	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	3827 of 4830	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	3295 of 5460	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	2743 of 5517	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	2365 of 5363	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	2306 of 5264	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.8	2420 of 5173	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	2698 of 5084	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	2584 of 5628	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.7	3023 of 5643	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.9	2039 of 5638	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	2207 of 5663	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.7	3131 of 5510	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	3096 of 5431	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	624 of 718	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	595 of 670	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	1153 of 2847	59.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	2122 of 2598	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	1946 of 2651	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	2120 of 2661	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	2088 of 2726	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	1952 of 2834	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	1738 of 2737	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)60th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)51st percentile~ school

Female (2025)43rd percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-32 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)13th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics40%+3 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-9 vs state

Science27%-5 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
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	$20,406	$19,394	$1,012
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	$22,253	$20,750	$1,503
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		$23,241	$21,600	$1,641
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	$22,886	$19,674	$3,212
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	$24,426	$22,816	$1,610
Folsom Cordova K-8 Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	4420 Monhegan Way	Mather	95655	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9190	150	7	20.2	36.7%	75 (50.0%)	6 (4.0%)	39 (26.0%)	7 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (15.3%)	69.8	1608^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.5%		57.4	2176^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.9%	568	58.8	31.8	43.6	47.1		58.8	64.3	38.5	45.5	53.9	52.9		52.9	28.6	38.5	31.8	42.9	92.0	92.0		92.0	92.0	92.0	$28,947	$28,744	$203
Mather Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	4370 Mather School Rd.	Mather	95655	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2440	236	13	18.3	38.1%	89 (37.7%)	7 (3.0%)	63 (26.7%)	33 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	43 (18.2%)	80.4	1143^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	80.5%		83.9	1002^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	82.9%	141	63.6		63.6	43.5	78.6	78.1				65.9	45.7	72.1	63.6				60.2	93.6						$24,945	$23,160	$1,785
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	$23,051	$20,956	$2,095
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						$29,130	$27,064	$2,066
A. M. Winn Waldorf-Inspired	Public	K-8	3351 Explorer Dr.	Sacramento	95827	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4505	405	23	17.5	58.0%	163 (40.2%)	26 (6.4%)	136 (33.6%)	19 (4.7%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	54 (13.3%)	20.2	4807^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.9%		22.4	4642^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	20.9%	165	24.6	13.8	20.9	30.3	23.3	32.1	27.6	35.2	20.7	29.1	17.7	9.5	5.4	31.0	18.5	3.5	13.5	89.6		93.8		93.8		$25,593	$21,734	$3,859

Frequently Asked Questions about Navigator Elementary

How many students attend Navigator Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Navigator Elementary.

Is Navigator Elementary a good school?

Navigator Elementary ranks 2933^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Navigator Elementary in?

Folsom-Cordova Unified

What is the racial makeup of Navigator Elementary?

Students at Navigator Elementary are 28% White, 26% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 17% Two or more races, 7% African American.

What schools do graduates of Navigator Elementary attend?

Students who attend Navigator Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : W. E. Mitchell Middle
High : Cordova High

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