Summary:
ZIP code 95655 has two elementary schools: Mather Heights Elementary serves K–5 and enrolls 236 students, while Folsom Cordova K–8 Community Charter serves K–8 and enrolls 150; both are in the Folsom-Cordova Unified district. In 2025–26, each school’s results vary by subject, so there is no single school that leads across the board. The most important distinction is that Mather leads in all-grades ELA and math, while the Charter leads in science.
Mather is the stronger of the two in all-grades ELA and math: it scored 55% in ELA and 47% in math, compared with the Charter’s 47% and 34%, gaps of 9 and 13 percentage points. The Charter is ahead in science, scoring 56% to Mather’s 50%, and both schools are above California’s 36% state result. Mather is also above state results in ELA and math; the Charter is below in both. Fifth grade is a bright spot at both schools: each is above the state in ELA and math, with the Charter 18 points above California in ELA and 19 points above in math, and Mather 15 and 20 points above, respectively. All-grades results combine different grade spans, so grade-level results may be more useful for comparing a child’s likely grade.
Recent results add caution: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, Mather fell 10 points in ELA and 13 in math, while the Charter fell 7 and 9 points; California results rose slightly in both subjects. Science moved differently: the Charter rose 12 points, while Mather fell 14. SchoolDigger’s statewide rankings also declined overall from 2023–24 to 2025–26: Mather went from the 83rd to the 70th percentile, and the Charter from the 63rd to the 55th. The Charter’s 2025–26 chronic absenteeism was much lower—2%, versus 16% at Mather—despite its lower all-grades ELA and math scores. In 2024–25, free/reduced lunch eligible students made up 38% at Mather and 37% at the Charter; student–teacher ratios were 18.3 and 20.2, respectively. These are context, not explanations for test results.
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