Is Cordova Meadows Elementary a good school?

Cordova Meadows Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.3% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Cordova Meadows Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 331 students attended Cordova Meadows Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cordova Meadows Elementary?

Students at Cordova Meadows Elementary are 40% Hispanic, 17% White, 16% African American, 15% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Cordova Meadows Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cordova Meadows Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Mills Middle High : Cordova High

Cordova Meadows Elementary

Summary:

Cordova Meadows Elementary is a public elementary school located in Rancho Cordova, California, serving grades K-5 with a student population of 331. The school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10-15% of California elementary schools based on academic performance.

Cordova Meadows' proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the Folsom-Cordova Unified district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 17.36% of Cordova Meadows students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 59.14% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also has a high rate of chronic absenteeism, rising from 15.3% in 2017-2018 to 34.2% in 2021-2022, much higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Cordova Meadows has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 88.22% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Cordova Meadows to other nearby schools within the Folsom-Cordova Unified District, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance and other key metrics. For example, Navigator Elementary and Cordova Gardens Elementary have significantly higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism, suggesting that the challenges faced by Cordova Meadows may be unique to the school and its specific student population.

Detail:

Public K-5

2550 La Loma Dr.
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670-3449

(916) 294-9120

District: Folsom-Cordova Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5494^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,094

Students who attend Cordova Meadows Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mills Middle
High:	Cordova High

Student/teacher ratio: 18.3

Number of students: 331

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.9%

White:

16.9%

African American:

16.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 88.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cordova Meadows Elementary ranks worse than 93.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 20^th among 21 ranked elementary schools in the Folsom-Cordova Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.77. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Cordova Meadows Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (39.9%), White (16.9%), African American (16.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 88.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cordova Meadows Elementary is 18.3, which is the 3^rd best among 21 elementary schools in the Folsom-Cordova Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Cordova Meadows Elementary employs 17.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cordova Meadows Elementary is $7,094, which is the 7^th highest among 21 elementary schools in the Folsom-Cordova Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cordova Meadows Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Cordova Meadows Elementary 5494^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Cordova Meadows Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Folsom-Cordova Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Folsom-Cordova Unified 640^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cordova Meadows Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Cordova Meadows Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	67.01	1400^th	4809	70.9%
2005	63.67	1585^th	4822	67.1%
2006	57.65	1835^th	4818	61.9%
2007	54.33	2091^st	5113	59.1%
2008	48.05	2489^th	5113	51.3%
2009	42.04	2937^th	5193	43.4%
2010	37.21	3340^th	5314	37.1%
2011	15.49	4922^nd	5377	8.5%
2012	15.59	4923^rd	5390	8.7%
2013	15.26	5032^nd	5530	9.0%
2015	11.28	5396^th	5611	3.8%
2016	9.69	5461^st	5614	2.7%
2017	9.85	5500^th	5692	3.4%
2018	12.92	5267^th	5662	7.0%
2019	11.46	5490^th	5789	5.2%
2022	12.16	5589^th	5883	5.0%
2023	13.87	5412^th	5874	7.9%
2024	12.77	5494^th	5862	6.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cordova Meadows Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.71	1891^st	3246	41.7%
2019	26.75	2723^rd	3275	16.9%
2022	34.74	2223^rd	3311	32.9%
2023	34.45	2209^th	3250	32.0%
2024	43.81	1565^th	3160	50.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cordova Meadows Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.69	4557^th	5084	10.4%
2019	15.82	4792^nd	5173	7.4%
2022	14.84	4978^th	5264	5.4%
2023	18.25	4826^th	5374	10.2%
2024	17.47	4973^rd	5511	9.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Cordova Meadows Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.66	4485^th	5413	17.1%
2019	17.14	4856^th	5492	11.6%
2022	15.33	5156^th	5635	8.5%
2023	18.27	4867^th	5617	13.4%
2024	11.64	5377^th	5605	4.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Cordova Meadows Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.89	5222^nd	5431	3.8%
2019	10.71	5321^st	5510	3.4%
2022	11.80	5460^th	5663	3.6%
2023	13.31	5293^rd	5650	6.3%
2024	14.75	5174^th	5636	8.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Cordova Meadows Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	0.90	1140^th	1154	1.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Cordova Meadows Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	12.68	661^st	663	0.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cordova Meadows Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.96	4317^th	4830	10.6%
2019	21.21	4291^st	4963	13.5%
2022	21.52	4396^th	5084	13.5%
2023	19.88	4507^th	5098	11.6%
2024	15.50	4742^nd	5102	7.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Cordova Meadows Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	256	82	29	46	3	n/a	n/a	0	416
1989	263	80	34	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	418
1990	262	81	32	40	0	n/a	n/a	0	415
1991	271	90	29	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	429
1992	300	112	28	55	0	n/a	n/a	0	495
1993	288	108	37	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	477
1994	244	108	33	52	4	n/a	n/a	0	441
1995	234	124	21	62	0	n/a	n/a	0	441
1996	234	124	21	62	0	n/a	n/a	0	441
1997	231	117	20	60	0	n/a	n/a	0	428
1998	249	113	21	65	2	n/a	n/a	0	450
1999	214	113	26	72	1	n/a	n/a	0	426
2000	205	106	25	72	1	n/a	n/a	0	409
2001	186	99	23	79	0	n/a	n/a	0	387
2002	173	116	32	78	2	n/a	n/a	0	401
2003	173	116	32	78	2	n/a	n/a	0	401
2004	167	113	38	94	2	n/a	n/a	0	414
2005	151	114	35	92	4	n/a	n/a	2	398
2006	134	105	33	98	5	n/a	n/a	3	378
2007	126	101	30	99	3	n/a	n/a	0	359
2008	122	89	28	110	2	n/a	n/a	0	351
2009	125	85	18	119	9	5	0	0	361
2010	109	102	10	133	4	3	10	0	371
2011	107	95	10	127	5	2	16	0	362
2012	103	85	12	131	3	6	20	0	360
2013	69	84	10	148	4	6	32	0	353
2014	69	79	10	157	6	5	38	0	364
2015	61	70	14	154	3	8	38	0	348
2016	55	69	8	161	3	5	45	0	346
2017	54	53	9	166	1	4	33	0	320
2018	63	52	61	147	1	8	39	0	371
2019	57	56	73	142	0	8	47	0	383
2020	52	62	56	146	0	6	46	0	368
2021	46	50	58	145	0	9	42	0	350
2022	48	73	52	121	0	8	48	0	350
2023	56	54	32	132	0	8	49	0	331

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Cordova Meadows Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	416	16.9	24.6	n/a
1989	418	16.5	25.3	n/a
1990	415	16.0	25.9	n/a
1991	429	16.0	26.8	n/a
1992	495	16.3	30.3	48.9
1993	477	18.0	26.5	54.7
1994	441	17.0	25.9	51.9
1995	441	18.0	24.5	58.5
1996	441	18.0	24.5	58.5
1997	428	19.8	21.6	50
1998	450	20.8	21.6	65.3
1999	426	22.9	18.6	57.3
2000	409	20.7	19.8	62.1
2001	387	19.1	20.3	63.6
2002	401	21.0	19.1	62.1
2003	401	21.0	19.1	62.1
2004	414	20.5	20.2	66.9
2005	398	19.8	20.1	69.4
2006	378	19.9	19.0	73.1
2007	359	19.1	18.8	73.5
2008	351	19.9	17.6	74.6
2009	361	18.1	18.8	76.5
2010	371	15.0	24.7	79.2
2011	362	n/a	n/a	80.1
2012	360	14.0	25.7	n/a
2013	353	14.6	24.1	84.1
2014	364	12.0	30.3	88.7
2015	348	14.0	24.8	89.9
2016	346	15.0	23.0	91.6
2017	320	13.0	24.6	88.8
2018	371	15.0	24.7	94.1
2019	383	16.0	23.9	92.4
2020	368	n/a	n/a	85.6
2021	350	16.0	21.7	82.6
2022	350	16.6	21.0	85.4
2023	331	17.9	18.3	88.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Cordova Meadows Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	416	16.9	24.6	n/a
1989	418	16.5	25.3	n/a
1990	415	16.0	25.9	n/a
1991	429	16.0	26.8	n/a
1992	495	16.3	30.3	48.9
1993	477	18.0	26.5	54.7
1994	441	17.0	25.9	51.9
1995	441	18.0	24.5	58.5
1996	441	18.0	24.5	58.5
1997	428	19.8	21.6	50
1998	450	20.8	21.6	65.3
1999	426	22.9	18.6	57.3
2000	409	20.7	19.8	62.1
2001	387	19.1	20.3	63.6
2002	401	21.0	19.1	62.1
2003	401	21.0	19.1	62.1
2004	414	20.5	20.2	66.9
2005	398	19.8	20.1	69.4
2006	378	19.9	19.0	73.1
2007	359	19.1	18.8	73.5
2008	351	19.9	17.6	74.6
2009	361	18.1	18.8	76.5
2010	371	15.0	24.7	79.2
2011	362	n/a	n/a	80.1
2012	360	14.0	25.7	n/a
2013	353	14.6	24.1	84.1
2014	364	12.0	30.3	88.7
2015	348	14.0	24.8	89.9
2016	346	15.0	23.0	91.6
2017	320	13.0	24.6	88.8
2018	371	15.0	24.7	94.1
2019	383	16.0	23.9	92.4
2020	368	n/a	n/a	85.6
2021	350	16.0	21.7	82.6
2022	350	16.6	21.0	85.4
2023	331	17.9	18.3	88.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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