Is Rancho Cordova Elementary a good school?

Rancho Cordova Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Rancho Cordova Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 423 students attended Rancho Cordova Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Rancho Cordova Elementary?

Students at Rancho Cordova Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 18% White, 10% Two or more races, 8% African American, 6% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Rancho Cordova Elementary attend?

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

Rancho Cordova Elementary

Summary:

Rancho Cordova Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades K-5 in the Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, located in Rancho Cordova, California. With 423 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-20% of California elementary schools over the past decade, with a current statewide ranking of 5369 out of 5862 schools.

Rancho Cordova Elementary significantly underperforms compared to the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. In 2023-2024, only 20.29% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 59.14% for the district and 47.04% statewide. In Mathematics, only 14.55% of students were proficient or better, compared to 49.08% for the district and 35.54% statewide. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.0% in 2018-2019 to 37.9% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, 81.32% of students at Rancho Cordova Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, much higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Rancho Cordova Elementary to other nearby schools in the same district, such as Navigator Elementary and Peter J. Shields Elementary, it is clear that Rancho Cordova Elementary is an outlier in terms of academic performance, with the nearby schools significantly outperforming it across all subject areas and grade levels. The school's poor performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic, Multi-racial, and English Language Learners, who rank in the bottom 10-20% to 30-40% of their respective subgroups statewide.

Detail:

Public K-5

2562 Chassella Way
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670-3740

(916) 294-9165

District: Folsom-Cordova Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5369^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,568

Students who attend Rancho Cordova Elementary usually attend:

High:

Cordova High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.0

Number of students: 423

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.0%

White:

18.0%

Two or more races:

10.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Rancho Cordova Elementary ranks worse than 91.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 18^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 14.22. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (57%), White (18%), two or more races (10.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 81.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rancho Cordova Elementary is 22. 14 elementary schools in the Folsom-Cordova Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Rancho Cordova Elementary employs 19.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rancho Cordova Elementary is $7,568, which is the 3^rd highest among 21 elementary schools in the Folsom-Cordova Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rancho Cordova Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Rancho Cordova Elementary 5369^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Rancho Cordova 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 Rancho Cordova Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Rancho Cordova Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	37.89	2762^nd	4809	42.6%
2005	45.75	2404^th	4822	50.1%
2006	49.62	2214^th	4818	54.0%
2007	43.75	2688^th	5113	47.4%
2008	40.89	2891^st	5113	43.5%
2009	41.35	2977^th	5193	42.7%
2010	36.92	3362^nd	5314	36.7%
2011	41.71	3112^th	5377	42.1%
2012	23.17	4439^th	5390	17.6%
2013	26.00	4343^rd	5530	21.5%
2015	26.68	3966^th	5611	29.3%
2016	20.81	4548^th	5614	19.0%
2017	29.37	3887^th	5692	31.7%
2018	24.91	4245^th	5662	25.0%
2019	15.86	5174^th	5789	10.6%
2022	13.00	5526^th	5883	6.1%
2023	17.74	5081^st	5874	13.5%
2024	14.22	5369^th	5862	8.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Rancho Cordova Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	0.32	668^th	669	0.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Rancho Cordova Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.94	2530^th	3246	22.1%
2019	27.38	2681^st	3275	18.1%
2022	33.57	2315^th	3311	30.1%
2023	44.03	1550^th	3250	52.3%
2024	28.60	2640^th	3160	16.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Rancho Cordova Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	29.60	1669^th	2420	31.0%
2024	30.55	1789^th	2634	32.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.25	3292^nd	5084	35.2%
2019	21.97	4426^th	5173	14.4%
2022	16.46	4886^th	5264	7.2%
2023	19.29	4762^nd	5374	11.4%
2024	19.54	4813^th	5511	12.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Rancho Cordova Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.54	3870^th	5413	28.5%
2019	23.94	4303^rd	5492	21.6%
2022	14.86	5196^th	5635	7.8%
2023	22.40	4485^th	5617	20.2%
2024	15.36	5086^th	5605	9.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Rancho Cordova Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	31.18	1379^th	2128	35.2%
2022	27.12	1626^th	2227	27.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Rancho Cordova Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.08	4389^th	5431	19.2%
2019	10.44	5331^st	5510	3.2%
2022	12.75	5394^th	5663	4.8%
2023	15.07	5170^th	5650	8.5%
2024	14.77	5171^st	5636	8.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rancho Cordova Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.07	4042^nd	4830	16.3%
2019	17.65	4523^rd	4963	8.9%
2022	13.26	4891^st	5084	3.8%
2023	20.21	4482^nd	5098	12.1%
2024	19.63	4477^th	5102	12.3%

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Rank History for White students at Rancho Cordova Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.86	2355^th	2737	14.0%
2019	5.01	2755^th	2834	2.8%
2022	6.33	2612^th	2726	4.2%
2023	14.90	2345^th	2662	11.9%
2024	17.41	2274^th	2647	14.1%

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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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Thursday, April 10, 2014

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Enrollment information for Rancho Cordova Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	361	28	94	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	502
1989	308	37	94	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	464
1990	326	45	84	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	485
1991	312	61	97	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	499
1992	317	51	56	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	468
1993	303	49	51	49	1	n/a	n/a	0	453
1994	291	54	57	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	439
1995	329	68	62	45	2	n/a	n/a	0	506
1996	329	68	62	45	2	n/a	n/a	0	506
1997	290	65	71	43	6	n/a	n/a	0	475
1998	261	71	52	58	3	n/a	n/a	0	445
1999	333	63	55	50	3	n/a	n/a	0	504
2000	306	67	68	55	5	n/a	n/a	0	501
2001	273	42	74	95	3	n/a	n/a	14	501
2002	230	47	60	129	3	n/a	n/a	1	470
2003	230	47	60	129	3	n/a	n/a	1	470
2004	197	39	49	150	1	n/a	n/a	5	441
2005	197	40	49	155	3	n/a	n/a	6	450
2006	161	46	42	164	2	n/a	n/a	4	419
2007	156	58	36	178	4	n/a	n/a	4	436
2008	158	58	33	190	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	439
2009	169	57	17	179	1	8	0	0	431
2010	137	36	17	162	2	7	16	0	377
2011	150	44	25	197	5	7	20	0	448
2012	120	38	22	191	3	4	28	0	406
2013	100	35	15	220	3	6	22	0	401
2014	118	36	18	217	3	8	23	0	423
2015	113	39	21	219	2	8	18	0	420
2016	94	29	14	219	3	10	15	0	384
2017	92	22	11	212	4	6	35	0	382
2018	110	26	19	217	2	4	32	0	410
2019	108	25	18	246	1	4	40	0	442
2020	109	21	18	251	1	5	41	0	446
2021	94	26	14	233	1	5	41	0	414
2022	93	32	17	245	0	4	43	0	434
2023	76	32	24	241	0	6	44	0	423

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 Rancho Cordova Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	502	21.0	23.9	n/a
1989	464	20.0	23.2	n/a
1990	485	20.0	24.2	n/a
1991	499	20.0	24.9	n/a
1992	468	20.3	23.0	57.3
1993	453	19.0	23.8	61.8
1994	439	19.0	23.1	63.3
1995	506	20.8	24.3	65.2
1996	506	20.8	24.3	65.2
1997	475	23.9	19.9	69.7
1998	445	21.4	20.8	73
1999	504	21.9	23.0	72.4
2000	501	25.0	20.0	79.2
2001	501	25.4	19.7	82.3
2002	470	25.0	18.8	71.4
2003	470	25.0	18.8	71.4
2004	441	22.9	19.3	86.5
2005	450	23.9	18.8	93.9
2006	419	24.5	17.1	78.3
2007	436	24.3	17.9	80.6
2008	439	26.3	16.7	79
2009	431	22.2	18.6	74.2
2010	377	16.0	23.5	78.8
2011	448	n/a	n/a	79.9
2012	406	17.7	22.9	99.3
2013	401	17.7	22.6	87
2014	423	15.0	28.2	88.2
2015	420	17.0	24.7	86.7
2016	384	17.0	22.5	87.2
2017	382	17.0	22.4	89.3
2018	410	20.0	20.5	87.8
2019	442	20.9	21.1	80.1
2020	446	n/a	n/a	81.8
2021	414	22.1	18.7	80.4
2022	434	22.3	19.3	80.9
2023	423	19.1	22.0	81.3

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 Rancho Cordova Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	502	21.0	23.9	n/a
1989	464	20.0	23.2	n/a
1990	485	20.0	24.2	n/a
1991	499	20.0	24.9	n/a
1992	468	20.3	23.0	57.3
1993	453	19.0	23.8	61.8
1994	439	19.0	23.1	63.3
1995	506	20.8	24.3	65.2
1996	506	20.8	24.3	65.2
1997	475	23.9	19.9	69.7
1998	445	21.4	20.8	73
1999	504	21.9	23.0	72.4
2000	501	25.0	20.0	79.2
2001	501	25.4	19.7	82.3
2002	470	25.0	18.8	71.4
2003	470	25.0	18.8	71.4
2004	441	22.9	19.3	86.5
2005	450	23.9	18.8	93.9
2006	419	24.5	17.1	78.3
2007	436	24.3	17.9	80.6
2008	439	26.3	16.7	79
2009	431	22.2	18.6	74.2
2010	377	16.0	23.5	78.8
2011	448	n/a	n/a	79.9
2012	406	17.7	22.9	99.3
2013	401	17.7	22.6	87
2014	423	15.0	28.2	88.2
2015	420	17.0	24.7	86.7
2016	384	17.0	22.5	87.2
2017	382	17.0	22.4	89.3
2018	410	20.0	20.5	87.8
2019	442	20.9	21.1	80.1
2020	446	n/a	n/a	81.8
2021	414	22.1	18.7	80.4
2022	434	22.3	19.3	80.9
2023	423	19.1	22.0	81.3

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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