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Cordua Elementary · Marysville

Cordua Elementary: No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.

Cordua posts 28% meeting the standard and 10.2% exceeding it, against 43% and 21.3% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

2830 Highway 20, 95901 (opens in new tab)·Marysville Joint Unified·Marysville·Grades TK-5·77 students·69% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(530) 741-6115·Website
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope3545
% Exceeded10%21%
% Met+28%43%
Growth+6.3-2.9
Absence12.2%17.9%
Suspension2.1%1.6%
Scope Score
35
📈 On the Rise · Developing
ranked #4,090 statewide · #7 of 15 in Marysville Joint Unified

Cordua Elementary scores 35 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 29th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

📈 On the Rise — Ask how many years the improvement has held, not just the latest one — one strong cohort and a real turnaround can look identical in a single year of data.

CDE CAASPP 2025

Most rating sites would stop at “28% proficient” and call it done. Cordua deserves a closer read. The school sits in Marysville, where two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 5,744 elementary schools statewide

Climbed from the 20th to the 29th percentile since 2019 — past roughly 300 elementary schools.

CA Dashboard
ELARed(Declined Significantly)MathRed(Declined Significantly)

Proficiency here is back to its pre-pandemic level — 28% meet the standard, about where the school stood in 2019.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 326%64%18%—22%
Grade 423%—25%45%36%
Grade 542%82%38%—36%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 347%64%18%—22%
Grade 415%—33%45%27%
Grade 521%27%23%—21%

The 5 things our score weighs

Exceeded standard
10.2%
State 21.3%
11.1pp below state avg
Growth (G3→G5)
+6.3pp
State -2.9pp
Scores improve across grades
Met or exceeded
27.5%
State 42.7%
15.1pp below state avg
Chronic absenteeism
12.2%
State 17.9%
5.7pp below state avg
Suspension rate
2.1%
State 1.6%
0.4pp above state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.

  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 12.2%, district 20.1%, state 17.9%12.2% · −5.7pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 2.1%, district —, state 1.6%2.1% · +0.4pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 4–60.0%
TK/K22.2%

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
Elementary
Cordua Elementary
35/100
This school

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

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The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 19:1, district 23:119:1
Teaching staff5 teachers
Avg. experience14.0 years
Fully credentialed100%
First-year teachers20%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$63,394 – $128,590
Principal salary$109,013 – $121,763
Superintendent salary$246,328

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $25,084, CA average $14,815$25,084 · spent at this school
Federal share$360 per student

$360 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,205 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction56%
Instruction support10%
Student services16%
Administration7%
Buildings & maintenance9%
Other1%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$13,060 per pupil
2019$12,355 per pupil
2018$12,248 per pupil
2017$11,862 per pupil
2016$10,899 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

White53.3%
District 28.9% · CA 19.9%
Hispanic37.7%
District 49.2% · CA 56.1%
Other9.1%
District 10.1% · CA 9.0%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 68.8% (5pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$70K · CA $85K
Median home value$381K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+18% · CA 35%
ZIP population37,732
Median age35 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

At 77 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California elementary school (≈480).

Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.

On the state's science test (CAST), 21% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Cordua Elementary a good elementary school?

Cordua Elementary has a Scope Score of 35 out of 100, placing it in the 29th percentile of California elementary schools and ranked #4,090 statewide. 10.2% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 11.1 percentage points below the California average of 21.3%. The Scope Score weights 6 dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard (38%), grade 3-to-5 growth (27%), met or exceeded (proficient) (20%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Cordua Elementary's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 27.5% of students at Cordua Elementary met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 10.2% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 17.3% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 10.2% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 86 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Cordua Elementary rank in California?

Cordua Elementary ranks #4,090 among California elementary schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 29th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 3 to grade 5 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

Is Cordua Elementary getting better or worse?

Based on 2025 CAASPP data, proficiency at Cordua Elementary increases by 6.3 percentage points from Grade 3 to grade 5 growth. This upward trajectory suggests the school is adding measurable value — students leave with higher proficiency rates than they entered with. Growth trajectory is weighted at 15% in the elementary Scope Score because it measures what the school does, not just who walks in the door.

What is the attendance and school culture like at Cordua Elementary?

12.2% of students at Cordua Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 17.9%. The suspension rate is 2.1%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does Cordua Elementary compare to other schools in Marysville?

Cordua Elementary scores 35/100 (29th percentile) among California elementary schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 77 students. Use the schools in Marysville page or the map view to compare all elementary schools nearby.

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For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Exceeded standard · 38%
10.2%
↓ vs CA 21.3% · 39th pctile
Growth (G3→G5) · 27%
+6.3pp
↑ vs CA -2.9pp · 47th pctile
Met or exceeded · 20%
27.5%
↓ vs CA 42.7% · 38th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
12.2%
↑ vs CA 17.9% · 59th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
2.1%
↓ vs CA 1.6% · 46th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 3186%17%22%56%22%−21
Grade 41118%18%27%36%36%−8
Grade 51421%14%7%57%36%−12
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 3180%22%17%61%22%−23
Grade 4119%18%55%18%27%−14
Grade 5147%14%29%50%21%−14
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/11140%21%57%21%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

03Peer comparison · nearest elementary schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Cordua Elementary ←—3510.2%27.5%+6.32.1%
California average—4521.3%42.7%−2.91.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrowth
20193120#438510.0%29.2%9.4%1.5%-5.3pp
20224772#161727.3%59.1%21.9%1.5%-9.1pp
20233129#40397.2%26.0%17.7%3.3%+12.6pp
20244661#222922.7%45.5%19.9%2.4%—
20253529#409010.2%27.5%12.2%2.1%+6.3pp
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
What we can't show
  • — Subgroup results are suppressed for small student counts (fewer than 15 tested), following CDE privacy rules.
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female11.4%13.6%+2.2pp
Male6.0%6.8%+0.8pp
Hispanic/Latino6.9%12.5%+5.6pp
Students with Disabilities12.5%4.5%-8.0pp
English Learners0.0%9.1%+9.1pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged14.9%11.7%-3.2pp
All Students9.2%10.2%+1.0pp
EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=5,744 elementary schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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