Rancho Cordova Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.6% |
| Met Standard | 15.8% |
| Below Standard | 78.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "21% proficient" for Rancho Cordova Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.6% of students exceeded standard while 15.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 23.2 points below the Folsom-Cordova Unified district average of 28.8%. The 15 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 12.8% exceeded — 7.3 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 2.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 20.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 74 | 5.4% | 9.5% | 14.9% |
| 4th | 65 | 6.2% | 24.6% | 30.8% |
| 5th | 66 | 7.6% | 18.2% | 25.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 5.3% | 16.0% | 21.3% |
| 4th | 66 | 6.1% | 15.2% | 21.2% |
| 5th | 68 | 2.9% | 11.8% | 14.7% |
Nearby schools
15 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.3