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Top 10 Elementary Schools in Rancho Cordova, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in Rancho Cordova based on our 6-dimension composite analysis of 2025 CAASPP data (state average: 45.5).

What separates the top from the rest: The top 3 schools average 42.7% Exceeded Standard, compared to 6.5% for the bottom 3 on this list. The exceeded rate — not just the met rate — is the clearest differentiator between good and great schools.

# School County Score Exceeded Met+ Absent Susp.
1 Riverview STEM Elementary
Folsom-Cordova Unified
Sacramento 74.9 59.1% 87.9% 1.1% 0.0%
2 Sunrise Elementary
Elk Grove Unified
Sacramento 54.5 37.5% 65.0% 19.1% 1.0%
3 Robert J. McGarvey Elementary
Elk Grove Unified
Sacramento 52.9 31.4% 61.5% 16.0% 2.0%
4 Peter J. Shields Elementary
Folsom-Cordova Unified
Sacramento 46.1 18.9% 45.0% 15.1% 3.5%
5 Navigator Elementary
Folsom-Cordova Unified
Sacramento 41.3 16.4% 40.4% 17.6% 1.5%
6 Cordova Villa Elementary
Folsom-Cordova Unified
Sacramento 38.7 9.1% 24.8% 30.4% 1.1%
7 Cordova Meadows Elementary
Folsom-Cordova Unified
Sacramento 36.6 4.9% 15.6% 18.0% 5.4%
8 Williamson Elementary
Folsom-Cordova Unified
Sacramento 35.9 4.7% 19.6% 20.1% 2.2%
9 Cordova Gardens Academy of Arts and Sciences
Folsom-Cordova Unified
Sacramento 35.3 9.2% 27.1% 29.5% 4.0%
10 Rancho Cordova Elementary
Folsom-Cordova Unified
Sacramento 35.3 5.6% 21.4% 20.1% 2.7%