Cordova Gardens Academy of Arts and Sciences

Set in Rancho Cordova, California, Cordova Gardens Academy of Arts and Sciences is a compact primary school, overseen by Folsom-Cordova Unified. It teaches 293 students across grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 37% leaner than the state mean of about 465.

Across the 35 schools in Folsom-Cordova Unified (21,699 students total), Cordova Gardens Academy of Arts and Sciences accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Cordova Gardens Academy of Arts and Sciences records that 40% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 24% White, 17% multiracial, 15% Black, 4% Asian. By comparison, Sacramento County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Cordova Gardens Academy of Arts and Sciences has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Cordova Gardens Academy of Arts and Sciences tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Sacramento County (around 63%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Cordova Gardens Academy of Arts and Sciences tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.3%.

Across the wider county, Sacramento County reports that median household earnings sit near $92,175, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Sacramento County runs 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), of which Cordova Gardens Academy of Arts and Sciences is one.

Cordova High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cordova Gardens Academy of Arts and Sciences. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cordova Gardens Academy of Arts and Sciences at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 27.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cordova Gardens Academy of Arts and Sciences has contracted 14%, going from 340 students in 2018 to 293 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 34% to 24% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.

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