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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARYSVILLE JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 062409003624

Cordua Elementary

2830 Highway 20, Marysville, CA 95901 · (530) 741-6115 · Yuba County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL77 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of California public elementary schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools

Enrollment
77
Elementary
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
53 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten1418%
Grade 1912%
Grade 21621%
Grade 31621%
Grade 41013%
Grade 51216%

This year's kindergarten class (14) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (12).

Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
4153%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
2938%
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Two+
68%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
3849%
Female
3951%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
30.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.2pp since 2014
Math
23.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.3pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts13.9%16.3%18.6%51.2%
Math4.7%18.6%30.2%46.5%
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

CAASPP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2530.2%23.3%
2023-2445.2%45.2%
2022-2327.8%25.0%
2021-2272.4%48.3%
2020-2138.9%19.4%
2018-1931.4%29.4%
2017-1842.6%27.8%
2016-1725.9%18.5%
2015-1624.0%24.0%
2014-1520.0%16.0%
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Cordua Elementary

Cordua Elementary's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Cordua Elementary this school7768.8%33.3%
Bangor Union Elementary
Bangor
8871.6%36.9%
Charles F. Brown Elementary
El Dorado
8561.2%34.3%
Sierra Primary
Herlong
6068.3%10.6%
Raymond-Knowles Elementary
Raymond
8860.2%42.6%
Meridian Elementary
Meridian
7876.9%19.3%
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Cordua Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Yuba County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
77#5,689 of 5,915#19 of 21
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
77
-23 (-23%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 140
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 25.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25774.517.1:169% (53)
2023-2477419.3:155% (42)
2022-2380420.0:154% (43)
2020-21100425.0:154% (54)
2017-18104520.8:163% (66)
2015-16121430.3:165% (79)
2010-1195N/AN/A41% (39)
2000-0199519.8:146% (46)
1990-91140623.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cordua Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 26% (104 to 77); teachers down 10% (5 to 4.5).

About Cordua Elementary

Cordua Elementary operates as a small elementary school in Marysville, California. A total of 77 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 83% lower.

The Marysville Joint Unified system has 23 schools and 10,418 students.

A majority of students at Cordua Elementary, 53%, are White. The next largest groups are 38% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. County-wide, about 54% of residents are White. Cordua Elementary has a diversity index of 57%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Its teaching staff equals 4.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 17.1:1. That ratio is under the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Around 69% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Yuba County, the average is about the same, 68%.

Cordua Elementary is graded C by allk12, scoring above 25% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 39.2%.

In Yuba County (population about 84,507), median household income is about $76,373, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. A total of 41 public schools operate in Yuba County, serving about 16,045 students.

The closest public school, Anna McKenney Intermediate, is about 4.4 miles from Cordua Elementary. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. On average proficiency, Cordua Elementary is 2nd of 6 nearby schools with test data.

Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.

Federal counts put enrollment at 100 in 2020-21 and 77 in 2024-25, a 23% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 25.0:1 in 2020-21 to 17.1:1 in 2024-25.

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Yuba County at a glance

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Population
84,507
Census ACS
Median income
$76,373
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
16,045 students

Quick facts

School name
Cordua Elementary
District
Marysville Joint Unified
Address
2830 Highway 20, Marysville, CA 95901
Phone
(530) 741-6115
County
Yuba County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
77
Teachers (FTE)
5
Student–teacher ratio
17.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
53 (69%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
062409003624
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Cordua Elementary
How many students attend Cordua Elementary?
Cordua Elementary enrolls approximately 77 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Cordua Elementary serve?
Cordua Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Cordua Elementary have?
Cordua Elementary employs 5 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
How diverse is Cordua Elementary?
Cordua Elementary reports a student body of 53% White, 38% Hispanic, 8% Two or more.
Is Cordua Elementary public or private?
Cordua Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Marysville Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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