Folsom Cordova K-8 Community Charter

Folsom Cordova K-8 Community Charter, a very small elementary-level community in Mather, California, one of the schools within Folsom-Cordova Unified, educates 150 students, covering grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 68% smaller than typical.

Within Folsom-Cordova Unified, which oversees 35 schools and 21,699 students, Folsom Cordova K-8 Community Charter is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Folsom Cordova K-8 Community Charter logs that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 5% Asian, 4% Black.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Folsom Cordova K-8 Community Charter has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.2:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 37% of students at Folsom Cordova K-8 Community Charter qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Sacramento County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Folsom Cordova K-8 Community Charter falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 57.7%; this one comes in at 41.0%, -16.7 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Sacramento County) shows 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%. Across Sacramento County's 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), Folsom Cordova K-8 Community Charter is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Mather Heights Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Folsom Cordova K-8 Community Charter at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 31.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area. Folsom Cordova K-8 Community Charter is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Folsom Cordova K-8 Community Charter has rose 33%, going from 113 students in 2018 to 150 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 18% to 26% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 26.3:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 today.

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