Enrollment
307
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOLSOM-CORDOVA UNIFIED·NCES 061389001580
Peter J. Shields Elementary
10434 Georgetown Dr., Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 · (916) 294-9160 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
207 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 71 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 39% larger than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 62% · US 70%
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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
46.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +18.6pp since 2014
Math
43.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +18.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 19 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.9% | 26.7% | 19.9% | 33.6% |
| Math | 18.0% | 25.3% | 22.0% | 34.7% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.6% | 43.3% |
| 2023-24 | 35.6% | 34.8% |
| 2022-23 | 34.2% | 32.8% |
| 2021-22 | 38.7% | 34.9% |
| 2018-19 | 43.2% | 29.7% |
| 2017-18 | 40.5% | 30.5% |
| 2016-17 | 39.1% | 26.4% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 23.0% |
| 2014-15 | 28.0% | 25.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Peter J. Shields Elementary
Peter J. Shields Elementary's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter J. Shields Elementary this school | 307 | 67.4% | 40.2% |
| Arlington Heights Elementary Citrus Heights | 329 | 66.3% | 22.5% |
| Gateway Elementary Ridgecrest | 346 | 66.8% | 39.6% |
| Pasadena Avenue Elementary Sacramento | 343 | 71.7% | 21.9% |
| Mariposa Avenue Elementary Citrus Heights | 326 | 72.7% | 21.3% |
| Richmond Elementary Ridgecrest | 364 | 61.0% | 43.0% |
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 Peter J. Shields Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #2,464 of 5,151 | #92 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #2,046 of 5,172 ▲ 566 | #73 of 217 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #2,315 of 5,172 ▲ 857 | #82 of 217 ▲ 36 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.2pp | #876 of 5,116 | #26 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 307 | #4,699 of 5,915 | #205 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #428 of 5,352 | #8 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.5% | #346 of 5,354 | #69 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.4% | #3,093 of 5,625 | #125 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.4% | #1,483 of 3,837 | #38 of 145 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
307
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 481
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 20.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 307 | 16.4 | 18.7:1 | 67% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 319 | 16.1 | 19.8:1 | 71% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 15.9 | 19.6:1 | 69% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 300 | 15 | 20.0:1 | 67% (201) |
| 2017-18 | 381 | 15 | 25.4:1 | 82% (311) |
| 2015-16 | 387 | 15 | 25.8:1 | 84% (326) |
| 2010-11 | 395 | N/A | N/A | 57% (227) |
| 2000-01 | 434 | 20 | 21.7:1 | 40% (172) |
| 1990-91 | 481 | 19 | 25.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peter J. Shields Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (381 to 307); teachers up 10% (15 to 16.4).
About Peter J. Shields Elementary
Peter J. Shields Elementary is a small elementary school in California, located in Rancho Cordova. Its enrollment is 307 students, spread over kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 34% below average.
Folsom-Cordova Unified includes 35 schools. Together they enroll 21,699 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Peter J. Shields Elementary is White, with 37% of students. Other groups make up 32% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 8% Black, and 7% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Peter J. Shields Elementary scores 73%.
Teacher count: 16.4 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 18.7:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is higher. Roughly 67% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Peter J. Shields Elementary earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 54% of California public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Peter J. Shields Elementary is within a point of the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 40.2% actual, 40.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
For the population of Sacramento County, the median household earns about $92,175 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Sacramento County, 387 public schools serve about 259,342 students.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, Mills Middle, is the closest to Peter J. Shields Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 40.2% is above the 34.2% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 307, close to the 300 recorded in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 20.0:1 to 18.7:1.
The allk12 page for Peter J. Shields Elementary lets the school community talk about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Sacramento County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,594,006
Census ACS
Median income
$92,175
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
387
259,342 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Folsom-Cordova Unified
- Folsom HighHigh · 2,901 students
- Cordova HighHigh · 1,944 students
- Vista del Lago HighHigh · 1,782 students
- Sutter MiddleMiddle · 1,628 students
- Folsom MiddleMiddle · 1,508 students
- Mills MiddleMiddle · 886 students
Other schools in Rancho Cordova
- Cordova HighHigh · 1,944 students
- Sunrise ElementaryElementary · 1,235 students
- Lake View CharterCombined · 969 students
- Mills MiddleMiddle · 886 students
- Robert J. McGarvey ElementaryElementary · 840 students
- W. E. Mitchell MiddleMiddle · 755 students
Nearby schools
- Mills Middle0.5 mi · 886
- Rancho Cordova Elementary0.5 mi · 407
- Cordova High0.5 mi · 1,944
- Riverview STEM Elementary0.8 mi · 357
- Cordova Gardens Academy of Arts and Sciences0.9 mi · 293
- Williamson Elementary1.0 mi · 489
Frequently asked questions
About Peter J. Shields ElementaryHow many students attend Peter J. Shields Elementary?
Peter J. Shields Elementary enrolls approximately 307 students in grades KG-05.
Is Peter J. Shields Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Peter J. Shields Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Peter J. Shields Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Peter J. Shields Elementary is approximately 18.7:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Peter J. Shields Elementary?
At Peter J. Shields Elementary, the student body is approximately 37% White, 32% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees Peter J. Shields Elementary?
Peter J. Shields Elementary is overseen by Folsom-Cordova Unified in Sacramento County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.