Peter J. Shields Elementary

Located at 10434 Georgetown Dr., in Rancho Cordova, California, Peter J. Shields Elementary is a small elementary campus that instructs 307 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within Folsom-Cordova Unified. That puts it 34% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Across the 35 schools in Folsom-Cordova Unified (21,699 students total), Peter J. Shields Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Peter J. Shields Elementary records that 37% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 32% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 8% Black, 7% Asian.

Looking at school resources, Peter J. Shields Elementary lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Peter J. Shields Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Peter J. Shields Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.3%; this one delivers 35.4%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Sacramento County) records that the typical household earns roughly $92,175 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sacramento County runs 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), of which Peter J. Shields Elementary is one.

Mills Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Peter J. Shields Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Peter J. Shields Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 33.8%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Peter J. Shields Elementary has decreased 19%, going from 381 students in 2018 to 307 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 45% to 37% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 25.4:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 in 2025.

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