Prospect Community Day

Set in Rancho Cordova, California, Prospect Community Day is a very small 9-12 campus, operated by Folsom-Cordova Unified. It serves 17 students across grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 98% leaner than the state mean of about 838.

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

Looking at the student body, Prospect Community Day shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 29% Black, 12% White, 12% multiracial. By comparison, Sacramento County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Prospect Community Day tighter than the state norm the norm. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Sacramento County's rate of about 63%.

In the area at large, 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%. Across Sacramento County's 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), Prospect Community Day is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Kinney High (Continuation), around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Prospect Community Day has fell 41%, going from 29 students in 2018 to 17 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 28% to 47% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 6.9:1 in 2018 to 5.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Prospect Community Day community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.