Cordova High School (California) Explained

Cordova High School
Principal:	Amy Strawn
Streetaddress:	2239 Chase Drive
Zipcode:	95670
Coordinates:	38.6006°N -121.3075°W
District:	Folsom Cordova Unified School District
Ceeb:	052553
Enrollment:	1,931 (2022–23)
Ratio:	20.09
Teaching Staff:	96.10
Nickname:	Lancers
Colors:	Red and Black
Yearbook:	Lancer Legends

Cordova High School is a comprehensive public high school in Rancho Cordova, California. It is one of five high schools in Folsom Cordova Unified School District.

The school opened in 1963 with the first graduating class in 1965.^[1] Prior to opening, students in Rancho Cordova attended Folsom High School.

Demographics

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,931 students and 96.10 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 20.09. Seventeen percent of Cordova High students are involved in special education, twenty-one percent qualify for English language learner support, and seventy-one percent qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.^[2]

The demographic breakdown of the 1,931 students enrolled for the 2022–2023 school year was:

• Male - 51%
• Female - 49%
• American Indian or Alaska Native - 0.3%
• Asian - 7.7%
• Black - 8.8%
• Hispanic - 40.5%
• Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander - 1.8%
• White - 30%
• Multiracial - 8%

For 2021-22, Cordova High School was a Title I school.

Notable alumni

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Notes and References

1. Web site: About . 14 June 2024 . Cordova High School.
2. Web site: 2022–2023 SARC Summary: Cordova High . 14 June 2024 . sarconline.org . California Department of Education.
3. Web site: Zach Andrews. Bradley Braves Basketball Media Guide. 2006.
4. News: Cordova High pitcher Chris Bosio gets a ring, hometown praise after Cubs win . Joe . Davidson . . November 3, 2016.
5. Web site: Coye Francies. San Jose State Spartans. March 15, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120922075236/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5600&ATCLID=1548908. September 22, 2012.
6. http://www.cordovaalumni.com/news/lester.html "It's back to school for 'Today' host"
7. Stacy, Michael. Big Omaha - Ben Huh: ‘Things that excite us are things that would make other people cringe’. Silicon Prairie News. May 12, 2011.
8. Web site: Confessions of a Graphic Designer. terrinakamura.
9. Web site: Player Information: Geoff Jenkins #5 Biography and Statistics. dead. Major League Baseball. MLB.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20040904202102/http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player_career.jsp?player_id=132961. September 4, 2004. September 4, 2004.
10. Web site: Randy Lerch Trades and Transactions by Baseball Almanac.
11. News: Freedberg . Sydney P. . 1986-11-30 . Yahweh sect member's story of frustration, violence unraveled . . en . . 0163-0288 . 187953892.
12. Web site: August 24, 2015. Rancho Cordova Sports Hall of Fame To Be Unveiled. 2020-06-06. City of Rancho Cordova.
13. Web site: NFL QB returns to Rancho Cordova school to donate learning software . 2012-12-18 . KCRA . en . 2019-06-27.