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Cordova High School

2239 Chase Drive, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670View on map

  • Public
  • Rancho Cordova
  • 435 seniors
  • 2,043 students

Cordova High School is a public high school in Rancho Cordova (Folsom-Cordova Unified) with 435 seniors. In fall 2025, 80% of its 49 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Santa Cruz (UCSC). 23% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

80%

39 of 49 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

9%

39 of 435 seniors

County median 15%

Seniors who applied to UC

11%

49 of 435 seniors

County median 20%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 22 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

14%

4 of 29 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Cordova High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 7 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 1.

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    14%

    4 of 29 admitted

    This school14%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.68)

  • San Diego5 pts higher

    30%

    6 of 20 admitted

    This school30%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.64)

  • Santa Barbara20 pts higher

    53%

    10 of 19 admitted

    This school53%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.60)

  • DavisAbout the same

    35%

    14 of 40 admitted

    This school35%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.69)

  • Santa Cruz21 pts lower

    50%

    12 of 24 admitted

    This school50%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.56)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    89%

    17 of 19 admitted

    This school89%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.65 (all applicants 3.59)

  • MercedAbout the same

    96%

    22 of 23 admitted

    This school96%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.67 (all applicants 3.64)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report22 applied

  • Irvine

    too few applicants to report21 applied

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Cordova High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, worse at 4.

  • San Luis Obispo4 pts higher

    33%

    5 of 15 admitted

    This school33%Overall30%

  • San Diego18 pts lower

    17%

    3 of 18 admitted

    This school17%Overall34%

  • Long Beach30 pts lower

    17%

    3 of 18 admitted

    This school17%Overall47%

  • Pomona11 pts lower

    63%

    10 of 16 admitted

    This school63%Overall74%

  • Sacramento7 pts lower

    87%

    54 of 62 admitted

    This school87%Overall94%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (358 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

65%

234 of 358 graduates

UC or CSU

13%

46 graduates

Community college

49%

174 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC51%
CSU4111%
CA private college62%
Out of state82%
Community college17449%
Not enrolled12435%
Enrolled in college23465%
Total358100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Black or African American, Two or more races, Filipino
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners, Homeless
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Advanced Placement

1

AP course offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

1

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

<1% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

0%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

0 of 418 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

0%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

0 of 433 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 49%County median 49%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 15%County median 22%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 20%County median 19%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 69%County median 63%
  • Graduates completing courses 23%County median 50%

Across California

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