Cordova High School (California)

For the high school in Cordova, Tennessee, see Cordova High School (Tennessee).

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.

Cordova High School
Location
2239 Chase Drive Rancho Cordova , California 95670 United States
Coordinates	38°36′2″N 121°18′27″W
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1963; 62 years ago (1963)
School district	Folsom Cordova Unified School District
CEEB code	052553
NCES School ID	061389001568[1]
Principal	Amy Strawn
Teaching staff	99.88 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9–12[1]
Enrollment	1,900 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	19.02[1]
Color(s)	Red and Black
Nickname	Lancers
Yearbook	Lancer Legends
Website	www.fcusd.org/chs

The school opened in 1963 with the first graduating class in 1965.^[2] 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.^[1] 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.^[3]

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.^[1]

Notable alumni

• Zack Andrews – American professional basketball playerPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets^[4]
• Chris Bosio – American baseball player and coach (born 1963)^[5]
• Coye Francies – American football player (born 1986)^[6]
• Lester Holt – American journalist and news anchor (born 1959)^[7]
• Ben Huh – South Korean-American businessman^[8][9]
• Geoff Jenkins – American baseball player (born 1974)^[10]
• Randy Lerch – American baseball player (born 1954)^[11]
• Jerry Manuel – American baseball player, coach and manager (born 1953)^[12]
• Robert Rozier – American murderer and former gridiron-football player (born 1955)^[13]
• Singh Singh^[14]
• Max Venable – American baseball player (born 1957)^[15]
• Seneca Wallace – American football player (born 1980)^[16]