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Cordova High School is a public high school serving grades 9 to 12. It is in the Folsom-Cordova Unified School District and located in Rancho Cordova, California - east of Downtown Sacramento on US 50. Cordova High School opened in 1963 and graduated the first class of students in 1965. Before the Cordova High School campus opened, the students in Rancho Cordova attended high school at Folsom High located at 715 Riley Street in Folsom.
| Cordova High School | |
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| Address | |
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2239 Chase Drive , 95670 | |
| Coordinates | 38°36′2″N 121°18′27″W / 38.60056°N 121.30750°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1963 |
| School district | Folsom-Cordova Unified School District |
| Principal | Jerad Hyden |
| Grades | 9 to 12[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,973 [1] (2021-22) |
| Campus | Small city[1] |
| Color(s) | Red and black |
| Nickname | Lancers |
| Rivals | Folsom High School Rosemont High School |
| Yearbook | Lancer Legends |
| Website | www |
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 1,973 students enrolled for the 2021-2022 school year was:
- Male - 51.7%
- Female - 48.3%
- Native American/Alaskan - 0.5%
- Asian - 10.0%
- Black - 10.2%
- Hispanic - 40.2%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific islanders - 1.5%
- White - 30.2%
- Multiracial - 7.7%
52.4% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch. For 2021-22, Cordova High School was a Title I school.[1]
Notable alumni
- Zack Andrews – American professional basketball player[2]
- Chris Bosio – American baseball player and coach (born 1963)[3]
- Coye Francies – American football player (born 1986)[4]
- Lester Holt – American journalist and news anchor (born 1959)[5]
- Ben Huh – South Korean-American businessman[6][7]
- Geoff Jenkins – American baseball player (born 1974)[8]
- Randy Lerch – American baseball player (born 1954)[9]
- Robert Rozier – American murderer and former gridiron-football player (born 1955)[10]
- Troy Taylor – American football player and coach (born 1968)[11]
- Max Venable – American baseball player (born 1957)[12]
- Seneca Wallace – American football player (born 1980)[13]
References
- ^ a b c d "Cordova High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ "Zach Andrews" (PDF). Bradley Braves Basketball Media Guide. 2006.
- ^ Davidson, Joe (November 3, 2016). "Cordova High pitcher Chris Bosio gets a ring, hometown praise after Cubs win". The Sacramento Bee.
- ^ "Coye Francies". San Jose State Spartans. Archived from the original on September 22, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
- ^ "It's back to school for 'Today' host", May 2004.
- ^ Stacy, Michael. Big Omaha - Ben Huh: ‘Things that excite us are things that would make other people cringe’. Silicon Prairie News. May 12, 2011.
- ^ terrinakamura. "Confessions of a Graphic Designer".
- ^ "Player Information: Geoff Jenkins #5 Biography and Statistics". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on September 4, 2004. Retrieved September 4, 2004.
- ^ "Randy Lerch Trades and Transactions by Baseball Almanac".
- ^ Freedberg, Sydney P. (November 30, 1986). "Yahweh sect member's story of frustration, violence unraveled". The Ledger. Miami. ISSN 0163-0288. OCLC 187953892.
- ^ "1999 Football Biographies", Cal Athletics, June 28, 1999
- ^ "Rancho Cordova Sports Hall of Fame To Be Unveiled". City of Rancho Cordova. August 24, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ "NFL QB returns to Rancho Cordova school to donate learning software". KCRA. December 18, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2019.