White..............35%..............42%........52%.........68%
African Am........26%..............17%........14%..........11%
Other................5%...............5%........6%.............1%
Asian...............5%................6%..........7%...........8%
Hispanic.......... 29%............. 30%....... 21%......... 12%
SCHOOLS
In the Cordova Meadows neighborhood, the Cordova Meadows Elementary School (grades 1 – 5) feeds into Mills Middle School (grades 6 – 8). Both Mills and Mitchell Middle Schools feed Cordova High School (grades 9 – 12). The 2008 Academic Performance Index (API) scores for the 3 schools are mixed, with Cordova Meadows showing much better scores than either Mills or CHS. API scores can be seen by clicking on the applicable school as follows: Meadows, Mills, and Cordova High.
Cordova High School was established in 1963 and adopted "Lancers" as the team name with red and black as school colors. Through the late 1960's up to the early 90's, the Lancers were the dominant team in the Sacramento region in numerous boys and girls sports. Cordova High achieved greatest success on the football field, track, and baseball/softball diamonds. According to the Sacramento Bee (12/23/08), "The Lancers - Big Red to their fans - in 1975 finished 11-0, and the National Sports News Service Prep Poll named them co-national champion." In the same article, "Cordova led the country in [football] wins from 1970 through 1986, going 176-13-2."
Guy Anderson, Cordova's venerable baseball coach, will be inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame in July 2009 (Sacramento Bee - 4/21/09). With 834 victories under his belt, he is second in the state and third on the all-time national prep list. He has also won 17 league championships, six Sac-Joaquin Section titles and led 25 playoff teams. Anderson directed some of the state’s top teams in the 1970s and his Cordova High teams won five section titles in the 1980s. In the ’90s, Anderson coached Geoff Jenkins, now a major league player after a brief stint at USC. Numerous other alumni have also enjoyed successful professional careers.
Cordova High School Famous Alumni
Athletics
Dek Bake - Defensive end with Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Chris Bosio - Former MLB pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle Mariners
Coy Francies - 2009 draftee of the Cleveland Browns of the NFL
Otis Griffin - Professional boxer
Joe Horgan - Former MLB pitcher for the Montreal Expos and Washington Nationals
Geoff Jenkins - MLB outfielder recently with the Philadelphia Phillies
Randy Lerch - Former MLB pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, Milwaukee Brewers, Montreal Expos, and San Francisco Giants
Jerry Manuel - Former Chicago White Sox manager from 1998–2003, current manager of NY Mets
Marcus McCauley - Defensive back for the Minnesota Vikings
Chris Nyman - Former MLB first baseman for the Chicago White Sox
Nyls Nyman - Brother of Chris Nyman. Former MLB outfielder for the Chicago White Sox
Troy Taylor - Former NFL quarterback for the New York Jets
Max Venable - Former MLB outfielder for the San Francisco Giants, Montreal Expos, Cincinnati Reds, and California Angels
Randy Veres - Former MLB pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers, and Kansas City Royals
Seneca Wallace - NFL quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks
Gerald Willhite - Former NFL running back for the Denver Broncos
Larry Wolfe - Former MLB infielder with the Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox
Bob Reece - Former MLB
Kevin Willhite - Former Parade Magazine H.S. football player of the year
Media and Entertainment
Lester Holt - weekend anchor for the flagship broadcast NBC Nightly News and co-anchor of the weekend edition of Today
Billy Marshall Stoneking - Well-known Australian/American poet, filmmaker, writer, script editor and film teacher/mentor.
All original members of the death metal band The Descolada Virus attended Cordova High School.
Measure N In November 2006, Rancho Cordova voters passed Measure N, a $125 million school facilities bond for renovation, maintenance, and new construction at existing Rancho schools. Completed projects include work done at Cordova Meadows Elementary School in 2008. Upcoming projects include Mills Middle School and Cordova High School.
Private Schools The largest private school within the city limits is St. John Vianney Catholic School (grades 1 – 9). Another large Christian school lies just outside the city boundaries, west of Bradshaw Road at the Capital Christian Center campus on Micron Drive.
SERVICE GROUPS and SERVICES
On March 21, 2009 the City of Rancho Cordova celebrated the 135th anniversary of its' oldest civic organization, The American River Grange. The Grange Hall was the central gathering place for all the communities that now form the city - Mills, Brighton, and other tiny, rural hamlets.
SERVICE GROUPS - Rancho Cordova is served by the Chamber of Commerce, Brotherly & Paternal Order of Elks (BPOE) #2848, the Kiwanis Club, the Loyal Order of Moose #2357, and the Rotary Club.
SERVICES - Electricity is provided by Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD); Gas is provided by Pacific Gas & Electricity (PG&E); Water is provided by Golden State Water Company; Garbage service is provided by Allied Waste Services under contract with the City (includes green waste, recyclables, & 3 "pile" pick-ups a year); Sewer and Drainage service is provided by the County of Sacramento Utilities; Fire protection is provided by Sacramento Metro Fire District (Station #61 is closest to Cordova Meadows); Police services are provided by the Rancho Cordova Police Department, Sacramento County Sheriff, and California Highway Patrol; Library service is provided through the County Libraries at the Rancho Cordova Library; Adult care is provided at the Rancho Cordova Adult Day Health Care Center.
FUN WITH THE FAMILY
Rancho Parks & Recreation: Some of the regions best local parks are within walking, bicycling, and driving distance of Cordova Meadows. Over the years, Rancho's parks have been a model for other cities. For your enjoyment, the Cordova Recreation and Parks District (CRPD) administers 30 community parks, the Cordova Community Center, Cordova Golf Course, Senior Center, Cordova Shooting Center, Community Pool at Hagan Park, and the Mather Sports Center.
Sacramento County Regional Parks within the Rancho Cordova area: In addition to the above city amenities, many county parks are just as close to Cordova Meadows. Nearby County parks include the American River Parkway favorites River Bend Park (formerly Goethe Park), Rossmoor Bar, and the Sunrise Recreation Area. On the former air force base are Mather Regional Park, which includes Mather Lake (for fishing) and Mather Golf Course, and Mather Vernal Pools.
Other amenities: For those who enjoy flying, airport services are available at the Mather Airport, the site of the annual California Capitol Air Show. Enjoy a leisurely bike ride or a raft trip down the American River. Rent a bike or raft at American River Raft Rentals; start at Sunrise Blvd. and exit at River Bend Park about 2 hours later. Go roller skating at Kings Skate Country. Go to one of the few remaining drive-in theaters at the Sacramento Six Drive-In Theater; they're still doing outdoor movie business at Hwy 50 and Bradshaw. Race a cart at RPM Indoor Kart Racing. Get fit at California Family Fitness, 24-Hour Fitness, the Mather Sports Center or the fitness complex on Folsom Blvd. past Sunrise; it includes indoor soccer, aquatics, gymnastics, climbing, and a Golds Gym-Fitness center. At the nearby Lake Natoma Recreation Area, water sports such as wind surfing, canoeing, kayaking, and rowing compete with fishing at the Sacramento State Aquatic Center. Finally, just downriver from the Nimbus Dam at Lake Natoma is found the American River Fish Hatchery and fish ladder, noted for an annual Salmon Festival in October.
CHURCHES Many of Rancho Cordova’s churches are found within a few blocks along the Coloma Road corridor. See the "How Far Is It To...?" blog below for more specific churches near Cordova Meadows.
DINING AND ENTERTAINMENT
Picture yourself driving down Folsom Boulevard in 1967, and you’re traveling from Sacramento to the community of Rancho Cordova. The first structure you would have noticed, would have been the Pfingst Realty building on the right, real close to the railroad tracks. Then a hundred feet or so on the left, where Rod Beaudry Drive heads north toward the American River, you would have seen an A & W Restaurant, with "car-hop" service, sitting conveniently on the corner, right next to the entrance for the Mather Drive-in Theater.
About 3 miles or so down the road, near where Sunrise Boulevard crosses Folsom Boulevard, you would have seen, on the left, a second A & W with car-hop service, right next to the Thunderbird Drive-in Theater. These two complexes pretty much defined the western and eastern edges of the Rancho Cordova community until Highwy 50 was completed. In between, in close proximity to Folsom Blvd., was every imaginable fast food chain restaurant ever invented. Nothing fancy, just easy access, affordable food.
The original A & W’s, drive-in theaters, and most of the original fast food restaurants are now gone. In their places are new fast food restaurants. But, over the years numerous finer dining experiences have sprouted within the city and nearby. Because of its location, residents of Rancho have access to fine dining throughout the Sacramento region. A 20 - 30 minute drive will get you to Sacramento, Elk Grove, Roseville, Folsom, and all points in between. A ride on Light Rail will bring you to numerous downtown venues in about the same time.
Within the city, or right on the border, are Andy Nguyens II, Brookfields, Casa Ramos, Cattlemens, Chevys Fresh Mex, Sheepherders Inn, Outback Steakhouse, Chili's, Il Forno, Rudys Hideaway, Stonebrook's, Zinfandel Grill, and Formaggio to name a few.
SHOPPING
The retail heart of Rancho Cordova lies mostly along the Folsom Blvd. and Zindandel Drive axis. To the west, Bradshaw Blvd., and to the east, Sunrise Blvd. add even more retail opportunities. See the "How Far Is It To...?" blog below for more commercial development details.
SITES OF INTEREST
Mills Station, Pfingst Realty, Kilgore Cemetery, American River Grange Hall, Horn Road house, Hagan Park live steamers railroad.
COLLEGES
Folsom Lake College Satellite Campus, Heald Business College, ITT Technical Institute, High-Tech Institute, San Joaquin Valley College - Rancho Cordova, and University of Phoenix.
FACTOIDS
Links to information and data gathering sites.
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