The top reported proficiency rate is 59% in English language arts. The lowest is 52% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Cordelia Hills Elementary
Cordelia Hills Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Fairfield, a mixed-use city between San Francisco and Sacramento that blends suburban residential areas with significant industrial, civic, and military functions. The school sits in a neighborhood anchored by shopping and civic services, part of the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District.
The school enrollment is small, with roughly balanced grades across the primary and upper elementary band. The student body is diverse: Asian students make up a plurality of enrollment, followed by substantial shares of Hispanic and multiracial students, with smaller representations of white, Black, and Pacific Islander students. About a third of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a mixed income base with some economic vulnerability represented.
On the state assessments administered in 2024-25, Cordelia Hills' proficiency profile shows a middle-band academic picture. In English language arts, results improve as students progress through the grades, climbing from below half of students proficient in third grade to a clear majority in fifth grade. Mathematics proficiency sits more uniformly in the middle to low-middle range across grades three through five, hovering at roughly the midpoint. Science proficiency at the fifth grade level falls just above half of students. Taken across subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile relative to other districts in Solano County, a meaningful strength when benchmarked against county peers. The data show only one year of results, so no trend direction is available. No information was provided on the school's English learner population or special education enrollment, which would help round out the academic context.
Fairfield itself is on an active growth trajectory, with a newly adopted General Plan and major housing developments including the Villages at Fairfield, the Train Station Specific Plan Area, and downtown infill projects like the Parkside Flats affordable housing complex. The city has also undertaken downtown streetscape revitalization to make the commercial core more pedestrian-friendly, with narrower streets, wider sidewalks, and traffic calming around the Texas and Madison Streets area. Public transit includes eight local Fairfield-Suisun Transit routes, Amtrak service at a shared station with neighboring Suisun City, and Solano Express commuter bus to Sacramento and BART. The civic anchors include the Solano County Library system and public parks with recent mural projects.
The district recently approved Measure S, a major school facilities bond in 2022 that funds new construction and modernization across schools. To proceed with building while deferring bond sales, the district issued a Bond Anticipation Note in the form of capital appreciation notes; district property owners have been levied a property tax starting in 2024 to cover annual interest for a set period, without a separate voter approval, a direct near-term tax impact families should understand. The district also relocated and expanded its Spanish Dual Immersion Program, moving the TK-5th grade portion to Sullivan Language Immersion Academy beginning in 2022-23, creating a program-of-choice option for families seeking bilingual education.
Housing in the 94534 zip code where the school sits is moderately priced relative to California benchmarks and to the national baseline, with home values roughly double the national median. Rental costs are also in the moderate range for the region. Mortgage affordability runs tight relative to household income, a dynamic shaping who can buy into the neighborhood.
The school itself operates as a regular public elementary school with no charter or magnet designation. A parent considering Cordelia Hills would find a school with county-competitive academic proficiency, a diverse student body, and a location in an actively growing, transit-connected city with rising housing and civic investment. The ELA strength in the upper grades and the overall county-relative proficiency standing are concrete assets. Math proficiency running lower than ELA is a soft spot a parent may want to explore further with the school, particularly regarding instructional approach and any available supports.
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