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Cordova Elementary School

Q: Is Cordova Elementary School a good school?

Cordova Elementary School ranks 218 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

218^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Cordova Elementary School serves 321 students in grades K-4 in Cordova, Alabama, as part of the Walker County school district, with a favorable 16:1 student-teacher ratio and about 60% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

Cordova Elementary has a track record of strong academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts and science. In the most recent testing year, 74% of 3rd graders and 66.7% of 4th graders scored proficient in English, well above state averages. The school also shines in 4th grade science, with 68.4% proficiency compared to the state's 50.2%. While math scores have dipped recently, the school still outperforms district peers—49.1% of 4th graders were proficient in math versus 44.3% for the district. The school's standout year was 2023-2024, when it earned a 5-star rating and ranked 57th out of 684 schools statewide. More recently, performance has declined to the 68th percentile, a drop seen across all subjects and grade levels. Even so, Cordova continues to rank higher than most nearby schools, including Sumiton Elementary (269th), Parrish Elementary/Middle School (267th), and Curry Elementary (335th).

One of the school's most notable strengths is its effectiveness with economically disadvantaged students—in 2023-2024, it ranked in the 97th percentile statewide for this subgroup. Chronic absenteeism has also improved dramatically, dropping from 16% to 11%, which is below the state average. The school has historically provided strong support for special education students as well, ranking in the 96th percentile in 2018-2019. Compared to Bagley Elementary in Jefferson County—which serves a wealthier population—Cordova achieves comparable results despite higher poverty levels. While the recent decline from 5-star to 3-star status is worth watching, the school's history of excellence suggests it has the capacity to rebound.

321

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,995

Per pupil spending ?

59.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

35 North St
Cordova, AL 35550

(205) 483-7666

District: Walker County

Students who attend Cordova Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Bankhead Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.6%

African American:

7.2%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 64th percentile in 2016 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (60% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Walker County

✓Above the Alabama median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg56%

Alabama avg52%

218^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Elementary Schools in the Walker County

72^nd of 140Walker County among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	67.5	218 of 686	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.1	189 of 680	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	89.7	57 of 684	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	82.7	95 of 680	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	94 of 687	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	107 of 692	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	102 of 681	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	109 of 680	84.0%	★★★★☆
2017	83.1	95 of 688	86.2%	★★★★☆
2016	61.3	249 of 691	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.1	288 of 691	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.2	228 of 695	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.9	211 of 696	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.2	269 of 696	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.4	376 of 709	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.2	357 of 704	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.4	407 of 696	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.9	269 of 698	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.9	188 of 698	73.1%	★★★★☆
2006	76.5	113 of 689	83.6%	★★★★☆
2005	51.4	354 of 688	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	188 of 651	71.1%	★★★★☆
2025	72.2	159 of 649	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	91.7	36 of 650	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	82.1	94 of 645	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	68 of 656	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	111 of 656	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	101 of 646	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	97 of 640	84.8%	★★★★☆
2017	85.6	65 of 639	89.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	66.7	195 of 667	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	78.9	85 of 660	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	92.4	21 of 670	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	83.7	47 of 623	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	81.4	69 of 651	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	69 of 653	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	53 of 649	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	26 of 651	96.0%	★★★★★
2017	87.1	35 of 567	93.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	218 of 659	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.1	217 of 651	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	83.2	82 of 655	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	107 of 649	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	128 of 669	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	117 of 669	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	88 of 650	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	144 of 650	77.8%	★★★★☆
2017	71.7	144 of 639	77.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	76.5	42 of 373	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	61.8	99 of 398	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	93.1	14 of 392	96.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	258 of 501	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.8	215 of 532	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.6	80 of 535	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	117 of 528	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	128 of 540	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	65.1	155 of 539	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	128 of 529	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	63.8	168 of 508	66.9%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2023)89th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)71st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)67th percentile~ school

White (2026)49th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English70%+8 vs state

Science68%+18 vs state

Mathematics45%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a principal
Friday, August 14, 2026

Cordova Elementary school strives for excellence on a daily bases. The goal is to meet the educational, social and emotional needs of all of our students. Close Quote

by a citizen
Saturday, January 27, 2018

I taught at CES for 38 years with some of the most wonderful and dedicated teachers around. Some have retired and younger ones have joined the staff. I rate this school, the teachers, the staff, and the students at the top. You can't find a better school in NW Alabama. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Summative Assessment Science (2026)		Summative Assessment English (2026)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cordova Elementary School	Public	K-4	35 North St	Cordova	35550	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 483-7666	321	20	16.0	59.8%	278 (86.6%)	23 (7.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	67.5	218^th of 686 public elementary schools	68.2%		71.1	189^th of 680 public elementary schools	72.2%	29	41.1	49.1					68.4		74.0	66.7					$17,995	$1,896	$16,071
Valley Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	155 Valley School Rd	Jasper	35504	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 483-9381	602	32	18.8	55.0%	408 (67.8%)	14 (2.3%)	150 (24.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.3%)	56.5	301^st of 686 public elementary schools	56.1%		63.3	244^th of 680 public elementary schools	64.1%	57	35.3	42.9	28.6	29.8	4.4	20.0	75.0	58.2	58.8	69.6	81.6	55.3	50.0	72.7	$11,859	$1,833	$9,999
Parrish ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	95 Engle St	Parrish	35580	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 686-5061	288	20	14.4	61.5%	231 (80.2%)	27 (9.4%)	19 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.5%)	61.2	268^th of 686 public elementary schools	60.9%		54.8	318^th of 680 public elementary schools	53.2%	50	57.6	33.3	54.6	47.8	4.4	13.0	40.7	43.5	63.6	70.4	72.7	56.5	39.1	52.2	$14,118	$2,587	$11,505
T R Simmons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	1001 Viking Dr	Jasper	35501	Walker County	Jasper City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 387-2535	507	29	17.4	51.7%	290 (57.2%)	66 (13.0%)	114 (22.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.3%)								(n/a)															$12,109	$1,685	$10,364
Sumiton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	71 1st Street North	Sumiton	35148	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 648-5656	720	47	15.3	62.9%	579 (80.4%)	73 (10.1%)	15 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.7%)	60.8	269^th of 686 public elementary schools	60.8%		57.4	299^th of 680 public elementary schools	56.0%	30	50.7	44.1					60.2		69.9	55.5					$11,000	$1,755	$9,218
Memorial Park Elementary School	Public	2-3	800 10th Ave	Jasper	35501	Walker County	Jasper City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 384-6461	483	25	19.6	54.7%	285 (59.0%)	51 (10.6%)	120 (24.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)								(n/a)	57.3								70.0						$12,119	$1,353	$10,706
West Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4880 Freewill Dr	Quinton	35130	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5550	111	7	15.8	65.8%	96 (86.5%)	5 (4.5%)	5 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	68.3	211^th of 686 public elementary schools	69.2%		43.2	400^th of 680 public elementary schools	41.2%	189	30.8	47.4	47.4				73.7		69.2	73.7	84.2				$18,468	$2,448	$15,993
Bagley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8581 Tate Mill Rd	Dora	35062	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-2500	550	29	18.9	32.4%	525 (95.5%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)	72	177^th of 686 public elementary schools	74.2%		68.7	209^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.3%	32	50.0	60.0					61.2		72.1	68.2					$11,984	$913	$11,043
Oakman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	142 School Street	Oakman	35579	Walker County	Walker County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 622-3790	356	20	18.2	55.9%	306 (86.0%)	20 (5.6%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)	47.4	380^th of 686 public elementary schools	44.6%					(n/a)	29.8	52.4					57.1		57.5	49.2					$1,121	$149	$945
Curry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	85 Yellow Jacket Dr	Jasper	35503	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 387-7845	550	30	18.3	58.2%	504 (91.6%)	9 (1.6%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.3%)	52.9	335^th of 686 public elementary schools	51.2%		47.4	367^th of 680 public elementary schools	46.0%	32	31.8	34.6					55.1		76.1	60.3					$12,706	$2,355	$10,325

Frequently Asked Questions about Cordova Elementary School

What district is Cordova Elementary School in?

Walker County

Is Cordova Elementary School a good school?

Cordova Elementary School ranks 218^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cordova Elementary School?

Students at Cordova Elementary School are 87% White, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Cordova Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Cordova Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Cordova Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Cordova Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bankhead Middle School

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