Summary:
The city of Cordova, North Carolina has only one public middle school, Cordova Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 254 students. The school is part of the Richmond County Schools district, which is ranked 179 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Cordova Middle School's performance is generally lower than the district and state averages. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science are consistently below the Richmond County Schools district and North Carolina state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the 6th-grade Mathematics proficiency rate at Cordova Middle was 38.6%, compared to 59.8% for the district and 57.2% for the state. The school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 98.82% in the 2023-2024 school year, suggests that it serves a predominantly low-income population, which can present unique challenges in terms of educational outcomes.
Despite the school's relatively high spending per student ($11,060 for the 2018-2019 school year) and smaller class sizes (student-teacher ratio of 12.7 for the 2023-2024 school year), the consistently lower test scores indicate that the school may be struggling to effectively translate its resources into improved academic performance. Further investigation into the school's specific strategies, programs, and challenges would be necessary to develop a more comprehensive understanding of the school's performance and identify potential areas for improvement.
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