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Cordova Middle

Public Grades 6-8

608^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 21% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Cordova Middle is a public middle school in Cordova, North Carolina, serving 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 the state.

Cordova Middle consistently underperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in EOG/Mathematics ranged from 26% to 38.6%, compared to the state average of 48.7% to 57.2%. The school's performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 482 out of 737 middle schools in 2018-2019 to 608 out of 773 in 2024-2025. Cordova Middle's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students and Special Education students, who rank in the bottom 25% of middle schools in the state.

Cordova Middle has an extremely high percentage of students (over 98%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. This high rate of poverty is likely a significant factor contributing to the school's academic underperformance. Compared to nearby schools like Ellerbe Middle, Hamlet Middle, and Rockingham Middle, which are also part of the Richmond County Schools district, Cordova Middle's academic performance is consistently lower, despite these nearby schools also underperforming the state averages.

233

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,060

Per pupil spending ?

98.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

194 Church St
Cordova, NC 28330

(910) 997-9839

District: Richmond County Schools

Students who attend Cordova Middle usually attend:

High:	Richmond Early College High
	Richmond Senior High

Feeder schools for Cordova Middle:

Elementary:	East Rockingham Elementary
	Fairview Heights Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.5%

African American:

31.8%

Hispanic:

20.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (38% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg47%

North Carolina avg54%

608^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Richmond County Schools

179^th of 242Richmond County Schools among North Carolina 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	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	608 of 773	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	622 of 793	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	485 of 784	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	563 of 786	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	578 of 741	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	482 of 737	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	530 of 691	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.0	484 of 694	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.5	497 of 692	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.6	490 of 705	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	14.2	552 of 627	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.9	577 of 673	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.7	525 of 662	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.5	585 of 648	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.2	570 of 640	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.7	552 of 630	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.8	503 of 620	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.0	454 of 606	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.7	463 of 598	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	381 of 546	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.0	484 of 560	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.0	251 of 559	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.4	332 of 550	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	398 of 533	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.9	216 of 519	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	263 of 494	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	38.1	299 of 478	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	629 of 733	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	664 of 738	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	547 of 731	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	615 of 733	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	560 of 706	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	415 of 684	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	493 of 656	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	61.9	188 of 461	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.3	48 of 448	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	13 of 416	96.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	445 of 562	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.2	264 of 564	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	181 of 553	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	179 of 541	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.3	241 of 522	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	174 of 493	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.5	355 of 472	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	462 of 729	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	545 of 743	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.2	356 of 735	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	370 of 689	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	389 of 633	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	246 of 639	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.7	405 of 604	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	551 of 733	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	533 of 751	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.9	380 of 747	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	452 of 748	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.0	557 of 711	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	507 of 697	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	544 of 665	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	409 of 478	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	393 of 473	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	566 of 649	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	598 of 652	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	560 of 656	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	613 of 658	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	596 of 632	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	569 of 624	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	575 of 596	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2024)59th percentile+38 vs school

Disabled (2021)37th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science59%~ state avg

Reading37%-15 vs state

Mathematics32%-21 vs state

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My kid hated it. They don't teach and care about students. Close Quote

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Trash.! Its horrible! Mold everywhere. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)					EOG Reading (2025)					EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cordova Middle	Public	6-8	194 Church St	Cordova	28330	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 997-9839	233	16	14.3	98.7%	85 (36.5%)	74 (31.8%)	48 (20.6%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (6.0%)	22.9	608^th of 773 public middle schools	21.3%		24.6	622^nd of 793 public middle schools	21.6%	14			38.6	26.0	29.6			36.1	42.5	33.8		59.2	$11,060	$1,914	$9,147
Rockingham Middle	Public	6-8	415 Wall Street	Rockingham	28379	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 997-9827	606	38	15.9	99.5%	219 (36.1%)	250 (41.3%)	61 (10.1%)	8 (1.3%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.3%)	44.7	433^rd of 773 public middle schools	44.0%		48.7	408^th of 793 public middle schools	48.5%	25			70.3	57.7	42.6			46.7	48.1	40.9		45.3	$9,095	$1,262	$7,833
Hamlet Middle	Public	6-8	1406 McDonald Ave	Hamlet	28345	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 582-7903	399	27	14.8	99.2%	143 (35.8%)	167 (41.9%)	36 (9.0%)	5 (1.3%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.0%)	44.8	432^nd of 773 public middle schools	44.1%		46.6	424^th of 793 public middle schools	46.5%	8			66.9	44.0	65.2			49.1	30.0	39.4		61.4	$8,862	$1,556	$7,306
Ellerbe Middle	Public	6-8	128 W Ballard Street	Ellerbe	28338	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 582-7925	182	14	13.0	98.4%	64 (35.2%)	40 (22.0%)	52 (28.6%)	3 (1.6%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.9%)	41.3	461^st of 773 public middle schools	40.4%		46.4	426^th of 793 public middle schools	46.3%	35			36.0	40.0	56.0			30.0	41.8	44.0		72.6	$10,518	$2,016	$8,502
Wadesboro Elementary	Public	4-6	321 Camden Road	Wadesboro	28170	Anson County	Anson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 694-9383	215	14	15.3	97.2%	29 (13.5%)	156 (72.6%)	17 (7.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)								(n/a)	25.0	18.8	43.7			33.8	30.0	38.9			23.8		$11,235	$2,965	$8,270
Anson Middle	Public	7-8	832 US Hwy 52 N	Wadesboro	28170	Anson County	Anson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 694-3945	414	28	14.9	99.3%	103 (24.9%)	236 (57.0%)	43 (10.4%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	13.8	693^rd of 773 public middle schools	10.3%		9.5	738^th of 793 public middle schools	6.9%	45				32.0	27.1				36.7	29.6		30.8	$9,167	$956	$8,210
Carver Middle	Public	6-8	18601 Fieldcrest Road	Laurel Hill	28351	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 462-4669	563	41	13.7	99.5%	129 (22.9%)	257 (45.6%)	45 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (13.3%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (9.8%)	14.9	688^th of 773 public middle schools	11.0%		11.7	723^rd of 793 public middle schools	8.8%	35			41.0	30.2	20.0			33.7	34.3	28.6		43.8	$10,562	$1,372	$9,189

Frequently Asked Questions about Cordova Middle

Is Cordova Middle a good school?

Cordova Middle ranks in the bottom 21.3% of North Carolina middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Cordova Middle attend?

Students who attend Cordova Middle usually go on to attend Richmond Early College High

How many students attend Cordova Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 233 students attended Cordova Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Cordova Middle?

Students at Cordova Middle are 36% White, 32% African American, 21% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% American Indian.

What district is Cordova Middle in?

Richmond County Schools

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