Summary:
Zip code 28330, covering Cordova, NC, contains a single school, Cordova Middle, which serves grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Richmond County Schools district.
Cordova Middle is a small school with 233 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. The school faces significant challenges, with 98.71% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty environment. Academically, the school has a 1-star rating and ranks 608th out of 773 middle schools in North Carolina (21st percentile). Its performance in Math and Reading is consistently below both the district and state averages. For example, 8th-grade Math proficiency is 29.6%, compared to the state average of 48.7%, and 8th-grade Reading proficiency is 33.8%, versus the state's 54.2%. The school's state ranking has also declined from a 2-star rating in 2022-2023 to a 1-star rating for the last two years.
Despite these struggles, there is a notable bright spot: 8th-grade Science proficiency at Cordova Middle is 59.2%, which is above the district average of 55.4% and nearly matches the state average of 60.1%. This "Science anomaly" suggests a potentially effective curriculum or instruction in that subject. However, the school's overall performance reflects systemic issues within the Richmond County Schools district, which itself ranks in the bottom 26% of North Carolina districts. For parents, this means the school offers a strong science program but requires significant support in Math and Reading, with the high poverty rate being a critical factor in understanding its academic outcomes.
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