Summary:
Zip code 28330 is served by a single middle school—Cordova Middle—which enrolls 233 students in grades 6–8 as part of the Richmond County Schools district. Because no other middle school operates in this zip code, the most meaningful comparisons are against district and state averages rather than neighboring schools.
Cordova Middle has shown clear momentum. Between 2024–25 and 2025–26, proficiency improved in every tested subject and grade, headlined by an 8th-grade math gain of nearly 17 points (to 46.5%) and a 6th-grade reading gain of more than 15 points (to 51.5%). The school's state ranking climbed from 608th to 524th out of roughly 775 middle schools, moving it from the 21st to the 33rd percentile and earning a 2-star rating. Proficiency still trails state averages in every area, with the widest gaps in 7th-grade math (37.1% vs. 56.2% statewide) and 7th-grade reading (44.9% vs. 56.3% statewide). However, the school outpaces its own district in 6th-grade reading, 8th-grade reading, and 8th-grade science (63.4% vs. 57.5%), making it a relative bright spot within Richmond County Schools.
Significant challenges remain. Nearly 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, an extremely high concentration of poverty, and chronic absenteeism is 42.1%—roughly double the state rate of 24.2% and well above the district's 28.0%. More than two in five students are missing enough school to jeopardize the recent academic gains. While Richmond County Schools sits in the 24th percentile statewide with a 1-star rating, Cordova Middle ranks in the 33rd percentile with 2 stars, meaning the school performs somewhat better relative to its peers than the district does. Overall, Cordova Middle is improving from a low starting point, and reducing chronic absenteeism while closing the remaining gap to state proficiency will be essential to sustaining its upward trajectory.
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