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Cordova Middle

Q: Is Cordova Middle a good school?

Cordova Middle ranks in the bottom 19.4% of Tennessee middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Cordova Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 680 students attended Cordova Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Cordova Middle?

Students at Cordova Middle are 66% African American, 20% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% White, 1% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Cordova Middle attend?

Students who attend Cordova Middle usually go on to attend Cordova High School

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

470^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 19% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Cordova Middle is a public magnet middle school located in Cordova, Tennessee, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 666 students. The school is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, which is ranked 135 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cordova Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Tennessee middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 460-500 out of around 570-590 middle schools statewide. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating below-average performance. Cordova Middle's proficiency rates on the TNReady assessments are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all subjects and grade levels, particularly in Mathematics, where proficiency rates range from 20.2% to 22.1% compared to the state average of 42.2%. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 29.5% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state and district averages.

In comparison, the nearby schools in the analysis, such as Ridgeway Middle, White Station Middle, Germantown Middle, and Mt. Pisgah Middle/High, generally outperform Cordova Middle on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings. The schools in the Bartlett and Germantown districts, which are outside the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, tend to have the strongest academic performance, with several schools ranked in the top 100 middle schools in Tennessee.

680

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,481

Per pupil spending ?

62.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 N Sanga Rd
Cordova, TN 38018-6562

(901) 416-2189

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Students who attend Cordova Middle usually attend:

High:

Cordova High School

Feeder schools for Cordova Middle:

Elementary:	Cordova Elementary
	Riverwood Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.0%

Hispanic:

20.4%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2017 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2017

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (24% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

Tennessee avg43%

470^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 19 pts since 2017

From bottom 1% (2017) to bottom 19% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 32Middle Schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools

135^th of 139Memphis-Shelby County Schools among Tennessee 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	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	470 of 583	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	475 of 587	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	478 of 594	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	497 of 569	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	490 of 576	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	464 of 574	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	462 of 563	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	3.4	361 of 362	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	190 of 312	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	191 of 318	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	195 of 316	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	217 of 299	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	199 of 277	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	194 of 293	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	197 of 284	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2019	26.1	47 of 55	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	62 of 100	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	59 of 73	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	432 of 546	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	438 of 554	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	435 of 560	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	467 of 552	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	443 of 538	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	423 of 529	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2021	25.1	32 of 39	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	33 of 35	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	187 of 286	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	158 of 285	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	190 of 285	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	207 of 275	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	223 of 261	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	165 of 228	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	147 of 219	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	350 of 490	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	425 of 510	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	410 of 514	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	454 of 495	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	391 of 483	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	376 of 490	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	365 of 481	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	465 of 550	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	481 of 560	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	485 of 557	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	504 of 540	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	478 of 529	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	430 of 523	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	257 of 332	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	259 of 299	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	276 of 288	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	241 of 260	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	262 of 279	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	408 of 492	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	458 of 504	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	344 of 503	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.3	453 of 500	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	329 of 496	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	298 of 484	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	274 of 481	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)39th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2021)18th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2019)15th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I42%+13 vs state

Social Studies28%-21 vs state

Science25%-21 vs state

Mathematics22%-20 vs state

English Language Arts18%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Algebra I (2025)		TNReady Science (2025)				TNReady Social Studies (2025)				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/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	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cordova Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	900 N Sanga Rd	Cordova	38018	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-2189	666	32	20.9		48 (7.2%)	441 (66.2%)	126 (18.9%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.2%)	20.3	470^th of 583 public middle schools	19.4%		19.5	475^th of 587 public middle schools	19.1%	5	20.8	23.5	22.3	22.1	18.4	16.9	19.3	18.3	42.1	42.1	21.9	24.0	29.7	25.3	17.8	32.2	33.6	28.0	$13,481	$1,400	$11,114
Mt. Pisgah Middle/High	Public	6-9	1444 Pisgah RD	Cordova	38016	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2620	522	26	20.1		18 (3.4%)	417 (79.9%)	40 (7.7%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.1%)	10.3	528^th of 583 public middle schools	9.4%		11.4	529^th of 587 public middle schools	9.9%	1	9.2	8.5	20.0	12.4	15.6	14.9	10.1	13.6			21.4	19.2	21.9	20.8	11.6	21.5	13.8	15.7	$13,635	$1,499	$11,410
Houston Middle School	Public	6-8	9400 Wolf River BLVD	Germantown	38139	Shelby County	Germantown	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 756-2366	886	56	15.8		674 (76.1%)	59 (6.7%)	46 (5.2%)	73 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (3.6%)	93.2	31^st of 583 public middle schools	94.7%		94.1	27^th of 587 public middle schools	95.4%	4	82.6	73.1	44.0	69.3	73.9	67.1	51.3	64.2	91.8	91.8	80.4	70.3	59.2	71.4	68.2	79.4	71.1	72.9	$11,742	$906	$10,521
Kate Bond Middle School	Public	6-8	2737 Kate Bond RD	Memphis	38133	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0640	1,013	57	17.8		80 (7.9%)	510 (50.3%)	340 (33.6%)	14 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (6.6%)	13.2	514^th of 583 public middle schools	11.8%		15.8	499^th of 587 public middle schools	15.0%	15	15.8	13.0	5.5	11.6	21.5	15.2	10.2	15.6	30.0	30.0	30.3	20.8	9.9	20.7	33.2	22.4	12.5	22.7	$13,519	$1,674	$11,026
Germantown Middle	Public	6-8	7925 CD Smith Rd	Germantown	38138	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0950	637	42	15.3		17 (2.7%)	510 (80.1%)	57 (8.9%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.1%)	26	449^th of 583 public middle schools	23.0%		21.8	465^th of 587 public middle schools	20.8%	16	18.8	15.6	9.3	14.4	27.7	21.0	20.1	22.7	50.0	50.0	35.6	44.1	30.3	36.4	23.7	38.2	32.1	31.5	$13,516	$1,722	$11,025
Appling Middle School	Public	6-8	3700 Appling RD	Bartlett	38133	Shelby County	Bartlett	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 373-1410	602	41	14.6		326 (54.2%)	150 (24.9%)	58 (9.6%)	24 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.3%)	76.5	97^th of 583 public middle schools	83.4%		66.9	157^th of 587 public middle schools	73.3%	60	60.5	50.0	44.7	52.3	52.8	34.8	30.9	39.8			59.5	59.1	44.7	55.2	71.8	70.2	52.8	65.3	$13,429	$607	$12,173
Elmore Park Middle School	Public	6-8	6330 Althorne RD	Bartlett	38134	Shelby County	Bartlett	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 373-2642	755	42	18.1		424 (56.2%)	178 (23.6%)	82 (10.9%)	19 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (6.6%)	73.4	123^rd of 583 public middle schools	78.9%		70.7	130^th of 587 public middle schools	77.9%	7	34.6	39.2	54.5	43.5	49.6	41.3	34.3	41.3			56.7	53.1	49.4	53.0	59.2	71.1	62.0	64.0	$12,116	$863	$10,819
Bon Lin Middle School	Public	6-8	3862 Germantown RD	Bartlett	38133	Shelby County	Bartlett	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 347-1520	693	40	17.5		295 (42.6%)	253 (36.5%)	51 (7.4%)	41 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (7.5%)	83.9	63^rd of 583 public middle schools	89.2%		84.7	59^th of 587 public middle schools	89.9%	4	51.3	54.1	58.7	54.5	48.7	44.1	33.5	42.2			65.2	73.4	57.4	65.6	75.7	73.0	60.3	69.7	$12,270	$447	$11,244
White Station Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	5465 Mason Rd	Memphis	38120	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-2184	1,091	69	15.8		263 (24.1%)	465 (42.6%)	198 (18.1%)	80 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (7.7%)	79.4	85^th of 583 public middle schools	85.4%		75.8	101^st of 587 public middle schools	82.8%	16	54.8	48.9	38.9	48.2	56.9	52.3	44.5	51.3			61.8	60.4	49.7	57.8	61.0	56.1	56.9	58.1	$13,651	$1,299	$11,699
Ridgeway Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6333 Quince RD	Memphis	38119	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-1588	557	36	15.4		8 (1.4%)	471 (84.6%)	63 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	11.9	521^st of 583 public middle schools	10.6%		9.6	550^th of 587 public middle schools	6.3%	29	14.0	12.8	7.4	11.5	20.6	17.2	13.0	17.2			18.7	23.7	21.5	21.0	22.4	18.7	12.0	18.0	$13,552	$1,585	$11,036

Frequently Asked Questions about Cordova Middle

Is Cordova Middle a good school?

Cordova Middle ranks in the bottom 19.4% of Tennessee middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Cordova Middle?

Students at Cordova Middle are 66% African American, 20% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% White, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Cordova Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 680 students attended Cordova Middle.

What district is Cordova Middle in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

What high school do graduates of Cordova Middle attend?

Students who attend Cordova Middle usually go on to attend Cordova High School

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