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Cordova Elementary School

Q: Is Cordova Elementary School a good school?

Cordova Elementary School ranks 750 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Cordova Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 814 students attended Cordova Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Cordova Elementary School?

Students at Cordova Elementary School are 69% African American, 16% Hispanic, 9% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Cordova Elementary School attend?

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

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

750^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Cordova Elementary School is a public PK–5 school in Cordova, TN, serving 814 students as part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. While the school currently ranks in the lower third of Tennessee elementary schools with a 1-star rating, this overall rating masks a more nuanced story. Cordova consistently outperforms its district average in every core subject and also beats several nearby schools, including Dexter School, Kate Bond Elementary, and Macon-Hall Elementary, across math, English language arts, and science. It also outpaces Chimneyrock Elementary in ELA and science. However, it trails higher-performing neighbors like Riverwood Elementary and Memphis School of Excellence Elementary Cordova by substantial margins, showing that outcomes vary widely even within the same neighborhood.

Academically, Cordova’s greatest strength is ELA, with 38.3% proficiency—just 2.3 points below the Tennessee average of 40.6%—while math is the clearest weakness at 25.1% proficiency, roughly 18 points below the state. The school has shown steady improvement over four years: math proficiency rose by nearly 10 points, ELA by 15 points, and science by 16 points since 2022–2023. A significant concern is chronic absenteeism, which reached 28.9% in 2024–2025, far above the state rate of 18.3% and roughly 12 points higher than several nearby higher-performing schools like Riverwood (17.0%) and Germantown Elementary (16.8%). This suggests attendance is a key non-academic barrier holding the school back.

Cordova’s subgroup effectiveness tells a more encouraging story than its overall star rating. The school performs notably well for English learners and low-income students, with statewide percentile rankings in the upper 50s to mid-60s. Its low-income students improved from the 29th to the 59th percentile in just two years. Spending is comparable to higher-performing peers—about $14,463 per student—so resources alone do not explain the achievement gap. Instead, the data point to chronic absenteeism and math intervention as the two most promising levers. Cordova is not a stagnant low performer; it is a school in transition, with genuine strengths and a clear path forward.

814

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,463

Per pupil spending ?

44.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

750 N Sanga Rd
Cordova, TN 38018

(901) 416-1700

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Students who attend Cordova Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Cordova Middle School
High:	Cordova High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.2%

Hispanic:

15.7%

White:

8.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2018 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (34% vs 43% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 18% Tennessee)

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg25%

Tennessee avg43%

750^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 1 pts since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

45^th of 120Elementary Schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools

137^th of 141Memphis-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
2026	30.3	750 of 1019	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	764 of 1009	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	802 of 1018	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	881 of 1020	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	866 of 1000	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	850 of 983	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	747 of 985	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	728 of 997	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	51.6	222 of 498	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.6	230 of 498	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	286 of 498	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	340 of 500	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	353 of 483	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	273 of 411	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	237 of 404	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	221 of 450	50.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	71 of 211	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.9	67 of 101	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	753 of 986	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	784 of 990	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	850 of 989	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	827 of 975	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	796 of 945	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	708 of 926	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	269 of 458	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.7	217 of 424	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	240 of 415	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.8	339 of 387	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	263 of 363	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	209 of 324	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	106 of 250	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	141 of 319	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	338 of 823	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.3	456 of 843	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	602 of 853	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	761 of 865	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	783 of 858	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	749 of 823	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	653 of 821	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	726 of 877	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	735 of 984	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	787 of 991	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	889 of 987	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	878 of 980	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	832 of 941	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	725 of 916	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	385 of 641	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.6	382 of 618	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	483 of 582	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	297 of 528	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	365 of 447	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	354 of 369	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	231 of 255	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	379 of 395	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	50.3	390 of 849	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.9	487 of 847	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	542 of 852	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	608 of 844	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	821 of 844	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	52.5	325 of 812	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	376 of 841	55.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2026)55th percentile+29 vs school

White (2026)54th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2026)40th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts38%~ state avg

Science38%-9 vs state

Mathematics25%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (2026)							TNReady Algebra I (2026)		TNReady Science (2026)							TNReady Social Studies (2026)				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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	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 Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	750 N Sanga Rd	Cordova	38018	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-1700	783	50	15.7	44.0%	74 (9.5%)	554 (70.8%)	107 (13.7%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.1%)	30.3	750^th of 1019 public elementary schools	26.4%		27.2	764^th of 1009 public elementary schools	24.3%	14	23.0	28.6	23.2				25.1	37.2	45.8	30.3				38.3			34.5	42.5	35.4				37.7					$14,463	$1,656	$11,794
Memphis School of Excellence Elementary Cordova	Public, Charter	K-5	8350 Macon Road	Cordova	38018	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 707-8146	317	22	14.7	63.9%	24 (7.6%)	226 (71.3%)	54 (17.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	53.5	457^th of 1019 public elementary schools	55.2%		24.2	801^st of 1009 public elementary schools	20.6%	344	51.0	51.1	37.2				44.9	47.1	44.7	42.3				44.3			51.0	42.6	46.2				46.6					$14,404	$1,339	$12,699
Riverwood Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1330 Stern Ln	Cordova	38016	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-2310	1,018	58	17.6	35.6%	116 (11.4%)	654 (64.2%)	156 (15.3%)	25 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (6.5%)	55	439^th of 1019 public elementary schools	56.9%		48.9	499^th of 1009 public elementary schools	50.5%	60	50.0	50.3	39.4				47.0	52.1	50.7	45.1				49.6			40.4	48.0	39.8				42.8					$13,968	$1,300	$11,900
Chimneyrock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8601 Chimneyrock Blvd	Cordova	38016	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2067	931	49	19.0	42.8%	84 (9.0%)	615 (66.1%)	182 (19.5%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.4%)	29.9	753^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	26.1%		41.3	591^st of 1009 public elementary schools	41.4%	162	25.8	55.2	17.0				33.6	30.6	46.0	24.5				34.3			22.5	43.7	26.4				31.3					$14,699	$1,628	$12,170
Macon-Hall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9800 Macon Road	Cordova	38016	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2625	1,166	62	18.9	37.8%	103 (8.8%)	876 (75.1%)	101 (8.7%)	32 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (4.5%)	22.3	831^st of 1019 public elementary schools	18.4%		30.2	734^th of 1009 public elementary schools	27.3%	97	27.6	28.0	14.0				23.6	35.9	34.8	28.7				33.3			27.2	34.1	28.7				30.0					$14,354	$1,527	$12,016
Dexter School	Public	PK, KG-8	7105 Dexter Road	Cordova	38016	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0355	1,490	90	16.5	50.6%	106 (7.1%)	1,065 (71.5%)	252 (16.9%)	14 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	50 (3.4%)	11.7	923^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	9.4%		13.1	911^th of 1009 public elementary schools	9.7%	12	17.2	15.4	12.7	< 5%	16.1	23.0	14.8	23.9	29.4	18.0	14.1	16.1	11.9	19.4			22.1	27.4	16.9	16.2	24.1	40.0	24.3	31.7	59.9	51.9	47.6	$13,955	$1,727	$11,429
Farmington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2085 Cordes Road	Germantown	38138	Shelby County	Germantown Municipal Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 756-2320	645	48	13.4	2.8%	458 (71.0%)	32 (5.0%)	37 (5.7%)	74 (11.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.4%)	96	38^th of 1019 public elementary schools	96.3%		97.6	22^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	97.8%	16	79.8	85.5	81.5				82.4	72.3	76.6	79.1				76.0			79.8	73.9	75.0				76.1					$15,535	$1,011	$14,161
Riverdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1745 Miller Farms Rd.	Germantown	38138	Shelby County	Germantown Municipal Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 756-2300	1,164	82	14.2	4.6%	830 (71.3%)	114 (9.8%)	88 (7.6%)	60 (5.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (6.0%)	94.5	52^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	94.9%		93.2	63^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	93.8%	11	65.3	77.5	76.9	84.3	65.0	62.2	72.0	68.6	79.7	64.6	77.4	45.5	46.2	62.9	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	70.3	75.2	78.5	76.5	65.0	67.4	72.0	74.6	54.5	69.7	65.6	$13,658	$1,004	$12,282
Kate Bond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2727 Kate Bond Road	Bartlett	38133	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0020	787	53	14.8	48.1%	84 (10.7%)	342 (43.5%)	333 (42.3%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.4%)	23.5	818^th of 1019 public elementary schools	19.7%		27.9	756^th of 1009 public elementary schools	25.1%	62	21.5	20.9	29.6				23.9	35.9	20.7	22.9				27.1			40.3	34.5	34.3				36.6					$15,175	$1,785	$12,527
Dogwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8945 Dogwood Road	Germantown	38139	Shelby County	Germantown Municipal Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 756-2310	647	45	14.3	0.8%	545 (84.2%)	9 (1.4%)	28 (4.3%)	38 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	98.1	16^th of 1019 public elementary schools	98.4%		99	3^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	99.7%	13	72.6	95.0	88.2				84.8	76.1	94.1	83.3				84.2			79.6	92.1	85.3				85.4					$14,332	$471	$13,355

Frequently Asked Questions about Cordova Elementary School

Is Cordova Elementary School a good school?

Cordova Elementary School ranks 750^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Cordova Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 814 students attended Cordova Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Cordova Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Cordova Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cordova Middle School
High : Cordova High School

What district is Cordova Elementary School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Cordova Elementary School?

Students at Cordova Elementary School are 69% African American, 16% Hispanic, 9% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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