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Chimneyrock Elementary School

Q: Is Chimneyrock Elementary School a good school?

Chimneyrock Elementary School ranks 753 rd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Chimneyrock Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 874 students attended Chimneyrock Elementary School.

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

Students at Chimneyrock Elementary School are 65% African American, 20% Hispanic, 9% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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

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

Public Grades PK, KG-5

753^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Chimneyrock Elementary School serves 874 students in grades PK–5 in Cordova, TN, as part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. While the district as a whole is one of Tennessee's lowest-performing, ranking in the 3rd percentile statewide, Chimneyrock consistently outperforms its district average by double digits in every tested subject. In 2025–2026, the school ranked in the 26th percentile — a step back from its recent peak at the 48th percentile in 2023–2024. Proficiency rates were 33.6% in math, 34.3% in ELA, and 31.3% in science, well above MSCS district averages but modestly below Tennessee statewide levels.

The most distinctive pattern inside the school is a sharp difference between grade levels. In 4th grade, 55.2% of students were proficient in math — nearly double the district rate and above the state average — and 46.0% were proficient in ELA. But in 5th grade, proficiency collapsed to 17.0% in math and 24.5% in ELA, suggesting a transition or cohort issue worth investigating. Science proficiency has also declined steeply, falling from about 47% in 2022–2024 to 31.3% in 2025–2026. Chronic absenteeism is another red flag at 26.7% — better than the MSCS average of 30.2% but far above the 8.7%–17.7% rates at the strongest nearby schools.

Families have noticeably different options depending on school boundaries. Riverwood Elementary School, an MSCS school only about a mile away, ranks in the 57th percentile and outperforms Chimneyrock by roughly 13–16 percentage points in every subject, with far better attendance. Memphis School of Excellence Elementary Cordova also ranks higher at the 55th percentile. The starkest contrast, however, is across the Bartlett City Schools boundary: Bon Lin Elementary School, Altruria Elementary School, and Oak Elementary School — all within about 4 miles — rank in the 71st–91st percentiles, with math proficiency ranging from 56% to 69% compared with Chimneyrock's 33.6%. This gap persists even though per-pupil spending at these schools is similar.

874

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

42.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

8601 Chimneyrock Blvd
Cordova, TN 38016

(901) 416-2067

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Students who attend Chimneyrock Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Cordova High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.3%

Hispanic:

20.0%

White:

8.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 48th percentile in 2024 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (33% vs 43% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 18% Tennessee)

!Ranking has slipped from its 48th-percentile peak (2024) to 26th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg25%

Tennessee avg43%

753^rd of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 15 pts since 2017

From bottom 11% (2017) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	29.9	753 of 1019	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.3	591 of 1009	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	534 of 1018	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	616 of 1020	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	643 of 1000	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.8	741 of 983	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	565 of 985	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	710 of 997	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.8	577 of 646	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	256 of 498	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.6	139 of 498	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	126 of 498	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	156 of 500	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	207 of 483	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.6	201 of 411	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	130 of 404	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.4	224 of 450	50.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	35 of 211	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	27 of 178	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	47.6	64 of 164	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.6	118 of 165	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.7	27 of 101	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	6 of 66	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	51.3	28 of 95	70.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	610 of 986	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	556 of 990	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	469 of 989	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.8	613 of 975	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	673 of 945	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	560 of 926	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	208 of 458	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.6	201 of 424	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	172 of 415	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	161 of 387	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	163 of 363	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.6	190 of 324	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.6	61 of 250	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	33.6	225 of 319	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	477 of 823	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.1	321 of 843	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	248 of 853	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	271 of 865	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.4	490 of 858	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	582 of 823	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.7	378 of 821	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.5	629 of 877	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	560 of 984	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	501 of 991	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	702 of 987	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	663 of 980	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.8	761 of 941	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	543 of 916	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	323 of 641	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.2	271 of 618	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	188 of 582	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	116 of 528	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	44.5	204 of 447	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	82 of 395	79.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	83.8	119 of 849	86.0%	★★★★☆
2025	59.2	281 of 840	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	267 of 847	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	413 of 852	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.7	170 of 844	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	33.9	575 of 844	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	374 of 812	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	401 of 841	52.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)86th percentile+60 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)83rd percentile+42 vs school

Hispanic (2026)55th percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2026)50th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2026)49th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts34%-6 vs state

Mathematics34%-9 vs state

Science31%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Bon Lin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3940 N. Germantown Road	Bartlett	38133	Shelby County	Bartlett City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 937-2344	750	46	16.4	9.0%	386 (51.5%)	173 (23.1%)	78 (10.4%)	57 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.2%)	89.6	90^th of 1019 public elementary schools	91.2%		92.7	65^th of 1009 public elementary schools	93.6%	25	57.4	75.2	73.6				69.1	59.1	75.2	65.3				66.9	60.0	79.7	71.1				70.7					$14,715	$807	$13,463
Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3573 Oak Road	Bartlett	38135	Shelby County	Bartlett City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 373-2646	700	47	15.0	12.8%	420 (60.0%)	93 (13.3%)	89 (12.7%)	26 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (10.3%)	66	299^th of 1019 public elementary schools	70.7%		74.2	201^st of 1009 public elementary schools	80.1%	98	46.2	67.3	54.7				56.3	44.2	50.9	46.3				47.2	41.3	61.8	58.9				54.0					$14,222	$905	$12,819
Altruria Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6641 Deermont Drive	Bartlett	38134	Shelby County	Bartlett City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 373-2600	763	50	15.3	17.7%	505 (66.2%)	119 (15.6%)	62 (8.1%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.7%)	75.9	191^st of 1019 public elementary schools	81.3%		75.7	189^th of 1009 public elementary schools	81.3%	2	59.1	63.0	62.4				61.6	58.7	52.0	51.1				53.7	52.3	60.6	58.6				57.4					$13,779	$888	$12,414

Frequently Asked Questions about Chimneyrock Elementary School

What district is Chimneyrock Elementary School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Chimneyrock Elementary School?

Students at Chimneyrock Elementary School are 65% African American, 20% Hispanic, 9% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Chimneyrock Elementary School a good school?

Chimneyrock Elementary School ranks 753^rd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Chimneyrock Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 874 students attended Chimneyrock Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Chimneyrock Elementary School attend?

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

High : Cordova High School

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