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Main Street Cordova Alabama Spring 1993, HAER AL-944Photo: Jet Lowe · Public domain
C+
Schools in Cordova · Walker County School District

Cordova’s public schools score below 62% of Alabama districts on tests and graduation

19% of students in Cordova’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Alabama average (27%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cordova, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Alabama, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Alabama state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
44%
▼ 3 pts vs AL 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
19%
▼ 8 pts vs AL 27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
▼ 1 pts vs AL 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.9K
▼ 0% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.7
AL 17.0 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
1,070 students on the public path
In brief

Cordova’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 155 Alabama towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cordova’s, its schools beat 47%, higher than their 38% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 44% of tested students were proficient in reading and 19% in math, against 47% and 27% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,876 per student, against $13,926 across Alabama (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Bankhead Middle School, then Cordova High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Cordova’s grade

C+ Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 38% of Alabama school districts. Both inputs trail the Alabama average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Alabama school districts we grade (146)Better than 38%
Lower resultsHigher results
Alabama towns with similar household incomes (155)Better than 47%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,466 test results and a graduating class of 491 could put Cordova anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Cordova’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,470 in math, 3,462 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cordova, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–4Cordova Elementary SchoolWalker County School DistrictA
5–8Bankhead Middle SchoolWalker County School DistrictB+
9–12Cordova High SchoolWalker County School DistrictD

Cordova’s public schools are run by Walker County School District, which also serves Carbon Hill, Dora, Eldridge and Kansas and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Walker County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 17 schools · 7,091 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 17.7 per teacher (AL 17.0)
$13,876AL $13,926 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 47.3% · 3462 students tested
Math19%
State average 27.2% · 3470 students tested

Cordova vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Alabama towns that share Cordova’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CordovaC+Walker County

Every school in Cordova

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alabama’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Cordovaby address
Cordova Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4
A
321 students16:1Rate it →
Bankhead Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
B+
298 students18:1Rate it →
Cordova High School
High · Grades 9–12
D
451 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Cordova’s schools

Are Cordova’s schools good?

On Alabama’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Cordova children attend score below 62% of Alabama’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 47%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cordova in?

Walker County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 7,091 students in 17 schools (2024–25).

Where do Cordova kids go to high school?

Cordova High School, with 451 students; its own test results earn a D.

What is Cordova’s graduation rate?

89% of the class of 2023 in Walker County School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama.

How much does Cordova spend per student?

$13,876 in Walker County School District (FY2024), against $13,926 across Alabama. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Alabama. Stars are from neighbors.