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Cordova Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

750 N Sanga Rd, Cordova, TN 38018 · (901) 416-1700 · Part of Shelby County School District

Memphis’ School Grade D better than 6% of Tennessee school districts

Directions
Students
814
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Cordova Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Memphis kids: 33 middle schools

On the path

Where Memphis kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Cordova ElementaryYou are here
6–833 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency9%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts15%
State average 29.5%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

750 N Sanga Rd, Cordova

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K51
Kindergarten145
Grade 1125
Grade 2136
Grade 3130
Grade 4111
Grade 5116
Enrollment over time
771’20
730’21
818’22
783’23
814’24

Up 5.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 69%Hispanic 16%White 9%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cordova Elementary from Memphis families.

Other schools in Shelby County School District

The district →
Dexter School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cordova
C−
1,509 students
Snowden Elementary/Middle
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Memphis
C
1,384 students
Macon-Hall Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cordova
B−
1,070 students
Belle Forest Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Memphis
D
1,027 students
Riverwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cordova
B+
985 students
Early Childhood Programs
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Memphis
938 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Tennessee’s other public schools; Memphis’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.