Enrollment
321
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALKER COUNTY·NCES 010345001307
Cordova Elementary School
35 North St, Cordova, AL 35550 · (205) 483-7666 · Walker County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% of Alabama public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
192 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 32% larger than its 4th grade class (50).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
74.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
47.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
60.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Alabama's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cordova Elementary School
Cordova Elementary School's state test result (60.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cordova Elementary School this school | 321 | 59.8% | 60.1% |
| Eva School Eva | 345 | 60.3% | 63.5% |
| Oakman Elementary School Oakman | 356 | 55.9% | N/A |
| Vernon Elementary School Vernon | 277 | 58.5% | 83.3% |
| Brindlee Mountain Elementary School Arab | 286 | 61.2% | 47.3% |
| Parrish ElementaryMiddle School Parrish | 288 | 61.5% | 44.9% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cordova Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Walker County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #184 of 626 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #220 of 626 | #2 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #168 of 626 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #553 of 709 | #9 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #211 of 655 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.2% | #537 of 658 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.8% | #343 of 696 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #116 of 364 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
321
-26 (-7%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 321
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 321 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 60% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 22 | 16.6:1 | 66% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 351 | 23 | 15.3:1 | 67% (234) |
| 2020-21 | 347 | 23 | 15.1:1 | 54% (188) |
| 2017-18 | 392 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 46% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 393 | 24 | 16.4:1 | 60% (235) |
| 2010-11 | 379 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 61% (231) |
| 2000-01 | 348 | 23 | 15.1:1 | 56% (196) |
| 1990-91 | 321 | 16 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cordova Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (392 to 321); teachers down 17% (24 to 20).
About Cordova Elementary School
Cordova Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Cordova, Alabama, one of the schools in Walker County. Students in kindergarten through 4 make up the school's enrollment of 321 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Alabama enroll about 480 students on average.
Walker County enrolls 7,091 students, and its 17 schools include Cordova Elementary School.
A large majority of enrollment at Cordova Elementary School is White, at 87%. The rest of enrollment is 7% Black and 5% multiracial. Among Walker County residents, the White share is about 87%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 24%.
Cordova Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1, with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 60% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Cordova Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 81% of Alabama public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Cordova Elementary School is in the top 10% of Alabama schools: 60.1% actual against 40.5% predicted.
The school is in Walker County, where median household income comes to about $56,509, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Walker County's 24 public schools enroll about 10,041 students and include Cordova Elementary School.
Measured in a straight line, Cordova High School is about 0.2 miles from Cordova Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 3. The school's 60.1% average proficiency ranks 1st among 8 nearby schools.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 321, from 347 in 2020-21.
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Walker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,841
Census ACS
Median income
$56,509
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Walker County
- Sumiton Elementary SchoolElementary · 720 students
- Valley Junior High SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Curry Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Dora High SchoolHigh · 476 students
- Sumiton Middle SchoolMiddle · 476 students
- Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High SchoolElementary · 475 students
Other schools in Cordova
- Cordova High SchoolHigh · 451 students
- Bankhead Middle SchoolMiddle · 298 students
Other Cordova Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Cordova Elementary. Cordova Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Cordova ElementaryCordova, TN · 814 students
- Cordova Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 589 students
Nearby schools
- Cordova High School0.2 mi · 451
- Bankhead Middle School0.2 mi · 298
- Valley Junior High School4.1 mi · 602
- Parrish ElementaryMiddle School6.1 mi · 288
- Jasper Junior High School6.4 mi · 467
- Jasper High School6.4 mi · 850
Frequently asked questions
About Cordova Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cordova Elementary School?
Cordova Elementary School enrolls approximately 321 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Cordova Elementary School serve?
Cordova Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Cordova Elementary School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Cordova Elementary School.
How diverse is Cordova Elementary School?
Cordova Elementary School reports a student body of 87% White, 1% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Cordova Elementary School?
Cordova Elementary School is overseen by Walker County in Walker County.
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