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Enrollment
451
High
DISTRICT 391 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALKER COUNTY·NCES 010345001308
Cordova High School
183 School Road, Cordova, AL 35550 · (205) 483-7404 · Walker County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Alabama public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
233 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 116 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 124 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 93 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 118 | 26% |
Student demographics
29%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
42.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
30.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 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 High School
Cordova High School's state test result (37.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cordova High School this school | 451 | 51.7% | 37.3% |
| Hamilton High School Hamilton | 449 | 50.1% | 29.4% |
| Ashville High School Ashville | 378 | 52.9% | 24.6% |
| West End High School Walnut Grove | 370 | 54.6% | 31.6% |
| Danville High School Danville | 374 | 48.9% | 21.0% |
| Cherokee County High School Centre | 448 | 47.8% | 39.8% |
Matched among Alabama high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Walker County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #80 of 305 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #70 of 305 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #102 of 305 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #200 of 319 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #257 of 307 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.4% | #217 of 307 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.7% | #186 of 317 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.4% | #129 of 130 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
451
-42 (-9%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 298
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 451 | 23.5 | 19.2:1 | 52% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 25.5 | 18.1:1 | 64% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 467 | 25.5 | 18.3:1 | 65% (302) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 24 | 20.5:1 | 52% (254) |
| 2017-18 | 449 | 24.4 | 18.4:1 | 48% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 521 | 29 | 18.0:1 | 53% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | 22 | 18.3:1 | 54% (216) |
| 2000-01 | 261 | 19 | 13.7:1 | 46% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 298 | 13 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cordova High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (449 to 451); teachers down 4% (24.4 to 23.5).
About Cordova High School
Cordova High School is a low-enrollment high school in Cordova, Alabama. The student body numbers 451 students, from grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in Alabama is roughly 682 students; this school is 34% smaller than that.
Cordova High School is one of the 17 schools that make up Walker County (7,091 students in total).
The large majority of students at Cordova High School, 83%, are White. The next largest groups are 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 87% of residents are White. Cordova High School has a diversity index of 29%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 23.5 full-time equivalents, or about 19.2 students per teacher. Among high schools in Alabama, the typical ratio is 17.2:1. About 52% of students, or 233, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Walker County, the average is about the same, 54%.
Cordova High School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 83% of Alabama public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Cordova High School would be expected to post about 46.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 37.3%.
Census Bureau estimates for Walker County show that median household income is about $56,509, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Cordova High School is one of 24 public schools in Walker County, which together enroll about 10,041 students.
The school nearest to Cordova High School is Cordova Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Within five miles of Cordova High School, there are 3 other public schools. Cordova High School is 7th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Federal counts put enrollment at 493 in 2020-21 and 451 in 2024-25, a 9% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.5:1 in 2020-21 to 19.2:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 321 students
- Bankhead Middle SchoolMiddle · 298 students
Other Cordova High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Cordova High. Cordova High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Cordova High SchoolCordova, TN · 2,251 students
- Cordova HighRancho Cordova, CA · 1,944 students
Nearby schools
- Cordova Elementary School0.2 mi · 321
- Bankhead Middle School0.2 mi · 298
- Valley Junior High School4.2 mi · 602
- Parrish ElementaryMiddle School5.9 mi · 288
- Jasper Junior High School6.3 mi · 467
- Jasper High School6.3 mi · 850
Frequently asked questions
About Cordova High SchoolHow many students attend Cordova High School?
Cordova High School enrolls approximately 451 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Cordova High School serve?
Cordova High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Cordova High School?
Approximately 19.2:1 students per teacher at Cordova High School.
What is the student diversity at Cordova High School?
Student demographics at Cordova High School are roughly 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Cordova High School in?
Cordova High School is part of Walker County.
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