Cordova Elementary School

Cordova Elementary School, a mid-tier K-5 school in PHOENIX, Arizona, operated by Alhambra Elementary District (4280), works with 589 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 31% above the state mean of about 451.

Cordova Elementary School is one of 16 schools operated by Alhambra Elementary District (4280), a district that educates 9,742 students overall.

On demographics, Cordova Elementary School shows that nearly all students (81%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 8% Black, 5% Asian, 3% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Around the school, Maricopa County reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Cordova Elementary School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

The closest other public school is Sevilla Elementary School-East Campus, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cordova Elementary School has shrank 29%, going from 827 students in 2018 to 589 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 87% to 81% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 in 2025.

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