Chimneyrock Elementary School

As a substantial elementary school in Cordova, Tennessee, Chimneyrock Elementary School instructs 874 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Compared to the state average of about 470 students per school, that is 86% bigger than typical.

Within Memphis-Shelby County Schools, which oversees 211 schools and 111,979 students, Chimneyrock Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Chimneyrock Elementary School shows that 65% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest looks like 20% Hispanic, 9% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 52% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Shelby County shows the typical household earns roughly $63,767 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Chimneyrock Elementary School is one of 287 public schools in Shelby County (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students).

Riverwood Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Chimneyrock Elementary School.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chimneyrock Elementary School has fell 9%, going from 960 students in 2018 to 874 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 17% to 9% over that span.

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