Cordova Elementary

Cordova Elementary, a high-enrollment elementary school in Cordova, Tennessee, operated by Memphis-Shelby County Schools, hosts 814 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 470 students each, so Cordova Elementary sits 73% larger than that benchmark.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools comprises 211 schools with combined enrollment of 111,979 students; Cordova Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Cordova Elementary shows that Black students make up the majority at 69%. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 9% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 52% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In the broader community, Shelby County reports that median household earnings sit near $63,767, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Shelby County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), Cordova Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Cordova Middle, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cordova Elementary.

Cordova Elementary operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. Cordova Elementary's enrollment has fell 5% since 2018, when it stood at 855 (now 814). The White share of enrollment shrank from 17% to 9% over that span.

On the community side, members of the Cordova Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.