Cordova High School

Cordova High School is a sizable senior high in Cordova, Tennessee, part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. The school serves 2,251 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 199% above the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 754 students.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools runs 211 schools in total, collectively educating 111,979 students. Cordova High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cordova High School records that 59% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest looks like 29% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% multiracial.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Shelby County indicate the typical household earns roughly $63,767 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Cordova High School is one of 287 public schools in Shelby County (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students).

Chimneyrock Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cordova High School has decreased 4%, going from 2,339 students in 2018 to 2,251 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 22% to 29%.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.