Memphis School of Excellence Cordova

Memphis School of Excellence Cordova operates as a low-enrollment high school in Cordova, Tennessee, one of the schools within Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 448 students spanning grades 6 through 12. That puts it 41% leaner than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 754 students.

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

Looking at the student body, Memphis School of Excellence Cordova logs that the largest single group is Black, at 64% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Shelby County as a whole is about 52% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Shelby County put median household income runs about $63,767, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Shelby County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), Memphis School of Excellence Cordova is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Memphis School of Excellence Elementary Cordova, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. Memphis School of Excellence Cordova is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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