Riverwood Elementary School

As a substantial primary school in Cordova, Tennessee, Riverwood Elementary School hosts 985 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Memphis-Shelby County Schools. That puts it 110% above the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 470 students.

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

On demographics, Riverwood Elementary School shows that the largest single group is Black, at 67% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 14% Hispanic, 11% White, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 52%.

Across the wider 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 roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Shelby County runs 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), of which Riverwood Elementary School is one.

Memphis School of Excellence Cordova is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 963 students in 2018 compared to 985 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 22% to 11%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Riverwood Elementary School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.