Best Public Schools in Cordova, NC

Summary:

The city of Cordova, North Carolina has only one public middle school, Cordova Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. Based on the available data, Cordova Middle School appears to be a struggling school that is consistently ranked in the bottom half of middle schools in North Carolina, with 1-star or 2-star ratings from SchoolDigger over the past three school years.

Cordova Middle School faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with an extremely high rate of 98.89% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite spending $11,060 per student, which is higher than the state average, the school's academic performance is significantly below state and district averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 25.3% of 6th graders were proficient or better in math, compared to 54.1% for the Richmond County Schools district and 54.3% for the state.

The school's diverse student population, with a mix of White, African American, Hispanic, and other racial/ethnic groups, suggests that the school is struggling to meet the needs of its diverse student body. The consistently low academic performance across all racial/ethnic groups indicates that there may be systemic issues within the school or district that are hindering student success, and that targeted interventions and support are needed to improve student outcomes at Cordova Middle School.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOG Mathematics (2024)			EOG Reading (2024)			EOG Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cordova Middle	Public	6-8	194 Church St	Cordova	28379	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 997-9839	254	20	12.7	98.8%	106 (41.7%)	70 (27.6%)	49 (19.3%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.3%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.9%)	24.6	622^nd of 793 public middle schools	21.6%		37.6	485^th of 784 public middle schools	38.1%	137	25.3	30.4	30.1	36.7	32.9	50.6	55.4	$11,060	$1,914	$9,147

Cities Near Cordova

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rockingham	2.78 mi	7	413^th
Hamlet	6.23 mi	5	252^nd
Lilesville	9.76 mi	1	335^th
Morven	10.64 mi	1	441^st
Ellerbe	10.79 mi	2	253^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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