Cordova High School (Tennessee)

Cordova High School is a public high school (grades 9-12) located at 1800 Berryhill Road in the Cordova community of unincorporated Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, east of the city of Memphis, with a ZIP code of 38016.

Cordova High School
Address
Cordova High School
Cordova High School
1800 Berryhill Road

Memphis, Tennessee 38016

United States
Coordinates35.17437°N 89.75424°W / 35.17437; -89.75424
Information
TypeHigh School
Established1997
School districtShelby County Schools
PrincipalBarton Thorne[1]
Teaching staff118.10 (FTE)[2]
Number of students2,269 (2018-19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio19.21[2]
Color(s)Green and Black         
Team nameWolves
Websitescsk12.org/schools/cordova.hs/site/index.shtml

Cordova High School is a part of the Shelby County Schools.

It was previously a Memphis City Schools district campus. Before the merger of MCS, Cordova High School served portions of Memphis as well as some portions of unincorporated Shelby County which are also zoned to elementary and middle schools in the SCS district.

In 2007 Cordova High School had an expected enrollment of 2,400.

History

Cordova High School was constructed in 1996 and completed in 1997 as a joint venture between the Memphis City Schools district and the Shelby County Schools district. The school opened during the 1997-1998 school year to a class of freshmen as a school within the Shelby County Schools district. The freshmen of the 1997-98 school year voted the school's colors to be green and black, and the school's mascot to be the wolf. Every following year the school added a new class until 2001, when the first graduating class left Cordova High School.

The 2003-04 school year ended with Cordova High School leaving the Shelby County Schools district and joining the Memphis City Schools district. Cordova adopted a school uniform policy in Fall 2004, since the entire Memphis City Schools district adopted a uniform policy. All schools were required to adopt one at the time. A student petition created at the end of the 2014-2015 school year caught Principal Chandler's attention, bringing an end to the uniform policy after a vote by the parents. The uniform policy was replaced by a dress code.

Courses and programs

Advanced Placement classes are available, preparing students for college.[3] The school also offers vocational education classes, such as cosmetology, automotive, and technology based courses.

Feeder patterns

Memphis City Schools elementary and middle schools in the area that feeds students into Cordova High School are:

  • Cordova Elementary School
  • Kate Bond Elementary School
  • Cordova Middle School
  • Kate Bond Middle School

The following Shelby County elementary schools also feed into Cordova:

  • Chimneyrock Elementary School
  • Dexter Elementary School (partial)
  • Macon-Hall Elementary School (partial)

The following Shelby County middle schools also feed into Cordova:

  • Dexter Middle School (partial)
  • Mt. Pisgah Middle School (partial)

Athletics

Cordova athletic programs include football, soccer, cheer, wrestling, basketball, bowling, tennis and clay shooting. They have won team championships in boys' track in 2004 and 2009.[4]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "http://www.scsk12.org/schools/cordova.hs/site/administration.shtml."Administration at Cordova High.
  2. "Cordova High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  3. "http://www.mcsk12.net/schools/cordova.hs/site/courses.shtml."General and AP courses at Cordova High.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-06-07. Retrieved 2008-08-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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