| Index | Cordova | Illinois | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 33% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 18:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 3,938 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,438 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 306 | 7,963 |

| Index | Cordova | Illinois | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 89.0% | 86.2% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 89.0% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 59.3% | 61.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 25.5% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 18.6% | 32.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.2% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.2% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Cordova. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Cordova, IL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Cordova, IL, an average of 89.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 89.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Long Grove, IA | 928 | 87% | 81.3% |
| Le Claire, IA | 4,093 | 86% | 78.8% |
| Princeton, IA | 976 | 85% | 76.0% |
| Bettendorf, IA | 37,477 | 82% | 70.7% |
| Eldridge, IA | 6,941 | 81% | 69.3% |
| Cordova, IL | 710 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bainbridge, IN | 710 | 58% | 19.8% |
| Hannibal, NY | 709 | 47% | 2.4% |
| Goessel, KS | 709 | 42% | 12.5% |
| North Creek, NY | 711 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Avon, IL | 711 | 18% | 63.5% |
| Cordova, IL | 710 | n/a |