Enrollment
279
Elementary
DISTRICT 363 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CCSD 62·NCES 171212001463
Cumberland Elementary School
700 E Golf Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60016 · (847) 824-1451 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL279 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
6.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
103 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
79.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.6pp since 2023
Math
70.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.6% | 70.8% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 55.1% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
71.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 50% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Illinois's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cumberland Elementary School
Cumberland Elementary School's state test result (71.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Elementary School this school | 279 | 36.9% | 71.2% |
| Hawthorn Townline Elementary School Vernon Hills | 306 | 40.2% | 60.7% |
| Hynes Elementary School Morton Grove | 325 | 35.4% | 56.1% |
| Melzer School Morton Grove | 395 | 40.0% | 52.2% |
| Manor Hill Elementary School Lombard | 285 | 33.3% | 55.0% |
| Forest View Elementary School Mount Prospect | 339 | 48.4% | 56.9% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cumberland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #109 of 1,925 | #40 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #207 of 2,077 ▲ 14 | #76 of 829 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.6% | #142 of 2,077 ▲ 20 | #61 of 829 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 279 | #1,658 of 2,419 | #685 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 6.8:1 | #2 of 2,035 | #1 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #275 of 2,042 | #114 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.9% | #1,622 of 2,132 | #673 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #1,138 of 1,461 | #543 of 661 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
279
-15 (-5%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 381
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 279 | 41 | 6.8:1 | 37% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 37.9 | 8.0:1 | 34% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 302 | 36.2 | 8.3:1 | 33% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 294 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 297 | 34.2 | 8.7:1 | 36% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 290 | 34 | 8.5:1 | 41% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 296 | 30 | 9.9:1 | 19% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 390 | 31 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 381 | 32 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cumberland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (297 to 279); teachers up 20% (34.2 to 41).
About Cumberland Elementary School
Cumberland Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school with an address in Des Plaines, Illinois. It teaches 279 students in kindergarten through 5. That is 27% below the average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
Cumberland Elementary School is one of 11 schools in CCSD 62, which enrolls 4,520 students in total.
White students account for 46% of enrollment at Cumberland Elementary School, more than any other group. Other groups make up 30% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. Cook County residents are about 44% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 67%.
Cumberland Elementary School lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 6.8 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is 7.1 students per teacher. About 37% of students at Cumberland Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 29 points below the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
After accounting for student poverty, Cumberland Elementary School is in the top 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 71.2% is 21.0 points above the 50.2% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Census data for Cook County show median household income comes to about $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 1,406 public schools in the county, enrolling about 697,934, Cumberland Elementary School among them.
Cumberland Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Chippewa Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Cumberland Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Cumberland Elementary School ranks 1st of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 71.2% against a local average of 50.7%.
The NCES locale for Cumberland Elementary School is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 5%.
The discussion board for Cumberland Elementary School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CCSD 62
- Forest Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
- Chippewa Middle SchoolMiddle · 652 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 599 students
- Algonquin Middle SchoolMiddle · 597 students
- Iroquois Community SchoolElementary · 411 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
Other schools in Des Plaines
- Maine West High SchoolHigh · 1,857 students
- Forest Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
- Chippewa Middle SchoolMiddle · 652 students
- Friendship Jr High SchoolMiddle · 633 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 599 students
- Algonquin Middle SchoolMiddle · 597 students
Other Cumberland Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Cumberland Elementary. Cumberland Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 8.
- Cumberland Elementary SchoolToledo, IL · 387 students
- Cumberland ElementaryWhitefish Bay, WI · 624 students
- Cumberland ElementarySunnyvale, CA · 586 students
- Cumberland ElementaryCumberland, VA · 530 students
- Cumberland ElementaryNashville, TN · 452 students
Nearby schools
- Chippewa Middle School0.1 mi · 652
- Terrace Elementary School1.2 mi · 206
- Brentwood Elementary School1.3 mi · 375
- Lions Park Elementary School1.3 mi · 458
- North Elementary School1.5 mi · 599
- Central Elementary School1.6 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Cumberland Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cumberland Elementary School?
Cumberland Elementary School enrolls approximately 279 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Cumberland Elementary School serve?
Cumberland Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Cumberland Elementary School have?
Cumberland Elementary School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cumberland Elementary School?
At Cumberland Elementary School, the student body is approximately 46% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 30% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Cumberland Elementary School public or private?
Cumberland Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CCSD 62.
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