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Enrollment
387
Elementary
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUMBERLAND CUSD 77·NCES 173909004855
Cumberland Elementary School
1496 Illinois Route 121, Toledo, IL 62468 · (217) 923-3135 · Cumberland County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
102 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 56%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 56 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 11% smaller than its 4th grade class (66).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Cumberland CUSD 77. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
47.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +29.6pp since 2023
Math
56.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +36.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 30 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 36 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.5% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 17.9% | 20.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 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 (43.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Elementary School this school | 387 | 26.4% | 43.7% |
| LeRoy Elementary School Le Roy | 405 | 26.7% | 47.2% |
| Dieterich Elementary School Dieterich | 359 | 28.1% | 69.1% |
| Liberty Elementary School Liberty | 336 | 28.3% | 49.1% |
| Pawnee Grade School Pawnee | 325 | 25.8% | 49.8% |
| C R Hanna Elementary School Orion | 434 | 23.3% | 60.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #803 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #509 of 2,077 ▲ 679 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #1,090 of 2,077 ▲ 560 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 387 | #1,068 of 2,419 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #397 of 2,035 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.5% | #1,917 of 2,042 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.4% | #1,842 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #588 of 1,461 |
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
387
-23 (-6%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 568
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 | 387 | 33.6 | 11.5:1 | 26% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 30.6 | 13.0:1 | 26% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 404 | 27.7 | 14.6:1 | 27% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 464 | 25 | 18.6:1 | 39% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 452 | 23 | 19.6:1 | 49% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 30 | 14.1:1 | 39% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 534 | 33 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 568 | 33 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cumberland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (464 to 387); teachers up 35% (25 to 33.6).
About Cumberland Elementary School
Cumberland Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Toledo, Illinois, under Cumberland CUSD 77. It has an enrollment of 387 students in pre-K through 4.
Cumberland CUSD 77 runs Cumberland Elementary School along with 2 other schools, enrolling 972 students in total.
White students account for 96% of the school's enrollment. It is also 2% multiracial. Among Cumberland County residents, the White share is about 95%. A diversity index of 9% means there is a 9% chance two randomly chosen students at Cumberland Elementary School are from different groups.
The school lists 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 102 students, or 26%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Cumberland County average 35%.
Cumberland Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.7% and a predicted 56.3%.
In Cumberland County, the median household earns about $73,327 a year, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Cumberland County has 7 public schools with about 1,493 students, including Cumberland Elementary School.
Cumberland Middle School is the nearest public school to Cumberland Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 2. The school's 43.7% average proficiency ranks 5th among 9 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Cumberland Elementary School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 387, from 410 in 2020-21.
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Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,334
Census ACS
Median income
$73,327
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,493 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cumberland CUSD 77
- Cumberland High SchoolHigh · 303 students
- Cumberland Middle SchoolMiddle · 282 students
Other schools in Toledo
- Cumberland High SchoolHigh · 303 students
- Cumberland Middle SchoolMiddle · 282 students
Other Cumberland Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Cumberland Elementary. Cumberland Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 8.
- Cumberland Elementary SchoolDes Plaines, IL · 279 students
- Cumberland ElementaryWhitefish Bay, WI · 624 students
- Cumberland ElementarySunnyvale, CA · 586 students
- Cumberland ElementaryCumberland, VA · 530 students
- Cumberland ElementaryNashville, TN · 452 students
Nearby schools
- Cumberland Middle School0.2 mi · 282
- Cumberland High School0.2 mi · 303
- Monroe Elementary School11.4 mi · 530
- Casey-Westfield Jr/Sr High School11.6 mi · 361
- Neoga Elementary School13.7 mi · 241
- Neoga Jr/Sr High School13.8 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About Cumberland Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Cumberland Elementary School?
Cumberland Elementary School enrolls approximately 387 students in grades PK-04.
Is Cumberland Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cumberland Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cumberland Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cumberland Elementary School is approximately 11.5:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Cumberland Elementary School?
Cumberland Elementary School reports a student body of 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Cumberland Elementary School in?
Cumberland Elementary School is part of Cumberland CUSD 77.
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