Enrollment
220
Middle
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUMBERLAND COUNTY·NCES 210141001561
Cumberland County Middle School
908 N Main St, Burkesville, KY 42717 · (270) 864-5818 · Cumberland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL220 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Kentucky public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
174 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 63%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 65 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 86 | 39% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 47% · 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
Cumberland County Middle School→Cumberland County High School
Feeds from
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
43.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
38.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). 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
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky'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 County Middle School
Cumberland County Middle School's state test result (37.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland County Middle School this school | 220 | 79.1% | 37.7% |
| Metcalfe County Middle School Edmonton | 310 | 77.4% | 35.2% |
| Middlesboro Middle School Middlesboro | 284 | 79.9% | 34.2% |
| Wolfe County Middle School Campton | 148 | 79.1% | 53.8% |
| Martin County Middle School Warfield | 262 | 70.6% | 36.3% |
| Wurtland Middle School Wurtland | 202 | 69.8% | 28.5% |
Matched among Kentucky middle 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 County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #126 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #125 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #130 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 220 | #203 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #97 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.2% | #167 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.1% | #7 of 219 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
220
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 250
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 220 | 14 | 15.8:1 | 79% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 213 | 16 | 13.3:1 | 81% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 206 | 16.2 | 12.8:1 | 71% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 219 | 13 | 16.9:1 | 81% (178) |
| 2017-18 | 191 | 11 | 17.3:1 | 75% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 203 | 12 | 16.9:1 | 79% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 216 | 14 | 15.4:1 | 74% (160) |
| 2000-01 | 262 | 19 | 13.8:1 | 69% (180) |
| 1990-91 | 250 | 18 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cumberland County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (191 to 220); teachers up 27% (11 to 14).
About Cumberland County Middle School
In Burkesville, Kentucky, Cumberland County Middle School is a small middle school. It serves 220 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Kentucky average about 558 students.
In Cumberland County, 3 schools enroll a combined 1,011 students.
White students are the large majority at Cumberland County Middle School, with 91% of enrollment. Next come 5% multiracial. The White share in Cumberland County as a whole is similar, at about 93%. The chance that two students picked at random at Cumberland County Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 16%.
Its 14 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.8:1. Middle schools in Kentucky average about 15.8:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 79%. Across public schools in Cumberland County, the average is about the same, 76%.
Cumberland County Middle School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 53% of Kentucky public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Cumberland County Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 37.7%; the prediction is 35.7%.
County data help place the school in context: in Cumberland County, median household income is about $40,000, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 20% of residents are in poverty. Cumberland County Middle School is among the 3 public schools in Cumberland County.
The closest public school, Cumberland County High School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Cumberland County Middle School. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Cumberland County Middle School ranks 4th of 7 on average proficiency.
Federal data place Cumberland County Middle School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 219 to 220. Students per teacher fell from 16.9 in 2020-21 to 15.8 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,948
Census ACS
Median income
$40,000
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,011 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cumberland County
- Cumberland County Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Cumberland County High SchoolHigh · 290 students
Other schools in Burkesville
- Cumberland County Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Cumberland County High SchoolHigh · 290 students
Nearby schools
- Cumberland County High School0.1 mi · 290
- Cumberland County Elementary School0.5 mi · 501
- Clinton County Middle School13.5 mi · 383
- Clinton County Early Childhood Center13.9 mi · 188
- Albany Elementary School13.9 mi · 486
- Clinton County High School14.1 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About Cumberland County Middle SchoolHow large is Cumberland County Middle School?
Cumberland County Middle School enrolls approximately 220 students in grades 06-08.
Is Cumberland County Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cumberland County Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Cumberland County Middle School have?
Cumberland County Middle School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cumberland County Middle School?
At Cumberland County Middle School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Cumberland County Middle School public or private?
Cumberland County Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cumberland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.