Cumberland Elementary School

Set in Cumberland, Kentucky, Cumberland Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary-level community, run under Harlan County. It instructs 428 students across grades pre-K through 8.

Within Harlan County, which oversees 9 schools and 3,310 students, Cumberland Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Cumberland Elementary School records that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 5% Black, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 83% of students at Cumberland Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cumberland Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.1%; this one delivers 45.8%.

Zooming out to the county, Harlan County reports that the typical household earns roughly $41,693 per year, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Harlan County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,310 students), of which Cumberland Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Cowan Elementary School, around 11.2 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cumberland Elementary School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 48.5%.

Cumberland Elementary School operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Cumberland Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 23% since 2018, when it stood at 559 (now 428). Class-load math has tightened: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.