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Enrollment
428
Elementary
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARLAN COUNTY·NCES 210254000091
Cumberland Elementary School
322 Golf Course Rd, Cumberland, KY 40823 · (606) 589-2511 · Harlan County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL428 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
357 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 | 16 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 30% smaller than its 8th grade class (56).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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 Elementary School→Harlan County High School
Based on grade levels within Harlan County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
53.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
40.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Elementary School
Cumberland Elementary School's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Elementary School this school | 428 | 83.4% | 45.8% |
| Middlesboro Elementary School Middlesboro | 514 | 84.0% | 34.0% |
| Allen Elementary School Allen | 462 | 83.1% | 38.5% |
| Burnside Elementary School Burnside | 414 | 81.2% | 64.6% |
| Hazel Green Elementary School East Bernstadt | 363 | 85.4% | 66.1% |
| Crossroads Elementary School Owingsville | 397 | 80.4% | 38.1% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 Kentucky | In Harlan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #304 of 669 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #391 of 668 | #5 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #273 of 674 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 428 | #381 of 744 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #126 of 674 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.3% | #446 of 674 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.4% | #79 of 721 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.4% | #71 of 437 | #3 of 7 |
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
428
-70 (-14%) vs 2020
+8% since 2000-01, when it was 397
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 428 | 32.3 | 13.2:1 | 83% (357) |
| 2023-24 | 451 | 32.3 | 13.9:1 | 86% (389) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 32.1 | 14.0:1 | 84% (375) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 90% (448) |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 35.2 | 15.9:1 | 86% (479) |
| 2015-16 | 647 | 38 | 17.0:1 | 83% (538) |
| 2010-11 | 628 | 37 | 17.0:1 | 74% (463) |
| 2000-01 | 397 | 17 | 23.4:1 | 85% (336) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cumberland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (559 to 428); teachers down 8% (35.2 to 32.3).
About Cumberland Elementary School
Cumberland Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Cumberland, Kentucky. It has an enrollment of 428 students in pre-K through 8.
Harlan County has 9 schools; together they serve 3,310 students.
Of every 100 students at Cumberland Elementary School, about 89 are White. The remaining students are 5% Black and 4% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 20, compared with 70 nationally.
Cumberland Elementary School has 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Kentucky is 15.4:1. At Cumberland Elementary School, 83% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
On the allk12 Grade, Cumberland Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 64% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Cumberland Elementary School, the prediction is 34.1% and the result is 45.8%.
Census data for Harlan County show the median household earns about $41,693 a year, roughly 13% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 21%. Public schools in Harlan County number 15, with about 4,310 students.
About 11.2 miles separate Cumberland Elementary School from the closest public school, Cowan Elementary School. Cumberland Elementary School ranks 3rd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 45.8% against a local average of 48.5%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 498 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 428 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 14.7:1 to 13.2:1.
People who know Cumberland Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Harlan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,772
Census ACS
Median income
$41,693
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,310 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harlan County
- Harlan County High SchoolHigh · 945 students
- Rosspoint Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Wallins Elementary SchoolElementary · 352 students
- Evarts Elementary SchoolElementary · 335 students
- James A. Cawood ElementaryElementary · 277 students
- Black Mountain Elementary SchoolElementary · 248 students
Other Cumberland Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Cumberland Elementary. Cumberland Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 8.
- Cumberland ElementaryWhitefish Bay, WI · 624 students
- Cumberland ElementarySunnyvale, CA · 586 students
- Cumberland ElementaryCumberland, VA · 530 students
- Cumberland ElementaryNashville, TN · 452 students
- Cumberland Elementary SchoolToledo, IL · 387 students
Nearby schools
- Cowan Elementary School11.2 mi · 246
- Arlie Boggs Elementary School11.4 mi · 110
- St. Charles Elementary12.4 mi · 110
- Whitesburg Middle School12.8 mi · 191
- West Whitesburg Elementary School12.8 mi · 462
- Letcher Elementary & Middle School12.9 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Cumberland Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Cumberland Elementary School?
Cumberland Elementary School enrolls approximately 428 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Cumberland Elementary School serve?
Cumberland Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Cumberland Elementary School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Cumberland Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cumberland Elementary School?
At Cumberland Elementary School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 2% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Cumberland Elementary School in?
Cumberland Elementary School is part of Harlan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.