CUMBERLAND ACADEMY LOWER EL

CUMBERLAND ACADEMY LOWER EL is an elementary campus of moderately sized scale in TYLER, Texas, overseen by CUMBERLAND ACADEMY, caters to 459 students in grades pre-K through 2.

Across the 5 schools in CUMBERLAND ACADEMY (2,047 students total), CUMBERLAND ACADEMY LOWER EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, CUMBERLAND ACADEMY LOWER EL logs that 37% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 30% Hispanic, 23% Black, 9% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, Smith County reports that median household income runs about $74,192, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Smith County runs 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,385 students), of which CUMBERLAND ACADEMY LOWER EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: CUMBERLAND ACADEMY UPPER EL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CUMBERLAND ACADEMY LOWER EL.

The school occupies a downtown site. CUMBERLAND ACADEMY LOWER EL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 22%: 585 students in 2018 compared to 459 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 51% to 37% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for CUMBERLAND ACADEMY LOWER EL typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.