Cumberland Academy Upper Elementary School

Cumberland Academy Upper Elementary School is a public elementary school in TYLER, Texas. School enrollment was 392 students in 2024-25, in grades 3 through 5. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 24% smaller than that.

The district, CUMBERLAND ACADEMY, operates 5 schools serving 2,047 students.

Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Cumberland Academy Upper Elementary School, at 35%. Other reported shares: 32% Hispanic, 27% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Smith County's residents are about 67% White, 32 points above the school's share. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

At Cumberland Academy Upper Elementary School, 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.1:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 13.1:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 46% of enrollment. That is 18 points below the 64% average for public schools in Smith County.

BeatsExpectations places Cumberland Academy Upper Elementary School in the bottom 10% of Texas schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 31.6 points below it (22.3% actual, 53.9% predicted).

Cumberland Academy Upper Elementary School is located in Smith County, where the median household income is $74,192, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Besides Cumberland Academy Upper Elementary School, Smith County has 64 other public schools.

Cumberland Academy Lower Elementary School is located about 0.1 miles from Cumberland Academy Upper Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Cumberland Academy Upper Elementary School is 7th of 7 on proficiency.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.

The school enrolled 392 students in 2024-25, 36 fewer than the 428 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.1:1.

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