CUMBERLAND ACADEMY UPPER EL

CUMBERLAND ACADEMY UPPER EL is an elementary school of compact scale in TYLER, Texas, one of the schools within CUMBERLAND ACADEMY, serveing 392 students in grades 3 through 5. That puts it 24% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

CUMBERLAND ACADEMY comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,047 students; CUMBERLAND ACADEMY UPPER EL is among them.

On the student-mix side, CUMBERLAND ACADEMY UPPER EL logs that the largest single group is White at 35%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 32% Hispanic, 27% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Smith County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Smith County's rate of about 64%.

With demographic context factored in, CUMBERLAND ACADEMY UPPER EL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 53.6%; this one comes in at 22.9%, -30.7 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, Smith County reports that median household income runs about $74,192, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Smith County's 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,385 students), CUMBERLAND ACADEMY UPPER EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CUMBERLAND ACADEMY LOWER EL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CUMBERLAND ACADEMY UPPER EL at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 50.5%.

The campus sits in an urban setting. As a public charter, CUMBERLAND ACADEMY UPPER EL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. CUMBERLAND ACADEMY UPPER EL's enrollment has contracted 22% since 2018, when it stood at 504 (now 392). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 50% to 35%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.