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Enrollment
503
High
DISTRICT 409 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUMBERLAND ACADEMY·NCES 480003413330
Cumberland High School
7200 PALUXY DR, TYLER, TX 75703 · (903) 405-1399 · Smith County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Texas public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
164 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 113 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 146 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 120 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 124 | 25% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 63% · 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
Based on grade levels within CUMBERLAND ACADEMY. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +34.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 34 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 8.0% | 44.0% | 26.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 28.0% | 52.0% | 9.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 52.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 6.0% |
| 2021-22 | 13.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 5.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 High School
Cumberland High School's state test result (58.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland High School this school | 503 | 32.6% | 58.0% |
| Eagle Mountain High School FORT WORTH | 891 | 35.1% | 52.0% |
| Pioneer Technology (ptaa) Fate FATE | 344 | 25.3% | 52.1% |
| Waxahachie Global High School WAXAHACHIE | 369 | 34.4% | 84.8% |
| Aubrey High School AUBREY | 1,135 | 31.2% | 58.3% |
| Booker T Washington Spva Magnet DALLAS | 970 | 38.5% | 86.7% |
Matched among Texas high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Smith County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #554 of 1,385 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #828 of 1,425 ▼ 52 | #6 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #886 of 1,425 ▼ 269 | #7 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +28.5pp | #174 of 1,184 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #888 of 2,107 | #6 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #365 of 1,344 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #149 of 1,346 | #2 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.6% | #1,329 of 1,522 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #240 of 557 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
503
-162 (-24%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 503 | 39.8 | 12.6:1 | 33% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 40.8 | 13.5:1 | 53% (294) |
| 2022-23 | 580 | 51.5 | 11.3:1 | 38% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 665 | 50 | 13.3:1 | 47% (312) |
| 2017-18 | 561 | 36.1 | 15.5:1 | 38% (215) |
| 2015-16 | 153 | 15 | 10.2:1 | 29% (44) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cumberland High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (561 to 503); teachers up 10% (36.1 to 39.8).
About Cumberland High School
Cumberland High School is a small high school found in TYLER, Texas. Federal data show 503 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Across high schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 796.
Cumberland High School sits within CUMBERLAND ACADEMY, which has 5 schools and 2,047 students.
White students make up 44% of enrollment at Cumberland High School, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 28% Hispanic, 21% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Smith County's population at about 67%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 12.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Cumberland High School, which has 39.8. High schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 33%. The rate at public schools in Smith County averages 64%, higher than here.
Cumberland High School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 49% of Texas public high schools.
The model predicts 59.8% for a school in Texas with Cumberland High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Cumberland High School posts 58.0%.
In Smith County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $74,192 a year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting Cumberland High School, Smith County has 65 public schools.
Cumberland High School's nearest public school is Cumberland Academy Middle School (about 0.5 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Cumberland High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. Cumberland High School holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
The school's student count decreased 24% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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Smith County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
241,740
Census ACS
Median income
$74,192
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
37,385 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CUMBERLAND ACADEMY
- Cumberland Academy Lower Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
- Cumberland Academy Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
- Cumberland Academy Middle SchoolMiddle · 361 students
- The Leadership AcademyElementary · 332 students
Other schools in TYLER
- Tyler Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,770 students
- Tyler High SchoolHigh · 2,148 students
- Moore Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,019 students
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Three Lakes Middle SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Boulter Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
Other Cumberland High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Cumberland High. Cumberland High School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Cumberland High SchoolCumberland, RI · 1,428 students
- Cumberland HighCumberland, VA · 374 students
- Cumberland High SchoolToledo, IL · 303 students
- Cumberland HighCumberland, WI · 285 students
Nearby schools
- Cumberland Academy Middle School0.5 mi · 361
- Mozelle Brown Elementary School0.7 mi · 575
- Founders Classical Academy-Tyler1.5 mi · 480
- Trinity Charter Schools - Virtual Reclaim Academy1.7 mi · 68
- Cumberland Academy Lower Elementary School1.8 mi · 459
- Cumberland Academy Upper Elementary School1.9 mi · 392
Frequently asked questions
About Cumberland High SchoolHow large is Cumberland High School?
Cumberland High School enrolls approximately 503 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Cumberland High School serve?
Cumberland High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cumberland High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cumberland High School is approximately 12.6:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cumberland High School?
At Cumberland High School, the student body is approximately 44% White, 28% Hispanic, 21% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Cumberland High School in?
Cumberland High School is part of CUMBERLAND ACADEMY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.