Enrollment
374
High
DISTRICT 426 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510108000057
Cumberland High
15 School Rd, Cumberland, VA 23040 · (804) 492-4212 · Cumberland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Virginia public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Virginia public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
374 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 101 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 87 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 97 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 89 | 24% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 71% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Cumberland County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
83.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +10.0pp since 2022
Math
39.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 73.0% | 36.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
66.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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
Cumberland High's state test result (66.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland High this school | 374 | 100.0% | 66.5% |
| Northumberland High Heathsville | 380 | 95.8% | 75.8% |
| Buckingham County High Buckingham | 646 | 97.4% | 69.1% |
| Nottoway High Crewe | 510 | 99.6% | 60.1% |
| Lancaster High Lancaster | 402 | 100.0% | 59.8% |
| Central High Victoria | 464 | 93.3% | 72.1% |
Matched among Virginia 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 ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #241 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #313 of 316 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #188 of 316 ▲ 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #282 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #51 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #123 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #21 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #78 of 178 |
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
374
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
+10% since 2000-01, when it was 339
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 374 | 31.7 | 11.8:1 | 100% (374) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 34.8 | 10.3:1 | 99% (356) |
| 2022-23 | 390 | 37 | 10.5:1 | 99% (385) |
| 2020-21 | 382 | 33 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 31.3 | 13.4:1 | 65% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 33 | 13.0:1 | 57% (247) |
| 2010-11 | 474 | 24 | 19.8:1 | 65% (310) |
| 2000-01 | 339 | 22 | 15.4:1 | 92% (313) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cumberland High.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (418 to 374); teachers up 1% (31.3 to 31.7).
About Cumberland High
Cumberland High serves students in Cumberland, Virginia, as a small high school. The student body numbers 374 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Virginia is about 1,213, so this school runs 69% smaller than that.
Cumberland County Public Schools operates 3 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,278 students.
White students are the largest group at Cumberland High, with 49% of enrollment. Next come 37% Black, 8% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. The county population is about 64% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Cumberland High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
Teacher staffing is 31.7 full-time equivalents, or about 11.8 students per teacher. Among high schools in Virginia, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. About 100% of students, or 374, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Cumberland County, the average is about the same, 100%.
Cumberland High is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 37% of Virginia public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Cumberland High is +5.6 points: 66.5% actual, 60.9% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Cumberland County, median household income is about $55,325, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Cumberland High is one of 4 public schools in Cumberland County, which together enroll about 1,278 students.
The closest public school, Cumberland Middle, is less than a tenth of a mile from Cumberland High. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 64.6%; Cumberland High's is 66.5%, ranking 4th of 7.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 374, starting from 382.
Community posts for Cumberland High can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,818
Census ACS
Median income
$55,325
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,278 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cumberland County Public Schools
- Cumberland ElementaryElementary · 530 students
- Cumberland MiddleMiddle · 374 students
- Superintendent's Region 8 Gov's Health/Science AcademyCombined
Other schools in Cumberland
- Cumberland ElementaryElementary · 530 students
- Cumberland MiddleMiddle · 374 students
- Superintendent's Region 8 Gov's Health/Science AcademyCombined
Other Cumberland High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Cumberland High. Cumberland High is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Cumberland High SchoolCumberland, RI · 1,428 students
- Cumberland High SchoolTYLER, TX · 503 students
- Cumberland High SchoolToledo, IL · 303 students
- Cumberland HighCumberland, WI · 285 students
Nearby schools
- Cumberland Middle0.0 mi · 374
- Cumberland Elementary0.3 mi · 530
- Buckingham Co Elementary13.6 mi · 351
- Buckingham Co Primary13.7 mi · 361
- Buckingham County Middle14.3 mi · 407
- Buckingham Co Prekindergarten Center14.7 mi · 103
Frequently asked questions
About Cumberland HighWhat is the total enrollment at Cumberland High?
Cumberland High enrolls approximately 374 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Cumberland High serve?
Cumberland High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Cumberland High?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Cumberland High.
How diverse is Cumberland High?
Cumberland High reports a student body of 49% White, 5% Hispanic, 37% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Cumberland High public or private?
Cumberland High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cumberland County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.