Enrollment
374
Middle
DISTRICT 426 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510108000058
Cumberland Middle
16 School Road, Cumberland, VA 23040 · (804) 492-4212 · Cumberland County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of Virginia public middle schools
- C-Test 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.
- ·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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
375 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 66%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 97 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 99 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 91 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 87 | 23% |
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
Students here typically continue to
Cumberland Middle→Cumberland High
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
60.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
64.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
55.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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 →
Where Cumberland Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #281 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #210 of 342 ▲ 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #281 of 342 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #290 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #64 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #159 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #14 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #181 of 224 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
+20 (+6%) vs 2020
+19% since 2000-01, when it was 313
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 32.7 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 358 | 32.4 | 11.1:1 | 98% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 352 | 25.8 | 13.7:1 | 100% (352) |
| 2020-21 | 354 | 29 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 25.7 | 15.4:1 | 67% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 385 | 26 | 14.8:1 | 70% (269) |
| 2010-11 | 306 | 16 | 19.1:1 | 49% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 313 | 30 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cumberland Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (395 to 374); teachers up 27% (25.7 to 32.7).
About Cumberland Middle
Cumberland Middle is the name of a small middle-grades school in Cumberland, Virginia. Students in grades 5 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 374 students. By comparison, middle schools in Virginia enroll about 750 students on average.
Cumberland Middle is part of Cumberland County Public Schools, where 3 schools serve 1,278 students.
The student body at Cumberland Middle is 51% White. It is also 34% Black, 8% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Cumberland County's residents are about 64% White, 13 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at Cumberland Middle are from different groups.
The school's 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. Middle schools in Virginia have an average ratio of 13.1:1.
Cumberland Middle earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 22% of Virginia public middle schools.
Cumberland Middle's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (55.6%) and its predicted rate (60.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools.
In the surrounding county, Cumberland County, the median household earns about $55,325 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Counting Cumberland Middle, Cumberland County has 4 public schools.
Cumberland High is the nearest public school to Cumberland Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Nearby schools with test data average 66.4% proficiency; Cumberland Middle posts 55.6%.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 374, from 354 in 2020-21.
The Cumberland Middle discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 HighHigh · 374 students
- Superintendent's Region 8 Gov's Health/Science AcademyCombined
Other schools in Cumberland
- Cumberland ElementaryElementary · 530 students
- Cumberland HighHigh · 374 students
- Superintendent's Region 8 Gov's Health/Science AcademyCombined
Other Cumberland Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Cumberland Middle. Cumberland Middle is the largest of the 3.
- Cumberland Middle SchoolToledo, IL · 282 students
- Cumberland MiddleCumberland, WI · 256 students
Nearby schools
- Cumberland High0.0 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 MiddleHow many students attend Cumberland Middle?
Cumberland Middle enrolls approximately 374 students in grades 05-08.
Is Cumberland Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cumberland Middle is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Cumberland Middle?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Cumberland Middle.
What is the student diversity at Cumberland Middle?
Student demographics at Cumberland Middle are roughly 51% White, 6% Hispanic, 34% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Cumberland Middle public or private?
Cumberland Middle 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.