Cumberland Middle

As a close-knit middle school in Cumberland, Wisconsin, Cumberland Middle serves 256 students from grades 5 through 8, overseen by Cumberland School District. Enrollment runs roughly 33% leaner than the state mean of about 381.

Cumberland School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 924 students; Cumberland Middle is among them.

On the student-mix side, Cumberland Middle records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 5% Native American. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 92%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Cumberland Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.8%; this one delivers 50.6%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Barron County put median household income runs about $65,933, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Cumberland Middle is one of 36 public schools in Barron County (combined enrollment of about 7,199 students).

The closest other public school is Island City Virtual Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cumberland Middle at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 53.6%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cumberland Middle has showed little movement, going from 262 students in 2018 to 256 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Cumberland Middle community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.