Cumberland Elementary School

Summary:

Cumberland Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Cumberland, Kentucky, with 449 students enrolled. The school is part of the Harlan County School District, which is ranked 25 out of 159 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Overall, Cumberland Elementary School faces several challenges, including generally lower student performance on state assessments compared to the Harlan County and Kentucky state averages, particularly in Mathematics and Reading. The school's performance is especially low in 3rd and 8th grade Reading, where it lags the county and state by a significant margin. However, the school's special education students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform relatively well compared to their peers in the state, indicating the school may be effectively supporting these populations.

Interestingly, nearby schools like Evarts Elementary and Black Mountain Elementary, both in the Harlan County district, generally outperform Cumberland Elementary on state assessments. In contrast, schools in the neighboring Letcher County district, such as West Whitesburg Elementary, have lower performance than Cumberland Elementary across most subject areas.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 322 Golf Course Rd
       Cumberland, KY  40823


(606) 589-2511

District: Harlan County

SchoolDigger Rank:
348th of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,101 Help


Students who attend Cumberland Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Harlan County High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.9 Help
Number of students:  451

Racial breakdown:

White:
90.9%
Two or more races:
3.3%
African American:
3.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  86.3% Help


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Compare Details Cumberland Elementary School ranks worse than 50.8% of elementary schools in Kentucky. It also ranks 7th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Harlan County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.37. (See more...)
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Compare Details Cumberland Elementary School ranks better than 70.1% of middle schools in Kentucky. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.7. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Cumberland Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Harlan County School District. Racial makeup is: White (90.9%), two or more races (3.3%), African American (3.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 86.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cumberland Elementary School is 13.9. 5 elementary schools in the Harlan County School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cumberland Elementary School is $19,101. 4 elementary schools in the Harlan County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cumberland Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Cumberland Elementary School 348th of 685 Kentucky public elementary schools. (See Cumberland Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Cumberland Elementary School 97th of 324 Kentucky public middle schools. (See Cumberland Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Harlan County:

SchoolDigger ranks Harlan County 25th of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Cumberland Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Cumberland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 4.38 627th 638 1.7%
2008 12.81 605th 651 7.1%
2009 3.91 647th 658 1.7%
2010 40.44 454th 683 33.5%
2011 27.23 550th 688 20.1%
2012 17.76 649th 713 9.0%
2013 21.55 636th 719 11.5%
2014 26.34 574th 705 18.6%
2015 28.32 553rd 698 20.8%
2016 15.78 630th 690 8.7%
2017 28.27 556th 694 19.9%
2018 40.24 436th 691 36.9%
2019 45.52 418th 700 40.3%
2021 21.17 448th 517 13.3%
2022 34.67 454th 684 33.6%
2023 41.92 393rd 687 42.8%
2024 47.37 348th 685 49.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Cumberland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 15.26 587th 661 11.2%
2024 93.80 12th 279 95.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Cumberland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.67 368th 631 41.7%
2019 53.47 303rd 664 54.4%
2021 33.56 213th 275 22.5%
2022 55.21 243rd 667 63.6%
2023 56.16 234th 670 65.1%
2024 62.00 199th 665 70.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Cumberland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.92 13th 34 61.8%
2019 61.75 17th 40 57.5%
2022 51.82 10th 17 41.2%
2023 64.30 7th 18 61.1%
2024 62.72 7th 18 61.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Cumberland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.93 548th 663 17.3%
2019 33.57 523rd 671 22.1%
2022 30.36 464th 641 27.6%
2023 25.56 503rd 639 21.3%
2024 35.43 434th 644 32.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Cumberland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.54 16th 445 96.4%
2019 86.08 47th 474 90.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Cumberland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.07 283rd 665 57.4%
2019 57.98 270th 676 60.1%
2021 35.17 236th 325 27.4%
2022 37.11 411th 657 37.4%
2023 63.34 194th 652 70.2%
2024 59.87 222nd 652 66.0%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Cumberland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.60 254th 593 57.2%
2019 30.80 458th 592 22.6%
2022 26.07 507th 656 22.7%
2023 31.86 458th 658 30.4%
2024 35.72 427th 659 35.2%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Cumberland Elementary School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Cumberland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 11.59 269th 284 5.3%
2008 22.67 240th 287 16.4%
2009 9.83 275th 289 4.8%
2010 43.63 180th 299 39.8%
2011 17.49 274th 304 9.9%
2012 23.27 277th 319 13.2%
2013 38.55 230th 335 31.3%
2014 26.27 274th 335 18.2%
2015 30.34 262nd 337 22.3%
2016 28.62 268th 331 19.0%
2017 22.70 281st 330 14.8%
2018 23.54 274th 322 14.9%
2019 15.81 301st 335 10.1%
2021 23.98 230th 282 18.4%
2022 40.37 187th 320 41.6%
2023 53.90 138th 327 57.8%
2024 63.70 97th 324 70.1%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Cumberland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 7.18 281st 294 4.4%
2024 99.93 1st 130 99.2%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Cumberland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.48 218th 285 23.5%
2019 22.61 264th 303 12.9%
2022 56.33 106th 310 65.8%
2023 61.45 98th 309 68.3%
2024 79.78 29th 311 90.7%
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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Cumberland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.70 17th 32 46.9%
2019 46.57 29th 58 50.0%
2022 59.17 8th 22 63.6%
2023 54.39 10th 21 52.4%
2024 89.43 2nd 28 92.9%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Cumberland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.48 270th 290 6.9%
2019 5.06 293rd 299 2.0%
2022 32.37 213th 299 28.8%
2023 48.66 138th 295 53.2%
2024 55.94 116th 300 61.3%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Cumberland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 98.33 4th 226 98.2%
2022 99.57 1st 111 99.1%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Cumberland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.35 239th 293 18.4%
2019 31.75 225th 303 25.7%
2021 38.54 126th 222 43.2%
2022 54.11 112th 304 63.2%
2023 56.11 122nd 307 60.3%
2024 69.43 74th 304 75.7%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Cumberland Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.07 240th 253 5.1%
2022 33.28 214th 314 31.8%
2023 49.90 151st 320 52.8%
2024 56.95 119th 316 62.3%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: Kentucky Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Cumberland Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1993 454 49 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 504
1994 439 51 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 490
1995 403 30 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 434
1996 403 30 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 434
1997 402 30 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 432
1998 371 36 0 0 0 n/a n/a 5 412
1999 376 35 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 411
2000 369 39 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 408
2001 358 39 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 397
2002 492 58 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 551
2003 492 58 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 551
2004 469 56 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 526
2005 609 61 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 671
2006 636 57 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 694
2007 613 54 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 668
2008 605 39 0 5 0 n/a n/a 1 650
2009 591 39 0 7 0 n/a n/a 2 639
2010 577 42 0 7 0 n/a n/a 2 628
2011 586 33 0 9 0 0 0 0 628
2012 572 33 0 8 0 0 0 0 613
2013 588 25 0 9 0 0 0 0 622
2014 616 36 0 11 0 0 1 0 664
2015 580 38 0 9 0 0 5 0 632
2016 600 33 0 8 0 0 6 0 647
2017 562 31 0 9 0 0 5 0 607
2018 516 26 0 7 0 0 10 0 559
2019 507 15 0 11 0 0 11 0 544
2020 507 16 3 12 0 0 13 0 551
2021 456 20 3 7 0 0 12 0 498
2022 400 19 3 5 0 0 14 0 441
2023 407 15 2 10 0 0 15 0 449
2024 410 14 2 10 0 0 15 0 451

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Cumberland Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 504 30.5 16.5 n/a
1994 490 31.7 15.5 n/a
1995 434 31.5 13.8 n/a
1996 434 31.5 13.8 n/a
1997 432 29.6 14.6 70.8
1998 412 34.1 12.1 74.9
1999 411 16.3 25.4 83.5
2000 408 16.5 24.8 87.3
2001 397 17.2 23.1 84.6
2002 551 35.0 15.7 99.5
2003 551 35.0 15.7 99.5
2004 526 35.4 14.9 n/a
2005 671 41.5 16.2 n/a
2006 694 43.0 16.1 72.5
2007 668 42.0 15.9 75.7
2008 650 39.7 16.4 74.9
2009 639 39.5 16.2 72.1
2010 628 28.0 22.4 66.8
2011 628 37.9 16.5 73.7
2012 613 38.9 15.7 52.4
2013 622 36.3 17.1 72
2014 664 37.6 17.6 77.3
2015 632 38.0 16.6 78.5
2016 647 38.0 17.0 83.2
2017 607 39.4 15.3 80.6
2018 559 35.2 15.8 85.7
2019 544 31.4 17.2 83.8
2020 551 31.5 17.4 83.3
2021 498 34.3 14.4 90
2022 441 32.3 13.6 84.6
2023 449 32.1 13.9 83.5
2024 451 32.3 13.9 86.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Cumberland Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 504 30.5 16.5 n/a
1994 490 31.7 15.5 n/a
1995 434 31.5 13.8 n/a
1996 434 31.5 13.8 n/a
1997 432 29.6 14.6 70.8
1998 412 34.1 12.1 74.9
1999 411 16.3 25.4 83.5
2000 408 16.5 24.8 87.3
2001 397 17.2 23.1 84.6
2002 551 35.0 15.7 99.5
2003 551 35.0 15.7 99.5
2004 526 35.4 14.9 n/a
2005 671 41.5 16.2 n/a
2006 694 43.0 16.1 72.5
2007 668 42.0 15.9 75.7
2008 650 39.7 16.4 74.9
2009 639 39.5 16.2 72.1
2010 628 28.0 22.4 66.8
2011 628 37.9 16.5 73.7
2012 613 38.9 15.7 52.4
2013 622 36.3 17.1 72
2014 664 37.6 17.6 77.3
2015 632 38.0 16.6 78.5
2016 647 38.0 17.0 83.2
2017 607 39.4 15.3 80.6
2018 559 35.2 15.8 85.7
2019 544 31.4 17.2 83.8
2020 551 31.5 17.4 83.3
2021 498 34.3 14.4 90
2022 441 32.3 13.6 84.6
2023 449 32.1 13.9 83.5
2024 451 32.3 13.9 86.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Cumberland Elementary School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018 $1,274 (10.0%) $76 (0.6%) $1,350 (10.6%) $8,011 (63.0%) $2,131 (16.8%) $10,142 (79.8%) $12,709
2019 $1,437 (11.0%) $175 (1.3%) $1,612 (12.3%) $8,094 (61.9%) $1,882 (14.4%) $9,976 (76.4%) $13,066
2020 $1,408 (9.3%) $117 (0.8%) $1,526 (10.1%) $8,228 (54.5%) $2,177 (14.4%) $10,405 (68.9%) $15,098
2021 $1,459 (9.0%) $853 (5.3%) $2,312 (14.2%) $8,788 (54.1%) $1,984 (12.2%) $10,772 (66.4%) $16,232
2022 $2,739 (14.3%) $1,650 (8.6%) $4,389 (23.0%) $9,534 (49.9%) $2,461 (12.9%) $11,995 (62.8%) $19,101

Data source: Kentucky Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Cumberland Elementary School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 418th of 700 Elementary schoolsRanks 393rd of 687 Elementary schools
 2.5%
Ranks 301st of 335 Middle schoolsRanks 138th of 327 Middle schools
 47.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students544449
 17.5%
African American1515
American Indian00
Asian02
Hispanic1110
 9.1%
Pacific Islander00
White507407
 19.7%
Two or More Races1115
 36.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients83.8%83.5%
 0.3%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 451 students attended Cumberland Elementary School.

Students who attend Cumberland Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Harlan County High School

Students at Cumberland Elementary School are 91% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Hispanic.

Cumberland Elementary School ranks 348th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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