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Cumberland Elementary

Public Grades K-5

981^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Cumberland Elementary is a public elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, serving 441 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Davidson County school district, which is ranked 122 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its relatively high per-student spending of $21,048, Cumberland Elementary has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Tennessee over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period. The school's proficiency rates in TNReady Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science are significantly lower than the Davidson County and Tennessee state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 10.3% of Cumberland Elementary students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 31.9% in Davidson County and 42.2% statewide. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 35.9% over the past few years.

Nearby schools, such as Park Avenue Elementary, Hull-Jackson Elementary, and KIPP Nashville College Prep Elementary, generally outperform Cumberland Elementary in academic proficiency, with higher rankings and better test scores. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, KIPP Nashville College Prep Elementary had 43.8% of students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to only 10.3% at Cumberland Elementary. Despite the school's consistently low performance, Cumberland Elementary has not shown significant improvement in its statewide ranking or academic proficiency over the past decade, indicating a need for more comprehensive and effective interventions.

452

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,506

Per pupil spending ?

88.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4247 Cato RD
Nashville, TN 37218

(615) 291-6370

District: Davidson County

Students who attend Cumberland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Haynes Middle
High:	Whites Creek High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.4%

Hispanic:

15.3%

White:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2011 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (14% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg32%

Tennessee avg42%

981^st of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

74^th of 79Elementary Schools in the Davidson County

122^nd of 139Davidson County among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	981 of 1009	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	1000 of 1018	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	1005 of 1020	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	985 of 1000	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	982 of 985	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.6	842 of 855	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.8	816 of 853	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	24.9	762 of 846	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.6	609 of 820	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.7	591 of 818	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.9	676 of 809	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	463 of 498	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	494 of 498	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	487 of 500	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	476 of 483	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	404 of 404	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	927 of 986	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	958 of 990	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	968 of 989	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	955 of 975	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	377 of 424	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	297 of 415	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	825 of 843	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	849 of 853	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	851 of 865	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	844 of 858	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	966 of 984	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	979 of 991	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	984 of 987	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	973 of 980	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	565 of 618	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science18%-28 vs state

English Language Arts13%-26 vs state

Mathematics10%-32 vs state

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Schools Near Cumberland Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Science (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cumberland Elementary	Public	K-5	4247 Cato RD	Nashville	37218	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 291-6370	441	26	16.9		33 (7.5%)	318 (72.1%)	69 (15.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	6.5	981^st of 1009 public elementary schools	2.8%		6	1000^th of 1018 public elementary schools	1.8%	19	5.1	14.9	11.8	10.3	12.7	19.7	6.0	12.7	14.3	22.4	19.1	18.4	$18,506	$2,057	$15,466
Alex Green Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3921 Lloyd RD	Whites Creek	37189	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 876-5105	448	25	17.9		45 (10.0%)	340 (75.9%)	45 (10.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.3%)	8.6	956^th of 1009 public elementary schools	5.3%		6.4	998^th of 1018 public elementary schools	2.0%	42	13.7	27.3	20.5	20.2	14.1	23.1	11.4	16.7	9.6	18.2	9.1	12.6	$20,046	$2,170	$16,395
Hull-Jackson Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1015 Kellow ST	Nashville	37208	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6601	360	23	15.4		13 (3.6%)	315 (87.5%)	17 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	15.9	876^th of 1009 public elementary schools	13.2%		9.6	957^th of 1018 public elementary schools	6.0%	81	13.3	24.1	30.4	22.0	6.7	31.0	29.2	21.7	10.3	25.0	34.8	22.5	$21,638	$1,999	$18,345
KIPP Nashville College Prep Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	3410 Knight DR	Nashville	37207	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 226-4484	413	12	34.4		8 (1.9%)	342 (82.8%)	50 (12.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	53.1	449^th of 1009 public elementary schools	55.5%		23	812^th of 1018 public elementary schools	20.2%	363	42.7	45.0		43.8	41.5	45.0		43.2	51.2	45.0		48.1	$18,589	$2,080	$16,035
Robert Churchwell Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1625 Dr. D. B. Todd Jr. BLVD	Nashville	37208	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 687-4024	292	19	15.7		6 (2.1%)	250 (85.6%)	14 (4.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.5%)	9.1	952^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	5.6%		7.2	990^th of 1018 public elementary schools	2.8%	38	9.1		12.2	9.1	11.4	30.8	17.1	18.0		28.0		7.3	$20,393	$1,640	$17,386
Cockrill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4701 Indiana AVE	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 298-8075	282	21	13.4		36 (12.8%)	135 (47.9%)	105 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	6.4	982^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	2.7%					(n/a)	20.6	10.8		12.1	14.7	8.3		9.2	14.7	16.2		11.2	$23,450	$2,138	$19,726
Purpose Prep	Public, Charter	K-5	220 Venture CIR	Nashville	37228	Davidson County	Davidson County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(615) 724-0705	419	13	32.2		18 (4.3%)	374 (89.3%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	66.7	275^th of 1009 public elementary schools	72.7%		56.6	394^th of 1018 public elementary schools	61.3%	119	39.7	60.7	44.2	48.0	55.6	76.8	62.3	64.5	39.7	50.0	48.1	45.6	$19,048	$1,673	$16,114
Jones Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1800 9th AVE	Nashville	37208	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 291-6382	242	22	11.2		7 (2.9%)	205 (84.7%)	16 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.4%)	4.9	997^th of 1009 public elementary schools	1.2%		5.6	1002^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	1.6%	5		12.1	8.8	7.8	11.4	21.2		11.8	11.4	12.1	5.9	9.8	$21,458	$1,860	$18,259
Charlotte Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	480 Annex AVE	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 353-2006	514	35	14.8		91 (17.7%)	93 (18.1%)	290 (56.4%)	30 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	18.1	859^th of 1009 public elementary schools	14.9%		19.2	847^th of 1018 public elementary schools	16.8%	12	32.9	20.8	32.8	28.4	27.6	24.7	20.7	24.6	26.7	20.5	19.0	22.3	$17,486	$1,054	$15,532
Park Avenue Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3703 Park AVE	Nashville	37209	Davidson County	Davidson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(615) 298-8412	330	22	14.7		22 (6.7%)	269 (81.5%)	24 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	5.6	991^st of 1009 public elementary schools	1.8%		8.5	976^th of 1018 public elementary schools	4.1%	15		16.2	15.4	10.2		13.5	10.5	8.8		10.8		5.6	$21,145	$1,611	$18,068

Frequently Asked Questions about Cumberland Elementary

How many students attend Cumberland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 452 students attended Cumberland Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cumberland Elementary?

Students at Cumberland Elementary are 70% African American, 15% Hispanic, 8% White, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Cumberland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cumberland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Haynes Middle
High : Whites Creek High

Is Cumberland Elementary a good school?

Cumberland Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.8% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What district is Cumberland Elementary in?

Davidson County

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