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Cumberland Middle School

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Cumberland Middle School ranks 666 th of 1126 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

666^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,126 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 41% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Cumberland Middle School serves 282 students in grades 5–8 in Toledo, Illinois. In 2025–26, all-grade proficiency was 48% in English Language Arts (ELA) and 31% in math, below both state and district results, though scores improved from the prior year. The most important finding is the sharp grade-level split: eighth grade is a standout, while seventh grade is the clearest academic concern.

Eighth graders at Cumberland scored 80% in ELA and 54% in math, above state results of 63% and 35%, respectively. The eighth-grade math score was higher than results reported at nearby schools, including Teutopolis Junior High School, Jasper County Junior High, Mattoon Middle School and Charleston Middle School. Seventh grade was much weaker: ELA proficiency was 25% and math was 17%, the lowest among nearby schools with comparable seventh-grade results. Across all grades, ELA was 8 points below the state and 2 points below the district; math was 9 points below the state and 6 points below the district. Fifth-grade science was also a concern at 22%, compared with 48% statewide.

Recent results show a rebound, especially in ELA: from 2023–24 to 2025–26, ELA proficiency rose 14 points to 48%, while math rose 5 points to 31%. Cumberland ranked at the 41st percentile and earned 2 stars in SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 statewide rankings; its Low Socio Economic Status Students ranking was notably higher, at the 73rd percentile, while White Students ranked at the 22nd percentile. In 2024–25, 36% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a 45% nearby-school average. The school’s 20:1 student-teacher ratio was also higher than the ratios supplied for nearby schools. Nearby schools serve different grade spans, so all-grade comparisons are not directly like-for-like.

282

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,529

Per pupil spending ?

35.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

97.9%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

1496 Illinois Route 121
Toledo, IL 62468-4214

(217) 923-3135

District: Cumberland CUSD 77

Students who attend Cumberland Middle School usually attend:

High:

Cumberland High School

Feeder schools for Cumberland Middle School:

Elementary:

Cumberland Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.2%

Two or more races:

1.8%

Hispanic:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (39% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 12 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg41%

Illinois avg49%

666^th of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

547^th of 738Cumberland CUSD 77 among Illinois 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	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	666 of 1126	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.8	880 of 1368	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.7	599 of 1363	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.1	754 of 1367	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	588 of 1369	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.4	671 of 1241	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	591 of 1356	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	466 of 1293	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.7	621 of 1293	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	39.5	742 of 1294	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.2	874 of 1302	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.6	861 of 1322	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.7	867 of 1367	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.6	690 of 1365	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.3	558 of 1344	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.5	558 of 1327	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	77.3	266 of 1318	79.8%	★★★★☆
2008	67.7	458 of 1293	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.4	504 of 1287	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	79.5	212 of 1272	83.3%	★★★★☆
2005	56.6	630 of 1209	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	47.0	722 of 1204	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	49.6	678 of 1185	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	23.6	593 of 674	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	483 of 867	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.7	802 of 1248	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.4	511 of 1251	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	604 of 1275	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	530 of 1286	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.2	556 of 1017	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.4	542 of 1276	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	427 of 1226	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	210 of 788	73.4%	★★★★☆
2025	34.8	798 of 1229	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.3	331 of 1219	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	41.1	692 of 1234	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	743 of 1221	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	661 of 1019	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	684 of 1217	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	614 of 1161	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	419 of 829	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.5	818 of 1271	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	597 of 1264	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	790 of 1292	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	544 of 1286	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.6	677 of 1048	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	569 of 1296	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	481 of 1223	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	18.5	788 of 805	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	767 of 781	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	700 of 792	11.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	551 of 602	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	587 of 754	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	794 of 884	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	591 of 875	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.7	755 of 895	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	570 of 898	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	638 of 813	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	614 of 905	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	494 of 889	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)73rd percentile+32 vs school

Male (2026)49th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)22nd percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2023)12th percentile-33 vs school

Special Education (2023)2nd percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts48%-8 vs state

Science38%-12 vs state

Mathematics31%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)						IAR Mathematics (2026)						Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cumberland Middle School	Public	5-8	1496 Illinois Route 121	Toledo	62468	Cumberland County	Cumberland CUSD 77	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 923-3135	282	14	20.0	35.8%	274 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	39.1	666^th of 1126 public middle schools	40.9%		33.8	880^th of 1368 public middle schools	35.7%	214	21.5	54.4		35.4	50.6	24.6	80.3	48.2		27.7	24.7	17.4	53.5	30.9	97.9%		$11,529	$10	$11,520
Charleston Middle School	Public	7-8	920 Smith Dr	Charleston	61920	Coles County	Charleston CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 639-6000	401	30	13.3	48.1%	306 (76.3%)	32 (8.0%)	24 (6.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (8.0%)	31.8	765^th of 1126 public middle schools	32.1%		47.7	657^th of 1368 public middle schools	52.0%	108		39.5				68.0	51.8	59.9				32.6	17.1	24.9	97%		$16,817	$174	$16,643
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	4-6	801 Jefferson Ave	Charleston	61920	Coles County	Charleston CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 639-7000	698	44	16.0	51.6%	523 (74.9%)	70 (10.0%)	51 (7.3%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.2%)								(n/a)	46.9		52.8	53.4	58.2			54.8	31.8	23.5	22.4			25.9	96.6%		$13,150	$628	$12,522
Mattoon Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 S 9th St	Mattoon	61938	Coles County	Mattoon CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 238-5800	610	53	11.5	64.6%	502 (82.3%)	26 (4.3%)	39 (6.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.1%)	34.1	734^th of 1126 public middle schools	34.8%		49.7	628^th of 1368 public middle schools	54.1%	106		44.7			54.4	53.2	48.7	52.1			31.6	33.5	38.1	34.4	98.5%		$16,754	$732	$16,022
Teutopolis Junior High School	Public	7-8	904 W Water St	Teutopolis	62467	Effingham County	Teutopolis CUSD 50	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 857-6678	166	10	15.9	14.5%	163 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	79.7	186^th of 1126 public middle schools	83.5%		91.1	103^rd of 1368 public middle schools	92.5%	83		60.5				84.5	84.2	84.4				67.9	47.4	58.1	96.3%		$10,735	$746	$9,989
Jasper County Junior High	Public	7-8	1104 W Jourdan St	Newton	62448	Jasper County	Jasper County CUD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 783-4202	176	9	18.8	45.5%	170 (96.6%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	28.6	807^th of 1126 public middle schools	28.3%		35.4	853^rd of 1368 public middle schools	37.6%	46		44.0				40.7	63.1	51.8				36.0	15.5	25.9	97.7%		$12,592	$570	$12,023

Frequently Asked Questions about Cumberland Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Cumberland Middle School?

Students at Cumberland Middle School are 97% White, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Cumberland Middle School attend?

Students who attend Cumberland Middle School usually go on to attend Cumberland High School

What district is Cumberland Middle School in?

Cumberland CUSD 77

Is Cumberland Middle School a good school?

Cumberland Middle School ranks 666^th of 1126 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cumberland Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 282 students attended Cumberland Middle School.

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