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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 40823

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School

428

Students

Top rankedCumberland Elementary School448^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools

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Summary:

The 40823 zip code in Kentucky is home to a single elementary school, Cumberland Elementary School, which serves students from prekindergarten through 5th grade. The school's performance has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools over the past three years, with a 2-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger indicating below-average performance.

Academically, Cumberland Elementary School's proficiency rates in mathematics are generally lower than the Harlan County and Kentucky state averages across all grade levels. In reading, the school's proficiency rates are mixed, with some grades performing above the district and state, while others are below. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, at 25.0% for the 2024-2025 school year.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $18,775 for the 2023-2024 school year and a student-teacher ratio slightly lower than the state average, Cumberland Elementary School's academic performance remains inconsistent and below the district and state benchmarks. The school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 86.25% in the 2023-2024 school year, suggests that the school serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which may impact academic achievement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)						KSA Reading (2025)						KSA Science (2025)		KSA Writing (2025)		KSA Social Studies (2025)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	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	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Cumberland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	322 Golf Course Rd	Cumberland	40823	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 589-2511	428	32	13.2	83.4%	381 (89.0%)	22 (5.1%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	37.9	448^th of 685 public elementary schools	34.6%		47.4	348^th of 685 public elementary schools	49.2%	100	27.0	36.0	33.0	45.0	57.0	46.0	45.0	39.0	45.0	62.0	81.0	48.0	42.0	52.0	23.0	37.0	30.0	48.0	43.0	74.0	$18,775	$3,149	$2,082	$5,231	$8,849	$3,022	$11,871

Cities Near Zip Code 40823

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cumberland	0.64 mi	1	149^th
Whitesburg	11.46 mi	7	199^th
Blackey	12.81 mi	1	244^th
Evarts	12.93 mi	2	192^nd
Viper	15.18 mi	1	66^th

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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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