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Cumberland High School

Q: Is Cumberland High School a good school?

Cumberland High School ranks 16 th of 60 Rhode Island high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

16^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 60 Rhode Island High Schools

Better than 73% of Rhode Island high schools

Summary

Cumberland High School is a public high school located in Cumberland, Rhode Island, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,418 students. The school is part of the Cumberland School District, which is ranked 13 out of 60 districts in Rhode Island and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Cumberland High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Rhode Island, ranking 12-16 out of 60 schools in the state over the past several years. The school's performance on standardized tests is also impressive, with students scoring significantly higher than the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics on the SAT and PSAT exams. Additionally, Cumberland High School has maintained a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 83.4% to 92.2% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as William E. Tolman High, North Providence High, and Central Falls Senior High, Cumberland High School stands out as a top-performing school in the region. The school also spends more per student ($14,480 in 2022-2023) compared to the state average, which may contribute to its strong academic performance and resources available to students. Additionally, Cumberland High School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.3, which is lower than some of the nearby schools and may provide students with more individualized attention and support.

1,428

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,042

Per pupil spending ?

30.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2600 Mendon Road
Cumberland, RI 02864

(401) 658-2600

District: Cumberland

Feeder schools for Cumberland High School:

Elementary:	Ashton School
	B.F. Norton Elementary School
	Community School
	Garvin Memorial
	More...
	John J. McLaughlin Cumberland
Middle:	Joseph L. McCourt Middle School
	North Cumberland Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.7%

Hispanic:

17.0%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 80th percentile in 2023 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Rhode Island average (50% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Rhode Island average (84%)

✓Above the Rhode Island median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 80th-percentile peak (2023) to 73rd (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg51%

Rhode Island avg39%

16^th of 60

Rhode Island public high schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Rhode Island High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 60Cumberland among Rhode Island 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	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	16 of 60	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	13 of 61	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	12 of 60	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	12 of 59	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	13 of 59	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	17 of 59	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	13 of 57	77.2%	★★★★☆
2017	48.3	29 of 56	48.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.7	23 of 57	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.6	31 of 56	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	67.2	18 of 47	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.2	24 of 45	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.0	22 of 45	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.6	24 of 45	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.1	19 of 50	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.5	17 of 49	65.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	6 of 29	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	47.8	9 of 28	67.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	5 of 26	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	2 of 28	92.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	4 of 11	63.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	47.2	6 of 9	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2024	48.1	5 of 10	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	15 of 58	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	13 of 56	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	14 of 59	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	14 of 58	75.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	17 of 52	67.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.3	13 of 54	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	17 of 53	67.9%	★★★★☆
2022	57.1	20 of 49	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	24 of 57	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.5	32 of 58	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	28 of 58	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	20 of 54	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	15 of 57	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	13 of 57	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	10 of 56	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	9 of 54	83.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	8 of 21	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	15 of 25	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.8	3 of 21	85.7%	★★★★★
2022	63.8	6 of 20	70.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	10 of 32	68.8%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	11 of 30	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	16 of 29	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	15 of 45	66.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.9	13 of 43	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	12 of 43	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	12 of 42	71.4%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)79th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)74th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)64th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)62nd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts67%+12 vs state

Science44%

Mathematics36%+9 vs state

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Schools Near Cumberland High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT10 English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2025)	SAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	NGSA Science (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	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	PSAT10 English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	NGSA Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cumberland High School	Public	9-12	2600 Mendon Road	Cumberland	02864	Providence County	Cumberland	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 658-2600	1,428	105	13.6	30.4%	1,009 (70.7%)	59 (4.1%)	243 (17.0%)	55 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (4.3%)	72.8	16^th of 60 public high schools	73.3%		71.8	13^th of 61 public high schools	78.7%	3	67.0	35.8	70.2	34.0	43.7	$14,042	$248	$13,794
Lincoln Senior High School	Public	9-12	135 Old River Road	Lincoln	02865	Providence County	Lincoln	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 334-7500	973	66	14.7	33.5%	726 (74.6%)	52 (5.3%)	116 (11.9%)	30 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	41 (4.2%)	84.2	9^th of 60 public high schools	85.0%		84.1	9^th of 61 public high schools	85.2%		68.8	44.9	73.5	48.9	50.2	$18,207	$667	$17,540
Woonsocket Career an Technical Center	Public	9-12	400 Aylsworth Avenue	Woonsocket	02895	Providence County	Woonsocket	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 767-4662	0	21	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Woonsocket High School	Public	9-12	777 Cass Avenue	Woonsocket	02895	Providence County	Woonsocket	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 767-4703	1,646	108	15.2	67.0%	667 (40.5%)	238 (14.5%)	535 (32.5%)	85 (5.2%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	112 (6.8%)	21.7	41^st of 60 public high schools	31.7%		22.1	40^th of 61 public high schools	34.4%	1	36.3	11.8	34.0	9.9	19.1	$20,749	$4,039	$16,710
Davies Career-Technical High School	Public	9-12	50 Jenckes Hill Road	Lincoln	02865	Providence County	Davies Career and Technical	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 728-1500	898	76	11.8	58.9%	281 (31.3%)	162 (18.0%)	391 (43.5%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.6%)	62.7	19^th of 60 public high schools	68.3%		56.1	25^th of 61 public high schools	59.0%	6	80.7	27.4	58.6	18.6	45.6	$24,071	$2,570	$21,501
BEACON Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	320 Main Street	Woonsocket	02895	Providence County	Beacon Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 671-6261	203	17	11.9	66.0%	107 (52.7%)	13 (6.4%)	59 (29.1%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.3%)	56.2	27^th of 60 public high schools	55.0%		56.9	24^th of 61 public high schools	60.7%	3	50.0	12.5	68.0	24.0	57.4	$18,222	$2,024	$16,198
North Smithfield High School	Public	9-12	412 Greenville Road	North Smithfield	02896	Providence County	North Smithfield	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 766-2500	532	44	12.0	24.8%	418 (78.6%)	16 (3.0%)	68 (12.8%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	90	4^th of 60 public high schools	93.3%		86	6^th of 61 public high schools	90.2%	2	76.3	50.8	79.2	47.6	61.6	$17,423	$363	$17,060
Blackstone Valley Prep High	Public, Charter	9-12	65 Macondray St.	Cumberland	02864	Providence County	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 405-0320	405	30	13.5	73.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54.7	28^th of 60 public high schools	53.3%		44.4	30^th of 61 public high schools	50.8%	2	61.4	32.2	52.7	32.3	22.6	$16,207	$1,702	$14,505
Central Falls Senior High	Public	9-12	24 Summer Street	Central Falls	02863	Providence County	Central Falls	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 727-7710	788	54	14.5	94.9%	160 (20.3%)	136 (17.3%)	403 (51.1%)	4 (0.5%)	52 (6.6%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.2%)	8.5	52^nd of 60 public high schools	13.3%		8.3	56^th of 61 public high schools	8.2%	4	19.0		13.5		9.9	$17,690	$4,770	$12,920
William E. Tolman High	Public	9-12	150 Exchange Street	Pawtucket	02860	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6400	995	68	14.6	71.3%	230 (23.1%)	250 (25.1%)	374 (37.6%)	5 (0.5%)	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	56 (5.6%)	12.8	50^th of 60 public high schools	16.7%		15.2	47^th of 61 public high schools	23.0%	3	23.9		22.2		12.6	$15,109	$2,452	$12,657

Frequently Asked Questions about Cumberland High School

What schools feed into Cumberland High School?

Cumberland High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ashton School
Elementary : B.F. Norton Elementary School
Elementary : Community School
Elementary : Garvin Memorial
Elementary : John J. McLaughlin Cumberland
Middle : Joseph L. McCourt Middle School
Middle : North Cumberland Middle

Is Cumberland High School a good school?

Cumberland High School ranks 16^th of 60 Rhode Island high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Cumberland High School in?

Cumberland

How many students attend Cumberland High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,428 students attended Cumberland High School.

What is the racial makeup of Cumberland High School?

Students at Cumberland High School are 71% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American, 4% Asian.

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