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Cumberland County Schools


At a glance
65thof 141 Tennessee districts▲ 5
Better than 53% of Tennessee districts
Elementary 9High 3Grades PK, KG-12
368 4th Street
Crossville, TN 38555
·(931) 484-8091·All Tennessee district rankings →
Statewide performance 2018–2026
2026: better than 53.9% of districts
12
Schools
7,093
Students
Top rankedCrab Orchard Elementary School236th of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools
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Biggest riser
North Cumberland Elementary School up 161 spots statewide this year
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Smallest classes
Pine View Elementary School 9.3 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
4★
3★
2★
1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

Cumberland County Schools serves 12 schools in Tennessee—nine elementary/PK–8 schools and three high schools—with about 6,970 students enrolled across the district, which earns a mid-tier 3-star rating statewide. The district's biggest strength is its two comprehensive high schools, both ranking in the 70th percentile: Stone Memorial High School (71st percentile, 4 stars) and Cumberland County High School (70th percentile, 4 stars). Both schools graduate students at about 93%, above the state rate, with Cumberland County High posting the district's lowest dropout rate at 5.0%.

Among elementary schools, performance is clearly polarized into strong and lower tiers. Crab Orchard Elementary School is the highest-ranked elementary (77th percentile, 4 stars) with the district's best attendance at 10.3% chronic absenteeism. South Cumberland Elementary School posts the strongest all-subject proficiency, including exceptional 8th-grade math at 75.0% versus 38.3% statewide. Homestead Elementary School has the best elementary math score at 56.9%. However, five elementary schools—Stone Elementary School, Pleasant Hill Elementary School, Pine View Elementary School, Frank P. Brown Elementary School, and Glenn Martin Elementary School—rank below the 40th percentile, suggesting uneven experiences across attendance zones.

The Phoenix School stands out as a high-cost alternative high school serving 72 students, with a 49.2% chronic absenteeism rate, the district's highest dropout rate at 9.1%, and very low proficiency—yet it spends $42,401 per student, far more than any other school. Notably, spending does not predict success here: North Cumberland Elementary School improved its ELA proficiency from 28.4% to 37.2% year-over-year, while Frank P. Brown has declined three straight years. For parents, the clearest takeaway is that the district's best value lies in its top-tier elementary schools and both comprehensive high schools, while elementary ELA remains the weakest subject districtwide and chronic absenteeism is a warning sign at specific sites.

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

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