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Cumberland Academy Upper Elementary

Public, Charter Grades 3-5

4277^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Cumberland Academy Upper Elementary in Tyler, TX, serves 392 students in grades 3 through 5 and is part of the Cumberland Academy district, which ranks in the 54th percentile statewide.

The most critical concern for parents is the school's consistently low academic performance. Over the last three years, Cumberland Academy Upper Elementary has ranked in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools, earning a 0-star rating. Proficiency rates are alarmingly low: in the most recent testing year, reading proficiency ranged from 32.6% to 35.3%, and math proficiency from 22.8% to 32.6%. These figures are dramatically lower than nearby schools. For example, 5th-grade reading proficiency at Woods Elementary (in Tyler Independent School District (Isd)) was 66.9%, and at The Leadership Academy (in the same district) it was 84%. The school also shows a severe and persistent deficit in science, with only 5.13% of 5th graders proficient—far below the state average of 29.57%. This underperformance is especially troubling given that the school has a moderate rate of economic disadvantage (46.4%), while schools with much higher poverty rates, like Bonner Elementary (93.4% economically disadvantaged), still achieve nearly double the reading proficiency.

Adding to these concerns, the school's performance is trending downward, dropping from the 24th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 8th percentile in 2025-2026. The school is also failing its most vulnerable students: subgroups for low socio-economic status, special education, and English language learners rank in the 1st or 2nd percentile statewide. Despite a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1 and per-student spending in the middle range compared to nearby schools, these resources are not translating into academic gains. This suggests deeper issues with curriculum, instruction, or school leadership. For parents, this school presents significant academic risks, especially when compared to higher-performing options in the area.

392

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,190

Per pupil spending ?

46.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1040 Shiloh Rd
Tyler, TX 75703

(903) 405-1381

District: Cumberland Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.9%

Hispanic:

31.9%

African American:

26.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2023 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (30% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2023

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg40%

Texas avg51%

4,277^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 16 pts since 2023

From bottom 24% (2023) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Cumberland Academy

435^th of 951Cumberland Academy among Texas districts

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	4277 of 4627	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.0	4481 of 4651	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	4269 of 4710	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	3539 of 4647	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	2192 of 2406	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.8	1828 of 1905	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	2329 of 2443	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	2096 of 2443	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	0.6	1037 of 1045	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	2895 of 2918	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	3520 of 3668	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	2671 of 3556	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	4268 of 4575	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	3569 of 3744	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	4216 of 4658	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	3501 of 4588	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	3819 of 4413	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	3588 of 3644	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	4086 of 4465	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	2791 of 4401	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.1	4443 of 4520	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	3562 of 3705	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	4330 of 4594	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	3434 of 4521	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	4060 of 4582	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.6	3605 of 3739	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	4348 of 4647	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	3535 of 4585	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	19.4	1019 of 1128	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	62.9	393 of 1099	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	4208 of 4301	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	33.0	2531 of 3549	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	3468 of 4292	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	3925 of 4086	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	2806 of 3006	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.1	2484 of 2612	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	2939 of 3108	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	2902 of 3106	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	49.9	1018 of 2254	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	1073 of 2252	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	1010 of 2193	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	1096 of 2080	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.3	928 of 2027	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.1	761 of 1987	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.6	1045 of 2043	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	42.8	641 of 1251	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.6	479 of 1213	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.3	848 of 1193	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	761 of 1167	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	37.3	410 of 589	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	317 of 594	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.3	538 of 587	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	48.5	934 of 2182	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.3	796 of 2118	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.7	1149 of 2058	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	1509 of 2008	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	895 of 1643	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.3	422 of 1592	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	46.9	634 of 1445	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	591 of 1376	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	43.5	1200 of 2221	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	1073 of 2151	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	951 of 2047	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.5	1118 of 2008	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	50.4	900 of 2077	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.2	1054 of 2043	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	1027 of 1935	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	1255 of 1895	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	44.7	1175 of 2220	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.7	813 of 2172	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	818 of 2073	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.1	1280 of 2039	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	56.2	825 of 2228	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.6	1049 of 2168	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	1006 of 2069	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	1077 of 2030	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	48.7	393 of 813	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	13.9	705 of 743	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	60.6	266 of 753	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.1	451 of 720	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	43.0	868 of 1757	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.9	1163 of 1712	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1377 of 1626	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	1038 of 1597	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	46.4	937 of 1723	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	1012 of 1700	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	1045 of 1684	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	1041 of 1673	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)11th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)10th percentile~ school

African American (2026)9th percentile~ school

Female (2026)7th percentile~ school

White (2026)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2024)1st percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

Male (2022)63rd percentile+8 vs school

At Risk (2022)57th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2022)57th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)52nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2022)51st percentile-4 vs school

African American (2022)49th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)47th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2022)46th percentile-9 vs school

White (2022)46th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)46th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2021)30th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading34%-20 vs state

Mathematics27%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (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	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Cumberland Academy Upper Elementary	Public, Charter	3-5	1040 Shiloh Rd	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Cumberland Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 405-1381	392	30	13.1	46.4%	137 (34.9%)	104 (26.5%)	125 (31.9%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	15.3	4277^th of 4627 public elementary schools	7.6%		10	4481^st of 4651 public elementary schools	3.7%	204					35.3	32.6	33.7				25.9	32.6	22.8					$8,190
Cumberland Academy Lower Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-2	1340 Shiloh Rd	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Cumberland Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 405-1318	459	35	12.9	59.3%	168 (36.6%)	106 (23.1%)	136 (29.6%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.5%)								(n/a)																		$10,656
Rice Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5215 Old Bullard Rd	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2555	613	39	15.7	61.0%	249 (40.6%)	170 (27.7%)	115 (18.8%)	24 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.6%)	33	3226^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.3%		52.9	1969^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.7%	1257					34.7	47.7	54.9				26.7	38.9	42.7					$8,607
Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3131 Fry Ave	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1280	810	44	18.3	41.9%	470 (58.0%)	136 (16.8%)	155 (19.1%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.7%)	84.8	583^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	87.4%		87.1	491^st of 4651 public elementary schools	89.4%	92					77.6	71.3	66.9				61.4	73.9	60.5					$7,116
Clarkston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2915 Williamsburg	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1980	394	28	13.9	76.9%	116 (29.4%)	149 (37.8%)	82 (20.8%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.1%)	26.2	3679^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.5%		27.7	3570^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.2%	109					28.0	34.9	55.4				32.0	38.1	30.8					$10,484
Bell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1409 Hankerson St	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1820	540	33	16.4	90.0%	63 (11.7%)	144 (26.7%)	300 (55.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	38	2888^th of 4627 public elementary schools	37.6%		40.6	2735^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.2%	153					55.2	39.3	53.9				52.2	32.9	23.1					$10,027
Mozelle Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14600 C R 2191	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 839-5610	575	43	13.5	53.7%	296 (51.5%)	107 (18.6%)	102 (17.7%)	32 (5.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	33 (5.7%)	73.6	995^th of 4627 public elementary schools	78.5%		77.7	847^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.8%	148					67.3	57.3	62.0				56.6	74.4	52.1					$8,479
Birdwell School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2010 Talley Ave	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1870	568	31	18.4	68.7%	41 (7.2%)	14 (2.5%)	506 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	96.9	97^th of 4627 public elementary schools	97.9%		97	101^st of 4651 public elementary schools	97.8%	4	57.1	40.0	100.0		75.0	94.4	85.7	88.1	89.5	94.7	70.8	96.6	80.0	83.3	86.8	100.0	81.1	$9,035
The Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6720 Oak Hill Blvd	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Cumberland Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 561-1002	332	32	10.4	19.0%	219 (66.0%)	13 (3.9%)	53 (16.0%)	27 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	77.5	851^st of 4627 public elementary schools	81.6%		83.5	627^th of 4651 public elementary schools	86.5%	224			80.0	0.0	68.5	68.8	84.0	81.8	80.0	100.0	46.3	56.3	56.0	63.6	70.0		70.0	$11,732
Peete Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1511 Bellwood Dr	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2460	385	27	14.4	97.1%	17 (4.4%)	168 (43.6%)	185 (48.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	19.2	4086^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.7%		16.8	4191^st of 4651 public elementary schools	9.9%	105					10.9	38.9	41.7				17.9	42.6	33.3					$11,732

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Cumberland Academy Upper Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.6% of Texas elementary schools.

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Students at Cumberland Academy Upper Elementary are 35% White, 32% Hispanic, 27% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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Cumberland Academy

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In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended Cumberland Academy Upper Elementary.

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