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Cumberland Elementary

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Cumberland Elementary ranks 578 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

578^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Cumberland Elementary is a PK-4 school in Cumberland, Virginia, serving 530 students in a rural area where nearly all families face economic challenges. As the only elementary school in Cumberland County Public Schools for these grade levels, the school's results mirror the district's — and while the district ranks in the bottom quarter of Virginia districts, the school itself performs closer to the middle of the pack, ranking 578th of 1,111 state elementary schools (48th percentile) with a 2-star rating in 2025-2026. Nearly all students (100.6%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school spends a generous $13,352 per student with a 13.5 student-teacher ratio.

Math is Cumberland's clearest strength, with proficiency exceeding state averages in both tested grades: 80.9% vs. 74.0% in 3rd grade and 77.9% vs. 73.3% in 4th grade. Reading is more uneven — 4th grade reading hit 77.9%, matching Powhatan Elementary's rate, but 3rd grade reading trailed at 60.7% versus a 67.6% state average. The school is especially effective for low-income students, ranking in the 71st percentile statewide for that subgroup despite serving essentially all economically disadvantaged children. Among demographically similar neighbors, Cumberland leads: it outranks Prince Edward Elementary, Amelia County Elementary, and Buckingham County Elementary in overall state ranking.

Chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically, from 46.8% in 2021-2022 to 17.0% in 2024-2025 — better than Prince Edward Elementary (20.5%) and Buckingham County Elementary (31.3%), though still above the 14.8% state average and far behind Powhatan Elementary's 3.8%. Per-pupil spending is higher than most neighboring districts, yet outcomes trail the lower-spending Powhatan County schools. The momentum is positive: the school's rank improved from 675th to 578th in a year, math scores rose in both grades, and 4th grade reading jumped from 69.8% to 77.9%. Social studies remains the weakest academic area, with 4th grade VA Studies at 65.3% versus 70.5% statewide.

530

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,352

Per pupil spending ?

100.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

60 School Rd
Cumberland, VA 23040

(804) 492-4212

District: Cumberland County Public Schools

Students who attend Cumberland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cumberland Middle
High:	Cumberland High

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.6%

African American:

32.1%

Two or more races:

8.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2016 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg73%

Virginia avg72%

578^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 28 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

97^th of 131Cumberland County Public Schools among Virginia 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	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	53.1	578 of 1111	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.0	675 of 1110	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.4	446 of 1114	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	581 of 1114	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	729 of 1109	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	769 of 1103	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	632 of 1105	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.7	531 of 1097	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.1	631 of 1099	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.1	878 of 1096	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	5.0	1081 of 1100	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.3	1072 of 1110	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.6	1069 of 1120	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.9	1078 of 1117	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.7	1057 of 1117	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	37.6	861 of 1113	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	52.6	551 of 1082	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.4	649 of 1081	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.9	739 of 1083	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.1	837 of 1071	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	40.3	733 of 1062	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	276 of 591	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.2	312 of 579	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.2	209 of 588	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	329 of 579	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	211 of 420	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	580 of 1100	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.5	678 of 1096	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.7	368 of 1098	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.9	364 of 1100	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	67.0	300 of 1040	71.2%	★★★★☆
2025	64.6	332 of 1046	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.4	124 of 1036	88.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	564 of 1099	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.8	662 of 1093	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	545 of 1101	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.0	779 of 1093	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	670 of 974	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.6	837 of 973	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.5	539 of 979	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	588 of 984	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)71st percentile+23 vs school

African American (2026)53rd percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2026)50th percentile~ school

Male (2026)49th percentile~ school

Female (2026)47th percentile~ school

White (2026)31st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics79%+6 vs state

English Reading70%~ state avg

VA Studies65%-5 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, September 21, 2010

I feel the kids learn more from memorizing than actual instruction. If my child recieves a low grade on a test then she has to write each question wrond 3 times each with the correct answer. This doesn't mean she understands why she got the question wrong but she knows the answer for next time. Every single child is treated exactly the same...they are taught the same way as the next child regardless of how the student lerns and processes things. The teachers love love love to give out silent luch and recess detention for any and all reasons (even though technically by law the kids are to have recess). The students are punished for academic issues the same way a child is punished for behavioral issues. For example if a child is talking out of place after a warning the child may recieve silent lunch...if a child forgets to turn in or doesn't complete a homework assignment they recieve silent lunch. ALSO, P.E. solely consist of running and jump roping. The kids wear perdomiters and are to get x amount of steps in 15 minutes for a passing grade then they have a piece of paper that has many jump rope skills on it and the child has to complete a jump rope skill (20 jumps in a row) to get a stamp and complete 10 skills for a passing grade in PE.
I'm really disappointed in this school, My child is now in 5th grade and has struggled since 1st grade and it's the same thing every year and no matter how many parent/teacher/principal meeting I have up there it doesn't get any better.Today my child is serving ISS for having 10 silent lunches over homework. I was not told by a teacher that she was going to have silent lunch but instead my child came home crying telling me.
Parent/Teacher conferances doesn't work because if you schedule a meeting with the one teacher your child may be struggling with you have to have a meeting with ALL teachers even if the problem is only with the one class. They come in as a team which leaves you feeling ganged up on with no where to go and nothing gets solved except they are right and you and your child are not and there's nothing you can do about it.
If a child gets a D on a science test they have to stand on the wall and watch everyone play at recess .... what does that accomplish? If a child struggles there is no help for them Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL VA 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 (2025)	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	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cumberland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	60 School Rd	Cumberland	23040	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 492-4212	530	39	13.5	100.6%	279 (52.6%)	170 (32.1%)	33 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.7%)	53.1	578^th of 1111 public elementary schools	48.0%		44	675^th of 1110 public elementary schools	39.2%	97	80.9	77.9			60.7	77.9		65.3	$13,352	$3,730	$9,622
Buckingham County Elementary	Public	3-5	40 Frank Harris Raod	Dillwyn	23936	Buckingham County	Buckingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 505-0000	351	24	14.6	99.4%	174 (49.6%)	118 (33.6%)	18 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.8%)	30.6	833^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	25.0%		38.1	739^th of 1110 public elementary schools	33.4%	94	69.4	70.6	63.3	61.7	58.2	65.1	57.5	59.1	$11,447	$2,073	$9,374
Buckingham County Primary	Public	K-2	128 Frank Harris Road	Dillwyn	23936	Buckingham County	Buckingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 505-0001	361	22	16.4	98.9%	193 (53.5%)	119 (33.0%)	15 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.0%)								(n/a)									$13,595	$2,522	$11,073
Pocahontas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4294 Anderson Hwy	Powhatan	23139	Powhatan County	Powhatan County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 598-5717	668	51	13.0	30.5%	548 (82.0%)	42 (6.3%)	43 (6.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.3%)	73.5	298^th of 1111 public elementary schools	73.2%		61.2	462^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	58.4%	164	83.9	83.0	80.5	82.1	72.3	81.1	82.9	83.0	$9,072	$822	$8,250
Prince Edward Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	35 Eagle Dr.	Farmville	23901	Prince Edward County	Prince Edward County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 315-2110	823	63	13.0	101.0%	256 (31.1%)	440 (53.5%)	53 (6.4%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.8%)	38.9	745^th of 1111 public elementary schools	32.9%		30.1	826^th of 1110 public elementary schools	25.6%	81	71.2	70.2			58.5	73.6		60.8	$8,454	$1,658	$6,796
Powhatan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4111 Old Buckingham Rd	Powhatan	23139	Powhatan County	Powhatan County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 598-5730	477	34	14.0	27.3%	418 (87.6%)	17 (3.6%)	18 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	72.6	309^th of 1111 public elementary schools	72.2%		77.1	262^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	76.4%	47	81.1	89.6	90.0	83.1	63.5	77.9	85.0	84.4	$10,563	$597	$9,966
Amelia County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8533 N Five Forks Rd	Amelia Court House	23002	Amelia County	Amelia County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 561-2433	778	56	13.8	84.2%	512 (65.8%)	118 (15.2%)	85 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.7%)	39.4	743^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	33.1%		21.5	912^th of 1110 public elementary schools	17.8%	169	73.3	79.4	67.2	50.9	60.0	63.2	62.6	78.8	$8,674	$1,179	$7,494

Frequently Asked Questions about Cumberland Elementary

How many students attend Cumberland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 530 students attended Cumberland Elementary.

Is Cumberland Elementary a good school?

Cumberland Elementary ranks 578^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cumberland Elementary?

Students at Cumberland Elementary are 53% White, 32% African American, 9% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

What district is Cumberland Elementary in?

Cumberland County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Cumberland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cumberland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cumberland Middle
High : Cumberland High

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