Summary:
Cumberland School District in Wisconsin serves about 924 students across four schools spanning PK–12: Cumberland Elementary (PK–4, 334 students), Cumberland Middle (5–8, 256 students), Cumberland High (9–12, 285 students), and Island City Virtual Academy (PK–12 alternative, 49 students). District-wide, Cumberland ranks 258 of 432 Wisconsin districts, placing it in the 40th percentile with 2 stars — yet all three traditional schools earned 3 stars in the 2025–26 school-level rankings.
The traditional schools are the clear standouts, and all three are improving. Cumberland Elementary ranks 323 of 1,039 (69th percentile, 3 stars), up from 625 of 1,044 and the 40th percentile the prior year, and it scores above both district and state levels in every reported subject — including 4th grade Math at 69.39 and 4th grade Social Studies at 74.51, versus state values of 52.87 and 65.51. Cumberland Middle rose from 396 of 628 (37th percentile) to 249 of 643 (61st percentile, 3 stars), with 8th grade Social Studies at 71.43 vs 64.63 statewide, 8th grade Science at 58.93 vs 51.86, and 7th grade Math at 60.66 vs 55.67, though 5th grade results lag state averages. Cumberland High ranks 238 of 533 (55th percentile, 3 stars).
Attendance is a district strength: chronic absenteeism is 3.5% at the Elementary, 2.4% at the Middle, and 10.8% at the High — all below the state's 17.3%. The High posts a 95.3% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate, and beats the state in ACT Math (47.95 vs 42.93) and ACT Science (45.21 vs 43.20), while trailing in ACT ELA (42.47 vs 48.47). Island City Virtual Academy reports 100.0% graduation, 0.0% dropout, and 0.0% chronic absenteeism, but low reported ACT proficiency (ELA 33.33, Math 0, Science 16.67), the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 59.18%, the lowest spending at $5,756 per student, and a ratio of 79 — figures that reflect a small, specialized population and are not directly comparable to the brick-and-mortar schools.
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