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Cumberland Middle

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Cumberland Middle ranks 396 th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

396^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 37% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Cumberland Middle is a public middle school located in Cumberland, Wisconsin, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 261 students. The school is part of the Cumberland School District, which is ranked 295 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Cumberland Middle's performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is generally below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 43.64% (7th grade) to 52.38% (5th grade), compared to the state averages of 53.59% to 51.26%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 38.18% (7th grade) to 57.38% (8th grade), compared to the state averages of 55.53% to 52.58%. The school's performance in Social Studies and Science also lags behind the state averages. Additionally, Cumberland Middle has experienced a higher dropout rate and chronic absenteeism rate compared to the state average.

Interestingly, neighboring schools, such as Cameron Middle and Turtle Lake Middle, generally outperform Cumberland Middle in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates in core subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Cameron Middle had significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts (59.72% to 77.17%) and Mathematics (63.89% to 76.09%) compared to Cumberland Middle. Turtle Lake Middle also demonstrated stronger academic performance, with proficiency rates ranging from 59.26% to 66.67% in English Language Arts and 55.56% to 61.54% in Mathematics.

256

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,000

Per pupil spending ?

42.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

980 8th Ave
Cumberland, WI 54829

(715) 822-5122

District: Cumberland School District

Students who attend Cumberland Middle usually attend:

High:

Cumberland High

Feeder schools for Cumberland Middle:

Elementary:

Cumberland Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.2%

Hispanic:

9.8%

American Indian:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg49%

Wisconsin avg54%

396^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

295^th of 426Cumberland School District among Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	396 of 628	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	315 of 641	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	375 of 640	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.2	317 of 617	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	411 of 613	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	322 of 594	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.2	272 of 579	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.8	215 of 612	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	39.1	413 of 609	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.6	300 of 612	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.3	317 of 585	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.6	391 of 569	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.7	455 of 559	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.5	419 of 549	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.7	413 of 539	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	57.2	276 of 521	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.6	248 of 519	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.8	239 of 366	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.1	184 of 382	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.9	216 of 332	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	73.0	25 of 173	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	52.8	54 of 158	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	379 of 573	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	365 of 580	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	415 of 579	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.9	368 of 576	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	387 of 574	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	362 of 557	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.1	129 of 551	76.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	296 of 509	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.8	211 of 520	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	191 of 525	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.4	113 of 522	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	38.6	328 of 499	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.0	193 of 487	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	182 of 489	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	341 of 577	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.7	220 of 585	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	248 of 591	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	205 of 577	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.4	361 of 572	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.6	238 of 557	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.3	352 of 551	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	239 of 414	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.3	111 of 425	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	49.5	182 of 439	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	147 of 421	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.5	229 of 437	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	319 of 414	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.6	199 of 417	52.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	306 of 399	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.3	214 of 407	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	270 of 412	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	210 of 397	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.7	334 of 393	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	252 of 382	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	155 of 375	58.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)86th percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies55%-8 vs state

Mathematics51%-3 vs state

English Language Arts48%-5 vs state

Science48%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)				Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)				Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cumberland Middle	Public	5-8	980 8th Ave	Cumberland	54829	Barron County	Cumberland School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 822-5122	256	20	12.6	42.2%	213 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.8%)	2 (0.8%)	14 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	44.6	396^th of 628 public middle schools	36.9%		54.2	315^th of 641 public middle schools	50.9%	81	52.4	48.4	43.6	47.5	52.4	54.8	38.2	57.4	55.0	47.5	$13,000	$1,536	$11,463
Turtle Lake Middle	Public	6-8	205 Oak St N	Turtle Lake	54889	Barron County	Turtle Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 986-4470	96	7	13.7	39.6%	78 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)	1 (1.0%)	5 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.3%)	58.7	273^rd of 628 public middle schools	56.5%		60.9	260^th of 641 public middle schools	59.4%	13		59.3	66.7	61.5		55.6	61.5	19.2	61.5	53.9	$13,042	$939	$12,103
Riverview Middle	Public	5-8	135 W River Ave	Barron	54812	Barron County	Barron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 537-5641	282	26	10.9	55.7%	193 (68.4%)	30 (10.6%)	38 (13.5%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.3%)	35.1	456^th of 628 public middle schools	27.4%		36	455^th of 641 public middle schools	29.0%	1	50.0	37.7	46.6	38.5	58.6	47.8	65.8	32.3	43.1	33.9	$14,215	$754	$13,460
Rice Lake Middle	Public	5-8	204 Cameron Rd	Rice Lake	54868	Barron County	Rice Lake Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 234-8156	622	53	11.7	43.2%	539 (86.7%)	4 (0.6%)	36 (5.8%)	10 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	60	263^rd of 628 public middle schools	58.1%		57.3	285^th of 641 public middle schools	55.5%	22	45.4	65.0	47.5	59.5	49.7	70.7	53.1	54.6	59.1	53.8	$12,147	$514	$11,633
Clayton Middle	Public	6-8	236 Polk Ave W	Clayton	54004	Polk County	Clayton School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 948-2163	46	4	10.9	52.2%	43 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.9	233^rd of 628 public middle schools	62.9%		43.7	402^nd of 641 public middle schools	37.3%	169		53.9	70.6	42.9		61.5	47.1	71.4	85.7	50.0	$14,987	$616	$14,371
Cameron Middle	Public	5-8	700 S 1st St	Cameron	54822	Barron County	Cameron School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 458-4560	319	22	14.5	30.1%	300 (94.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	72	156^th of 628 public middle schools	75.2%		74.4	135^th of 641 public middle schools	78.9%	21	59.7	68.4	42.7	77.2	63.9	73.7	50.6	76.1	75.0	70.7	$10,542	$516	$10,027

Frequently Asked Questions about Cumberland Middle

How many students attend Cumberland Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 256 students attended Cumberland Middle.

Is Cumberland Middle a good school?

Cumberland Middle ranks 396^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Cumberland Middle in?

Cumberland School District

What is the racial makeup of Cumberland Middle?

Students at Cumberland Middle are 83% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Cumberland Middle attend?

Students who attend Cumberland Middle usually go on to attend Cumberland High

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