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Cumberland Elementary

Q: Is Cumberland Elementary a good school?

Cumberland Elementary ranks 625 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Cumberland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 334 students attended Cumberland Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Cumberland Elementary?

Students at Cumberland Elementary are 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% American Indian, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Cumberland Elementary attend?

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

Public Grades PK, KG-4

625^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Cumberland Elementary is a public elementary school serving 349 students in grades PK-4 in Cumberland, Wisconsin, which is part of the Cumberland School District. The school's academic performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is generally below the state and district averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of 3rd grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts was 52.83% at Cumberland Elementary, compared to 50.91% for the district and 52.14% for the state.

Cumberland Elementary's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. Male students generally perform better than female students, with the school ranking 316 out of 1,000 Wisconsin elementary schools for male students in 2024-2025, compared to 822 out of 1,001 for female students. However, the school's performance for Native American students and students with special needs is significantly lower, ranking 10 out of 10 and 491 out of 802 Wisconsin elementary schools, respectively, in 2024-2025. Additionally, Cumberland Elementary has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.6% in 2022-2023 to 17.7% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the rates of nearby schools like Cameron Elementary and Tainter Elementary.

While Cumberland Elementary spends more per student ($15,567 in 2020-2021) compared to the state average and some nearby schools, its student-teacher ratio of 11.2 in 2023-2024 is higher than the ratios of some nearby schools, such as Shell Lake Primary (8.1) and Haugen Elementary (9.0). This suggests the school may need to re-evaluate how it allocates its resources to ensure optimal learning conditions for its students.

334

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,567

Per pupil spending ?

49.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1530 2nd Ave
Cumberland, WI 54829

(715) 822-5123

District: Cumberland School District

Students who attend Cumberland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cumberland Middle
High:	Cumberland High

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.4%

Hispanic:

10.2%

American Indian:

7.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg51%

Wisconsin avg55%

625^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to bottom 40% (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	47.3	625 of 1044	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	576 of 1061	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	500 of 1067	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	583 of 1067	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.9	452 of 1050	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	660 of 1037	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	645 of 1025	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.2	714 of 1071	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.9	735 of 1075	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	64.0	390 of 1076	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	74.5	195 of 1061	81.6%	★★★★☆
2013	63.8	365 of 1053	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	37.8	828 of 1045	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	62.8	413 of 1046	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.1	274 of 1045	73.8%	★★★★☆
2009	63.7	417 of 1030	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.9	497 of 1021	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.3	178 of 689	74.2%	★★★★☆
2005	65.3	267 of 632	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.0	372 of 633	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	79 of 255	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.8	28 of 269	89.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	822 of 1001	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.8	598 of 1011	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	603 of 1010	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	679 of 1017	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.1	330 of 1004	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.3	783 of 1002	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.7	577 of 997	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	203 of 322	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	73.6	68 of 331	79.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	597 of 870	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	542 of 866	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	485 of 871	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	443 of 859	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.0	360 of 847	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	493 of 874	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.4	375 of 854	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	316 of 1000	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	465 of 1012	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	343 of 1011	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	377 of 1017	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	547 of 1003	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.2	392 of 1002	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.8	647 of 997	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	23.7	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	491 of 802	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	512 of 790	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	472 of 770	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.1	232 of 748	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.0	117 of 746	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	34.5	492 of 742	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	555 of 721	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	393 of 718	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	511 of 727	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	447 of 715	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	492 of 718	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	502 of 686	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)69th percentile+29 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile+28 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile-22 vs school

Native American (2019)<1st percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies60%-4 vs state

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Mathematics51%-3 vs state

Science45%-6 vs state

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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 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cumberland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1530 2nd Ave	Cumberland	54829	Barron County	Cumberland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 822-5123	334	31	10.7	49.4%	262 (78.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.2%)	4 (1.2%)	24 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	47.3	625^th of 1044 public elementary schools	40.1%		54.2	576^th of 1061 public elementary schools	45.7%	49	52.8	50.0			50.9	51.6			59.7	45.2	$15,567	$1,142	$14,424
Barron Area Montessori School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	230 Lulu Avenue	Almena	54805	Barron County	Barron Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 357-3263	59	3	19.6	57.6%	51 (86.4%)	1 (1.7%)	3 (5.1%)	1 (1.7%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)								(n/a)											$16,679	$747	$15,932
Turtle Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Oak St N	Turtle Lake	54889	Barron County	Turtle Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 986-4470	215	21	10.1	47.4%	180 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	58.5	485^th of 1044 public elementary schools	53.5%		62	456^th of 1061 public elementary schools	57.0%	29	37.0	55.9	58.3		44.4	50.0	66.7		76.5	58.8	$14,804	$1,329	$13,474
Haugen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	615 5th St W	Haugen	54841	Barron County	Rice Lake Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 234-7341	83	9	9.6	45.8%	79 (95.2%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.6	468^th of 1044 public elementary schools	55.2%		64	422^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	60.2%	46	66.7	46.2			53.3	46.2			76.9	61.5	$14,703	$736	$13,966
Woodland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	808 E Woodland Ave	Barron	54812	Barron County	Barron Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 537-5621	324	30	10.8	64.8%	189 (58.3%)	60 (18.5%)	53 (16.4%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	27.9	822^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	21.3%		44.9	684^th of 1061 public elementary schools	35.5%	138	29.2	31.9			33.3	48.9			55.3	40.4	$14,949	$1,754	$13,195
Hilltop Elementary	Public	K-4	202 Cameron Rd	Rice Lake	54868	Barron County	Rice Lake Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 234-4998	251	24	10.5	41.4%	192 (76.5%)	2 (0.8%)	36 (14.3%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	64.5	392^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	62.5%		48.2	640^th of 1061 public elementary schools	39.7%	248	58.0	55.8			60.8	63.5			69.2	59.6	$13,602	$1,247	$12,356
Shell Lake Primary (K-2)	Public	PK, KG-2	271 Highway 63	Shell Lake	54871	Washburn County	Shell Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 468-7815	131	14	9.4	53.4%	119 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.6%)								(n/a)											$17,799	$2,427	$15,372
Shell Lake Elementary (3-6)	Public	3-6	271 Highway 63	Shell Lake	54871	Washburn County	Shell Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 468-7816	153	16	9.6	52.9%	140 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	70.9	301^st of 1044 public elementary schools	71.2%		77.8	189^th of 1061 public elementary schools	82.2%	112	58.1	46.3	76.0	76.5	77.4	65.9	76.0	72.6	63.4	51.2	$14,136	$631	$13,505
Tainter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2201 Carrie Ave	Rice Lake	54868	Barron County	Rice Lake Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 234-8065	445	41	10.8	56.4%	384 (86.3%)	4 (0.9%)	19 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	43.6	672^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	35.6%		46.5	662^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	37.6%	10	53.0	48.1			45.5	45.5			62.3	42.9	$15,471	$1,605	$13,867
Cameron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	919 N 2nd St	Cameron	54822	Barron County	Cameron School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 458-4560	432	34	12.7	36.3%	401 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.2%)	70.6	305^th of 1044 public elementary schools	70.8%		72.2	284^th of 1061 public elementary schools	73.2%	21	65.1	65.8			55.6	58.2			76.0	67.1	$12,374	$1,009	$11,367

Frequently Asked Questions about Cumberland Elementary

How many students attend Cumberland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 334 students attended Cumberland Elementary.

What district is Cumberland Elementary in?

Cumberland School District

Is Cumberland Elementary a good school?

Cumberland Elementary ranks 625^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cumberland Elementary?

Students at Cumberland Elementary are 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% American Indian, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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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