Summary:
ZIP code 54829 covers Cumberland, Wisconsin, where four schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade: 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/virtual, 49 students) — 924 students in all, all within the Cumberland School District. The district ranks 258 of 432 in Wisconsin, in the 40th percentile with a 2-star rating.
All three traditional schools earned 3 stars in 2025–2026, above the district's own rating. Cumberland Elementary has the strongest test-score profile, scoring above the state in all six of its tested subjects and climbing from the 40th to the 69th percentile; 4th-grade math reached 69.39% proficient versus 52.87% statewide. Cumberland Middle posted the biggest rebound, rising from the 37th to the 61st percentile, with 7th-grade math at 60.66% versus 55.67% statewide, though 5th-grade ELA (48.44%) and math (45.31%) remain below state. Cumberland High sits at the 55th percentile, with ACT math and science above state and social studies essentially even, but ACT ELA below state at 42.47% versus 48.47%; its graduation rate is 95.3%.
Attendance and completion are area-wide strengths: chronic absenteeism is 5.3% district-wide versus 17.3% statewide, with Middle at 2.4%, Elementary 3.5%, and High 10.8%, plus a 0.0% dropout rate. Island City Virtual Academy is a clear outlier — smallest enrollment, highest free/reduced lunch (59.18%), lowest spending ($5,756), a student-teacher ratio of 79, 100% graduation and 0% absenteeism, yet very low ACT results. Because it is tiny and alternative, those percentages reflect very few tested students and shouldn't be read as a direct comparison. Spending also doesn't track outcomes simply: Elementary spends the most ($18,069) and Middle less ($15,945), yet both improved.
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