Top Rankings
Cumberland County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Virginia for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 374 students in Cumberland County School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Virginia.
Public Middle School in Cumberland County School District have an average math proficiency score of 57% (versus the Virginia public middle school average of 65%), and reading proficiency score of 54% (versus the 70% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 49% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Virginia public middle school average of 54% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (VA)
# Schools
3 Schools
451 Schools
# Students
1,278 Students
315,424 Students
# Teachers
104 Teachers
23,174 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Cumberland County School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 131 school districts in Virginia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 82% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#95 out of 132 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
64%
68%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)56%
69%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)54%
59%
Graduation Rate
82%
88.8%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)32.3%
19.1%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.62
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
8%
% Hispanic
6%
18%
% Black
34%
21%
% White
51%
46%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
8%
7%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,013 is higher than the state median of $18,383. The school district revenue/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,002 is higher than the state median of $18,168. The school district spending/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$24 MM
$23,109 MM
Spending
$24 MM
$22,838 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,013
$18,383
Spending / Student
$19,002
$18,168
Best Cumberland County School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Cumberland Middle School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
16 School Road
Cumberland, VA 23040
(804) 492-4212
Cumberland, VA 23040
(804) 492-4212
Gr: 5-8 | 374 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 49%
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