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Cumberland, RI
Public School Ratings




Cumberland Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Cumberland School District details

Cumberland School District
2602 Mendon Road
Cumberland, RI 02864

4,868 Students enrolled in District

9 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Cumberland School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Rhode Island

9

(10 is best)

Better than 82.8% of all RI school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 90.6% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
54%
32%
54%
35%
53%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Ashton School
2602 Mendon Road (Transitional Building)
Cumberland, RI, 02864
KG-05
B.f. Norton Elementary School
364 Broad Street
Cumberland, RI, 02864
KG-05
Community School
15 Arnold Mills Road
Cumberland, RI, 02864
KG-05
Cumberland High School
2600 Mendon Road
Cumberland, RI, 02864
09-12
Cumberland Preschool Center School
130 Scott Road
Cumberland, RI, 02864
PK-PK
Garvin Memorial School
1364 Diamond Hill Road
Cumberland, RI, 02864
KG-05
John J. Mclaughlin Cumberland School
205 Manville Hill Road
Cumberland, RI, 02864
KG-05
Joseph L. Mccourt Middle School
45 Highland Avenue
Cumberland, RI, 02864
06-08
North Cumberland Middle School
400 Nate Whipple Highway
Cumberland, RI, 02864
06-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 74.1% 54.0%
Black 4.2% 9.5%
Hispanic 15.0% 32.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.7% 3.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 18.6% 43.2%
Free lunch eligible 15.2% 37.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.3% 5.6%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,574 $46,607,000 55.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,372 $6,677,000 7.9%
Staff $533 $2,597,000 3.1%
General Administration $256 $1,246,000 1.5%
School Administration $634 $3,087,000 3.6%
Operation $1,079 $5,252,000 6.2%
Transportation $746 $3,633,000 4.3%
Other $568 $2,764,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,188 $25,256,000 29.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,657 $12,932,000 15.3%
Total Expenditures $17,419 $84,795,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,349 $1,545,252,000 49.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,412 $328,437,000 10.5%
Staff $927 $126,212,000 4.0%
General Administration $338 $46,024,000 1.5%
School Administration $1,048 $142,744,000 4.6%
Operation $1,720 $234,250,000 7.5%
Transportation $950 $129,315,000 4.1%
Other $934 $127,218,000 4.1%
Total Support $8,330 $1,134,200,000 36.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,282 $446,865,000 14.3%
Total Expenditures $22,962 $3,126,317,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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