The top reported proficiency rate is 56% in Math. The lowest is 48% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Cumberland Elem School
Cumberland Elem School serves grades pre-K through fourth in a small, rural consolidated district located on Illinois Route 121 between Toledo and Greenup in central Illinois. The school draws from a region of very modest population density in Cumberland County, where Toledo itself functions as the county seat.
Academically, the school's recent state testing results show mixed performance. In math, third-grade proficiency sits at just over half, while fourth-grade math improves to the low-to-mid 60s. English language arts results are lower: third grade at roughly 45 percent proficient, and fourth grade at about 51 percent. The school did administer tests to nearly all students in third and fourth grade, with participation rates at or very close to full enrollment, so the results reflect a genuine school-wide picture rather than a subset of the population. Grade five and beyond do not appear in the school's tested results because this school serves only pre-K through fourth grade; those students continue in the district's secondary school.
The student body is overwhelmingly white, comprising more than 96 percent of enrolled students. The school is small to very small for its grade span, with fewer than 400 students total across the six grades and age levels served. Data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility and on students with disabilities or English learners was not available in the public reporting, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about the share of students accessing economic support or specialized services.
The housing market in the 62468 zip code surrounding Toledo is inexpensive by national and state standards. A typical home carries an estimated monthly mortgage in the low hundreds, well below both state and national median values. Housing costs are not climbing steeply; year-over-year appreciation has been modest. The area reflects the rural economic character of central Illinois: nearby employment centers include Lake Land Community College and Eastern Illinois University within a regional commute, and the village itself is anchored by county government and the school district. Population in Toledo and Cumberland County is flat to slowly declining, with no major new residential development announced. The setting is quiet and agricultural.
When positioned against other districts in Cumberland County on overall academic proficiency, Cumberland Elem performs in the top quartile. That comparison helps contextualize the grade-level numbers: the school sits above the county's median even as its raw proficiency rates in tested grades show room for improvement in English language arts.
The school is a regular public school with no charter or magnet designation. A parent choosing this school is choosing a small, rural, community-rooted elementary setting with below-average property values and declining population trends, paired with academic results that are stronger than some district peers but weaker in reading than in math. The low assessment participation rate holds steady, so the school is successfully engaging nearly all families in testing. Whether these reading results reflect curriculum, instruction, population characteristics, or another factor would be worth discussing directly with the school's leadership.
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