Cumberland Head Elementary School

Cumberland Head Elementary School serves 540 students from prekindergarten through fifth grade in West Chazy, New York. With 47 full-time equivalent teachers, the school maintains an excellent student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1, allowing for more individualized attention in the classroom. The school demonstrates solid academic performance, earning a 7.7 out of 10 rating from MySchoolScout and ranking in the 86th percentile among New York elementary schools at #659 out of 4,758 schools statewide.

Students show particularly strong results in English Language Arts, with 67% achieving proficiency or above across grade levels, while 57% meet or exceed proficiency standards in mathematics. Cumberland Head Elementary operates as a regular public school in Clinton County, drawing families from a community where the median household income is $82,175 and median home value is $168,200. The surrounding area has a population of 3,774 residents, with 20% holding bachelor's degrees or higher and a poverty rate of 11.3%.

The school's town setting in West Chazy provides students with a close-knit community atmosphere while maintaining access to quality educational resources and maintaining strong academic standards that consistently place it among New York's higher-performing elementary schools.