Facts About Our School

Year School Built           1998

Square Footage             68,430

Number of Students       365

Grades Served               PreK-4

School Hours                 8:00 - 3:00

Principal:

Renita Perkins - renita.perkins@mnps.org

District 1 School Board Representative:

George Thompson - ghthompsoniii@aol.com, 242-2180

District1 Metro Council Representative:

Lonnell Matthews - lonnell.matthews@nashville.gov

What Makes Our School Unique?

    Cumberland Elementary is a unique school rich in tradition, strong in spirit and on the road to greatness. Cumberland's staff strives to create a positive and challenging environment where emphasis is not only placed on academics, but also on character building and citizenship.

    Our teachers are awesome. They are dedicated, caring, well read and experienced. They love teaching and bask in the glory of the success of their students. Everyday at Cumberland Elementary is an adventure full of successful learning experiences.

    Everyone who enters, “Enters to Learn” and each parent, staff member and student plays a role in making every day a “fantastic day” at Cumberland Elementary “School of Excellence.”

Who Attends Our School?

    Students attending Cumberland live in the northwest corner of Davidson County and are zoned to Whites Creek High School. The elementary schools in the Whites Creek cluster are: Bordeaux Enhanced Option, Cumberland, Alex Green, and Joelton. Middle schools are Ewing Park and Joelton (Middle).

Whites Creek Cluster Map  (2008-2009)  

What Does Our School Offer?

• African Ensemble
• Compass Learning
• Encore
• Excel
• Love in a Big World
• Reading First
• Special Chorus
• Spelling Bee

Community Partners

• After School Tutorial
• Americorp
• Community Yard Sale and Carnival
• Cumberland School PTO
• FLIP
• Girl Scouts - Cumberland Valley Girl Scout Council
• Title 1 Schoolwide Committee
• Parent Workshops
• PENCIL Partners and Community Luncheon
• Walk Your Child to School Day
• “Love in the Big World,”  a high-impact, positive youth development organization that brings the message of hope and healing to children while providing character education, arts, and media resources for the family, school, and community.

PENCIL Partners

    PENCIL Foundation, a nonprofit organization, links community resources with Nashville public schools. A PENCIL Partner is a business or other community organization that teams up with a Metro school to volunteer time and donate resources that promote student success.

• Alkebu-lan Images - Yusef Harris
• Associated Dentistry - Dr. Sandra Trice
• Nashville Metropolitan Bordeaux Hospital
• South Street Medical - Dr. S.L. Lampkin
• Sterling Consultant - Max Theodore