Cumberland Elementary School

Welcome

We would like to welcome you to the Cumberland Elementary School Website. CES has a longstanding reputation as a neighborhood school, offering a challenging academic program, high–quality instruction, and a welcoming and embracing school climate. We have received many awards and our staff is highly committed to meeting the needs of all children. We want to encourage you to become a part of what makes up CES and hope that you will become involved through volunteer work or by simply offering suggestions that will make us an even stronger, more effective school.

 

About Us:

Cumberland Elementary is part of the Harlan County School District. We are located at 322 Golf Course Road, Cumberland, KY 40823. Cumberland's population was 2,611 at the 2000 census and estimated at 2,291 in 2007. Cumberland was settled in 1826 and originally named Poor Fork. It remained isolated until the coal mining roar of the 1900s when railroads connected it with surrounding towns. In 1926 it was renamed Cumberland.

 

Upcoming Events:

 

Kindergarten and Preschool Registration for 2011-2012 School Year

 

  - HARLAN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS has announced an amendment to its policy for serving meals to students under the Community Eligibility Option of the National School Lunch / School Breakfast Programs for the 2011-2012 school year. All students will be served lunch/breakfast at no charge at the following sites: Cumberland Elementary, James A. Cawood Elementary

 

For additional information please contact: Harlan County Board of Education,  Attention: Evelyn Sargent, Acting Director, School & Community Nutrition/Food Service, 251 Ball Park Road, Harlan, KY 40829, Telephone Number:606-573-5687, E-mail Address: evelyn.sargent@harlan.kyschools.us.