Photo: Chris Light · CC BY-SA 4.0Cumberland Gap’s public schools
Claiborne County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cumberland Gap. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Tennessee’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Cumberland Gap’s schools, in brief
School by school
2 of Cumberland Gap’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools. Ellen Myers Primary places highest (better than 83%); Clairfield Elementary lowest (15%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Seven elementary schools serve Cumberland Gap, graded from C− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Claiborne High School and Cumberland Gap High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Cumberland Gap, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Cumberland Gap · depends on your address
Claiborne High School
Grades 9–12 · 613 students · in New Tazewell
Cumberland Gap High School
Grades 9–12 · 459 students
10th grade in Cumberland Gap · depends on your address
Claiborne High School
Grades 9–12 · 613 students · in New Tazewell
Cumberland Gap High School
Grades 9–12 · 459 students
11th grade in Cumberland Gap · depends on your address
Claiborne High School
Grades 9–12 · 613 students · in New Tazewell
Cumberland Gap High School
Grades 9–12 · 459 students
12th grade in Cumberland Gap · depends on your address
Claiborne High School
Grades 9–12 · 613 students · in New Tazewell
Cumberland Gap High School
Grades 9–12 · 459 students
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Claiborne County School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Cumberland Gap vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Tennessee towns that share Cumberland Gap’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Gap | — | Claiborne County |
| Harrogate | C− | Claiborne County |
Every school in Cumberland Gap
9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Tennessee’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Cumberland Gap’s schools
Are Cumberland Gap’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Cumberland Gap. Claiborne County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cumberland Gap. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Cumberland Gap in?
Claiborne County School District.
Where do Cumberland Gap kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Claiborne High School and Cumberland Gap High School.
Parents talk
What Cumberland Gap families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Cumberland Gap → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.