Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
Cumberland Elementary School Profile
   

4247 Cato Road Nashville, TN 37218
615.291.637

District 1
District 1

 

Whites Creek Cluster
Whites Creek Cluster 

 

Dobson Elementary 

 
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
Cluster Whites Creek
 

Principal: Bertha Brown
bertha.brown@mnps.org

District 1 School Board Representative:
George Thompson - ghthompsoniii@aol.com, 242-2180

District 14 Metro Council Representative: Lonnell Matthews- lonnell.matthews@nashville.gov

 
What Does Our School Offer?
  • African Ensemble
  • Compass Learning
  • Encore
  • Excel
  • Love in a Big World
  • Reading First
  • Special Chorus
  • Spelling Bee


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 living in the Cumberland area are zoned to Whites Creek High School. For more detailed information about who attends this school, view the Whites Creek Cluster Map. To determine whether you are zoned to this school, visit our School Zone Finder.


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
  • South Street Medical - Dr. S.L. Lampkin
  • Sterling Consultant - Max Theodore
 

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.
 
 
  The Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, or disability in admission to, access to, or operations of its programs, services, or activities. MNPS does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices. 2009 - 2010  
 
 
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