Cumru Township (pronounced "KOOM-roo") is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 15,638 at the 2020 census. Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center, a Pennsylvania state park, is in Cumru Township.

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Violent crime per 1,000

Cumru 1.1

Pennsylvania 2.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Cumru 7.1

Pennsylvania 13.6

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Cumru

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School Grade B-

The public schools Cumru’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 53% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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Cumru El Sch B-Elementary · Grades PK–4 · 513 students Mifflin Park El Sch B-Elementary · Grades K–4 · 503 students Intermediate Sch CMiddle · Grades 5–6 · 623 students John Paul II Center for Special LearningOther · 49 students

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NReading NShillington NKenhorst NWSpring NWyomissing SBrecknock NWest Reading SERobeson NEExeter NELower Alsace

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