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Enrollment
424
Elementary
DISTRICT 393 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRAWFORD CO. R-II·NCES 291041000342
CUBA ELEM.
1 WILDCAT PRIDE DR, CUBA, MO 65453 · (573) 885-2534 · Crawford County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Missouri public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
217 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 16% smaller than its 4th grade class (89).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within CRAWFORD CO. R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.6%
MO avg 44.9% . -20.2pp since 2021
Math
45.5%
MO avg 43.8% . -15.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 20 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.6% | 26.0% | 38.1% | 20.2% |
| Math | 19.0% | 26.5% | 26.0% | 28.3% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.6% | 45.5% |
| 2023-24 | 51.9% | 59.8% |
| 2022-23 | 50.6% | 57.0% |
| 2021-22 | 61.8% | 61.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like CUBA ELEM.
CUBA ELEM.'s state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUBA ELEM. this school | 424 | 51.2% | 49.0% |
| DANIEL WEBSTER ELEM. MARSHFIELD | 436 | 50.0% | 48.5% |
| HAWTHORN ELEMENTARY CAMDENTON | 405 | 50.9% | 37.0% |
| CENTRAL ELEM. DEXTER | 447 | 53.0% | 50.5% |
| BROOKFIELD ELEM. BROOKFIELD | 417 | 49.2% | 49.6% |
| SCOTT CO. ELEM. BENTON | 410 | 51.7% | 21.0% |
Matched among Missouri elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where CUBA ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #335 of 1,002 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #431 of 1,019 ▼ 267 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #554 of 1,018 ▼ 260 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -18.0pp | #8 of 943 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #315 of 1,294 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #239 of 950 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.4% | #710 of 953 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.2% | #614 of 1,165 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #201 of 684 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
424
-22 (-5%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 802
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 424 | 36.7 | 11.6:1 | 51% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 36 | 12.4:1 | 45% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 35.8 | 12.6:1 | 53% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | 37 | 12.1:1 | 52% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 528 | 44.5 | 11.9:1 | 62% (325) |
| 2015-16 | 611 | 46 | 13.3:1 | 67% (410) |
| 2010-11 | 602 | 39 | 15.4:1 | 60% (363) |
| 2000-01 | 556 | 40 | 13.9:1 | 49% (270) |
| 1990-91 | 802 | 40 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CUBA ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (528 to 424); teachers down 17% (44.5 to 36.7).
About CUBA ELEM.
Located in CUBA, Missouri, CUBA ELEM. is a medium-sized elementary school. Enrolled students number 424 students, in kindergarten through 4. Statewide, elementary schools in Missouri average about 315 students each.
CRAWFORD CO. R-II includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 1,180 students.
The large majority of students at CUBA ELEM., 90%, are White. The remaining shares are 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 93% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at CUBA ELEM. belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 18%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.6:1, with 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Missouri, the typical ratio is 12.4:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at CUBA ELEM. is 51%. That is close to the 51% average for public schools in Crawford County.
The allk12 Grade for CUBA ELEM. is B. Compared with Missouri public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 62% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Missouri schools that have similar shares of low-income students, CUBA ELEM.'s results are 8.3 points above predicted: 49.0% against 40.7%.
Census estimates describe Crawford County this way: median household income is about $57,629, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 9 public schools in Crawford County, with a combined enrollment of about 2,915.
CUBA MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Nearby schools average 33.2% on proficiency, and CUBA ELEM. is above that at 49.0%.
Federal data place CUBA ELEM. in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 5%, from 446 to 424.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Crawford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,797
Census ACS
Median income
$57,629
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,915 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CRAWFORD CO. R-II
- CUBA HIGHHigh · 392 students
- CUBA MIDDLEMiddle · 364 students
Other CUBA Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named CUBA Elementary. CUBA ELEM. is the largest of the 3.
- CUBA ELEMENTARYCUBA, NM · 298 students
- Cuba Elementary SchoolCuba, IL · 188 students
Nearby schools
- CUBA MIDDLE0.1 mi · 364
- CUBA HIGH0.2 mi · 392
- STEELVILLE ELEM.6.3 mi · 346
- STEELVILLE MIDDLE6.3 mi · 284
- STEELVILLE HIGH9.1 mi · 278
- BOURBON HIGH SCHOOL9.3 mi · 273
Frequently asked questions
About CUBA ELEM.How large is CUBA ELEM.?
CUBA ELEM. enrolls approximately 424 students in grades KG-04.
Is CUBA ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
CUBA ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CUBA ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CUBA ELEM. is approximately 11.6:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at CUBA ELEM.?
Student demographics at CUBA ELEM. are roughly 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees CUBA ELEM.?
CUBA ELEM. is overseen by CRAWFORD CO. R-II in Crawford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.