CUBA ELEM.

CUBA ELEM. operates as a middle-of-the-pack primary school in CUBA, Missouri, run under CRAWFORD CO. R-II. Current enrollment sits at 424 students spanning grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 35% bigger than typical.

Across the 3 schools in CRAWFORD CO. R-II (1,180 students total), CUBA ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, CUBA ELEM. logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Beyond that, the school lists 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Crawford County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, CUBA ELEM. has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CUBA ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.3%, the actual is 36.5%, a residual of -13.8 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Crawford County put median household earnings sit near $57,629, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Crawford County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,915 students), CUBA ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CUBA MIDDLE, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around CUBA ELEM.. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CUBA ELEM. at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 33.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. CUBA ELEM.'s enrollment has decreased 20% since 2018, when it stood at 528 (now 424). Over the same period, the White share fell from 95% to 90%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.