CUBA MIDDLE

Set in CUBA, Missouri, CUBA MIDDLE is a low-enrollment middle-grades school, run under CRAWFORD CO. R-II. It enrolls 364 students across grades 5 through 8. That puts it 21% leaner than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 461 students.

CRAWFORD CO. R-II runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,180 students. CUBA MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

Demographically, CUBA MIDDLE reports that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Crawford County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 52% of students at CUBA MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, CUBA MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.3%; this one delivers 38.2%.

Across the wider county, Crawford County reports that median household income runs about $57,629, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

CUBA HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, CUBA MIDDLE comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 33.0%.

CUBA MIDDLE operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 22%: 464 students in 2018 compared to 364 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.