Enrollment
148
Middle
DISTRICT 240 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUBA·NCES 350066000235
CUBA MIDDLE
50 COUNTY RD 13, CUBA, NM 87013 · (575) 289-3211 · Sandoval County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL148 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
146 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 90%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
CUBA MIDDLE→CUBA HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CUBA. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.9%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
9.6%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. 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
24.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for New Mexico 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 New Mexico'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
148
+27 (+22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 11.2:1
% White
4%
was 6%
% Hispanic
18%
was 33%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CUBA MIDDLE
CUBA MIDDLE is one of the low-enrollment intermediate schools in CUBA, New Mexico, run under CUBA, with 148 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 56% smaller than the state mean of about 335.
CUBA MIDDLE is one of 3 schools operated by CUBA, a district that educates 721 students overall.
In terms of who attends, CUBA MIDDLE shows that 69% of the student body identifies as Native American. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% White.
In terms of school funding signals, CUBA MIDDLE shows 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.8:1. The state averages around 12.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CUBA MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.7%, the actual is 24.5%, a residual of -9.3 points.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Sandoval County indicate the typical household earns roughly $86,636 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sandoval County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,445 students), of which CUBA MIDDLE is one.
CUBA ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CUBA MIDDLE has grew 22%, going from 121 students in 2018 to 148 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share decreased from 33% to 18%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Sandoval County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
153,604
Census ACS
Median income
$86,636
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
22,445 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CUBA
- CUBA ELEMENTARYElementary · 298 students
- CUBA HIGHHigh · 275 students
Other schools in CUBA
- CUBA ELEMENTARYElementary · 298 students
- CUBA HIGHHigh · 275 students
- Ojo Encino Day SchoolElementary · 142 students
- Pueblo Pintado Community SchoolElementary · 128 students
- LYBROOK ELEMENTARYElementary · 69 students
Nearby schools
- CUBA ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 298
- CUBA HIGH0.2 mi · 275
- GALLINA ELEMENTARY15.4 mi · 47
- CORONADO HIGH15.5 mi · 37
- CORONADO MIDDLE15.5 mi · 25
- Ojo Encino Day School23.1 mi · 142
Frequently asked questions
About CUBA MIDDLEHow large is CUBA MIDDLE?
CUBA MIDDLE enrolls approximately 148 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does CUBA MIDDLE serve?
CUBA MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CUBA MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CUBA MIDDLE is approximately 9.8:1 (15 FTE teachers).
How diverse is CUBA MIDDLE?
CUBA MIDDLE reports a student body of 4% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is CUBA MIDDLE public or private?
CUBA MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by CUBA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.