Enrollment
197
Elementary
DISTRICT 222 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANTS·NCES 350117000328
CUBERO ELEMENTARY
28 BACA RD., CUBERO, NM 87014 · (505) 285-2705 · Cibola County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL197 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of New Mexico 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Mexico public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.7:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
172 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 90%
Community
0
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 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 15% smaller than its 6th grade class (27).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 55% · 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
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
42.7%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
37.9%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 →
Schools most like CUBERO ELEMENTARY
CUBERO ELEMENTARY's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUBERO ELEMENTARY this school | 197 | 87.3% | 41.5% |
| INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY GALLUP | 294 | 87.4% | 32.1% |
| TOHATCHI ELEMENTARY TOHATCHI | 246 | 91.5% | 26.3% |
| TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY GALLUP | 256 | 87.1% | 27.8% |
| STAGECOACH ELEMENTARY GALLUP | 340 | 90.6% | 21.2% |
| DAVID SKEET ELEMENTARY VANDERWAGEN | 232 | 84.5% | 27.0% |
Matched among New Mexico 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 CUBERO ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Cibola County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #93 of 329 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #81 of 354 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #169 of 366 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 197 | #337 of 490 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.3% | #334 of 393 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.6% | #95 of 287 | N/A |
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
197
-24 (-11%) vs 2020
+170% since 1990-91, when it was 73
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 197 | 24.1 | 8.2:1 | 87% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 201 | 22.1 | 9.1:1 | 97% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 199 | 17.1 | 11.6:1 | 100% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 221 | 20 | 11.1:1 | 100% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 276 | 25.9 | 10.7:1 | 100% (276) |
| 2015-16 | 324 | 17 | 19.1:1 | 100% (324) |
| 2010-11 | 190 | 15 | 12.7:1 | 81% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 216 | 15 | 14.4:1 | 87% (188) |
| 1990-91 | 73 | 5 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CUBERO ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (276 to 197); teachers down 7% (25.9 to 24.1).
About CUBERO ELEMENTARY
CUBERO ELEMENTARY is a public low-enrollment elementary school in CUBERO, New Mexico. Enrollment is 197 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 6. The average for elementary schools in New Mexico is about 287 students, so this school is 31% smaller than average.
In GRANTS, 12 schools enroll a combined 3,056 students.
CUBERO ELEMENTARY enrolls a student body that is 82% Native American. Other reported shares: 15% Hispanic and 3% Asian. CUBERO ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 31%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 8.2:1. Among elementary schools in New Mexico, the typical ratio is 12.9:1. Eligible students account for 87% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
CUBERO ELEMENTARY is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 67% of New Mexico public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, CUBERO ELEMENTARY would be expected to post about 36.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.5%.
CUBERO ELEMENTARY is located in Cibola County, where median household income is about $50,759, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 26% of residents are in poverty. CUBERO ELEMENTARY is one of 18 public schools in Cibola County, which together enroll about 3,854 students.
LAGUNA-ACOMA HIGH is the public school closest to CUBERO ELEMENTARY, about 5.0 miles away. CUBERO ELEMENTARY has 5 other public schools within ten miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 197 was 11% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 221. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 8.2:1, from 11.1:1.
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Cibola County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,845
Census ACS
Median income
$50,759
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
26%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
3,854 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GRANTS
- GRANTS HIGHHigh · 807 students
- MESA VIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 465 students
- LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLEMiddle · 416 students
- MILAN ELEMENTARYElementary · 410 students
- MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARYElementary · 347 students
- LAGUNA-ACOMA HIGHHigh · 193 students
Nearby schools
- LAGUNA-ACOMA HIGH5.0 mi · 193
- LAGUNA-ACOMA MIDDLE5.0 mi · 33
- Haak'u Community Academy6.5 mi · 144
- Laguna Elementary School8.5 mi · 220
- Laguna Middle School8.5 mi · 118
- SEBOYETA ELEMENTARY10.6 mi · 26
Frequently asked questions
About CUBERO ELEMENTARYHow large is CUBERO ELEMENTARY?
CUBERO ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 197 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does CUBERO ELEMENTARY serve?
CUBERO ELEMENTARY serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CUBERO ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CUBERO ELEMENTARY is approximately 8.2:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CUBERO ELEMENTARY?
At CUBERO ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 1% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Asian.
Who oversees CUBERO ELEMENTARY?
CUBERO ELEMENTARY is overseen by GRANTS in Cibola County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.