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
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
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
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
197
-79 (-29%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 10.7:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
15%
was 10%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
3%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CUBERO ELEMENTARY
As a close-knit elementary-level community in CUBERO, New Mexico, CUBERO ELEMENTARY serves 197 students from grades K through 6, overseen by GRANTS. Enrollment runs roughly 31% smaller than the state mean of about 287.
Within GRANTS, which oversees 12 schools and 3,056 students, CUBERO ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, CUBERO ELEMENTARY records that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (82%). Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 3% Asian.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 87% of students at CUBERO ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CUBERO ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.5%, the actual is 41.5%, a residual of +5.1 points.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Cibola County put median household income runs about $50,759, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 26%. In all, Cibola County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,854 students), of which CUBERO ELEMENTARY is one.
The closest other public school is LAGUNA-ACOMA HIGH, roughly 5.0 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.
CUBERO ELEMENTARY operates from a low-density location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CUBERO ELEMENTARY has ticked down 29%, going from 276 students in 2018 to 197 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 10% to 15% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 8.2:1 in 2025.
On this page, the feed for CUBERO ELEMENTARY typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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.