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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUBA-RUSHFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363201000051

CUBA-RUSHFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

15 ELM ST, CUBA, NY 14727 · (585) 968-1760 · Allegany County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of New York public elementary schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats 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 York public elementary schools

Enrollment
363
Elementary
DISTRICT 240 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
194 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 58%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K3610%
Kindergarten4813%
Grade 14813%
Grade 25916%
Grade 35816%
Grade 46317%
Grade 54913%
Ungraded21%

This year's kindergarten class (48) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (49).

Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
34394%
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
134%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
62%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
21258%
Female
15142%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
CUBA-RUSHFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→CUBA-RUSHFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL→CUBA-RUSHFORD HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within CUBA-RUSHFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
60.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
52.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -8.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2560.0%52.0%
2023-2453.0%60.0%
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for New York 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 York'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 CUBA-RUSHFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CUBA-RUSHFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (56.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
CUBA-RUSHFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school36353.4%56.7%
SANDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SANDY CREEK
37954.4%41.8%
MANNSVILLE MANOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MANNSVILLE
33854.7%49.0%
WILLIAM APPLEBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MARATHON
37854.8%46.1%
TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WALTON
34850.6%30.5%
ELLIS B HYDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DANSVILLE
33955.8%35.7%
Matched among New York 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 CUBA-RUSHFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New York
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
56.7%#899 of 2,335
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
52.0%#1,388 of 2,342
▼ 430
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
60.0%#955 of 2,343
▼ 175
Enrollment
ranked largest first
363#1,598 of 2,585
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.5:1#626 of 2,338
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
10.6%#2,289 of 2,388
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
53.4%#1,311 of 2,534
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-7.2%#1,333 of 1,757
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 2024-25
Enrollment
363
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-14% since 2000-01, when it was 421
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 12.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2536334.510.5:153% (194)
2023-24353369.8:148% (170)
2022-233633410.7:157% (206)
2020-213682912.7:154% (197)
2017-183913112.6:155% (214)
2015-163682614.2:158% (212)
2010-11347389.1:149% (171)
2000-014213213.2:137% (157)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CUBA-RUSHFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About CUBA-RUSHFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CUBA-RUSHFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school in CUBA, New York, (ZIP code 14727). The school enrolls 363 students, from pre-K through 5.

CUBA-RUSHFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 3 schools in CUBA-RUSHFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 719 students in total.

Most students at CUBA-RUSHFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White: 94% of enrollment. The remaining students are 4% Hispanic. For comparison, Allegany County is about 93% White. The chance that two students picked at random at CUBA-RUSHFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 11%.

Staffing totals 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.5:1. That ratio is under the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at CUBA-RUSHFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 53%.

allk12 grades CUBA-RUSHFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a B. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

CUBA-RUSHFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency rate on state tests of 56.7% is 1.4 points above the 55.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

In Allegany County (population about 47,159), median household income is about $62,869, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 21 public schools operate in Allegany County, serving about 5,589 students.

CUBA-RUSHFORD HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, CUBA-RUSHFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on average proficiency.

The NCES locale for CUBA-RUSHFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Federal data show 368 students in 2020-21 and 363 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.7:1 to 10.5:1.

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Allegany County at a glance

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Population
47,159
Census ACS
Median income
$62,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
5,589 students

Quick facts

School name
CUBA-RUSHFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
CUBA-RUSHFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
15 ELM ST, CUBA, NY 14727
Phone
(585) 968-1760
County
Allegany County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
363
Teachers (FTE)
34
Student–teacher ratio
10.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
194 (53%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
363201000051
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About CUBA-RUSHFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at CUBA-RUSHFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CUBA-RUSHFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 363 students in grades PK-05.
Is CUBA-RUSHFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
CUBA-RUSHFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at CUBA-RUSHFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at CUBA-RUSHFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at CUBA-RUSHFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CUBA-RUSHFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is CUBA-RUSHFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
CUBA-RUSHFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CUBA-RUSHFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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