CUBA-RUSHFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL

CUBA-RUSHFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL, a minimally staffed intermediate school in CUBA, New York, run under CUBA-RUSHFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, serves 154 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 71% smaller than typical.

CUBA-RUSHFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 719 students. CUBA-RUSHFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, CUBA-RUSHFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%); the rest comes out to 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Allegany County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.2:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 49% of students at CUBA-RUSHFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, CUBA-RUSHFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Allegany County put median household earnings sit near $62,869, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Allegany County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,589 students), CUBA-RUSHFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CUBA-RUSHFORD HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CUBA-RUSHFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 59.1%.

CUBA-RUSHFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. CUBA-RUSHFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 13% since 2018, when it stood at 177 (now 154). Class-load math has tightened: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 7.2:1 in 2025.

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