Cubero Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Cubero, New Mexico

Cubero Elementary in Cubero, New Mexico enrolled 197 students in 2024-25 with 24.1 full-time teachers, 8.2 students per teacher against the New Mexico elementary-school median of 12.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%).

Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 41%

199 students in 2022-23, 201 students in 2023-24, 197 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.1 to 24.1.

Students enrolled at Cubero Elementary by school year2022-23: 199, 2023-24: 201, 2024-25: 19701002003002022-231992023-242012024-25197
Students enrolled at Cubero Elementary by school year2022-23: 199, 2023-24: 201, 2024-25: 19701002003002022-231992023-242012024-25197
Students enrolled at Cubero Elementary by school year2022-23: 199, 2023-24: 201, 2024-25: 19701002003002022-231992023-242012024-25197
Students enrolled at Cubero Elementary by school year2022-23: 199, 2023-24: 201, 2024-25: 19701002003002022-231992023-242012024-25197
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2319917.111.6
2023-2420122.19.1
2024-2519724.18.2

8.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 92 of every 100 New Mexico elementary schools

Among the 426 New Mexico elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Cubero Elementary 8.2; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherCubero Elementary 8.2state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Cubero Elementary 8.2; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherCubero Elementary 8.2state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Cubero Elementary 8.2; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherCubero Elementary 8.2state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Cubero Elementary 8.2; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherCubero Elementary 8.2state median 12.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 193 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cubero Elementary enrolled 193 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 193 of the 193 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent26.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

81.7% of students were American Indian, 14.7% Hispanic, 2.5% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. American Indian81.7%
  2. Hispanic14.7%
  3. Asian2.5%
  4. White1.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Cubero Elementary scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Mexico, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Mexico
Reading and language arts, 2021-2225‑29%25%33.8%
Math, 2022-2335‑39%17% (2021-22)24.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Cubero Elementary

  1. Seboyeta ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 11 miles away: 26 students (2024-25).11 mi
  2. Mount Taylor ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 18 miles away: 347 students, 10.4 per teacher (2024-25).18 mi
  3. Compare Cubero Elementary with Seboyeta ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Grants-Cibola County Schools spends per student$20,276 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,276
  5. The largest public schools in New MexicoCubero Elementary is the number 327 by size of 443 New Mexico elementary schools open in 2024-25.#327 of 443
  6. New Mexico schools by students per teacher8.2 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.4 for elementary schools.8.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Cubero Elementary

  1. How many students attend Cubero Elementary?
    197 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 199 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Cubero, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Cubero Elementary?
    8.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for elementary schools is 12.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Cubero Elementary a Title I school?
    Cubero Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Cubero Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Cubero Elementary scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. New Mexico's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Cubero Elementary in?
    Grants-Cibola County Schools, NCES district ID 3501170. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350117000328 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22