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Cubero Elementary

Q: Is Cubero Elementary a good school?

Cubero Elementary ranks 121 st of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

121^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Cubero Elementary is a public elementary school located in Cubero, New Mexico, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 201 students. This school has shown significant improvement in recent years, moving from the bottom quartile of New Mexico elementary schools in 2018-2019 to the top third in 2024-2025. Cubero Elementary's academic performance now exceeds the nearby Mesa View Elementary and Mount Taylor Elementary, which are part of the same Grants District.

One key factor contributing to Cubero Elementary's success is its low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9:1 to 11.6:1 over the past three school years, significantly lower than the nearby schools. Additionally, the school has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 96.52% to 100% over the same period, indicating a high level of poverty in the community. Despite these challenges, Cubero Elementary has outperformed the Grants district and the state of New Mexico in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency for all grades in the 2024-2025 school year.

Cubero Elementary's exceptional performance is particularly notable in certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students (ranked 4th out of 384 NM elementary schools in 2023-2024) and Native American students (ranked 4th out of 34 NM elementary schools in 2024-2025). This suggests that the school has effective strategies in place to support the learning and development of these student populations. Overall, Cubero Elementary's steady improvement and strong academic outcomes, especially in comparison to nearby schools, make it a standout institution in the region.

197

Students ?

8.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,958

Per pupil spending ?

87.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

28 Baca Rd.
Cubero, NM 87014

(505) 285-2705

District: Grants

Students who attend Cubero Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Laguna-Acoma Middle
High:	Laguna-Acoma High

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

81.7%

Hispanic:

14.7%

Asian:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2014 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2014

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Grants

✓Above the New Mexico median (65th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg29%

New Mexico avg35%

121^st of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 48 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Grants

66^th of 82Grants among New Mexico districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	121 of 345	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	119 of 413	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	137 of 435	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.3	264 of 420	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.1	352 of 396	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	264 of 383	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.8	277 of 374	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.6	360 of 410	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.1	348 of 421	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.8	299 of 442	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.4	218 of 412	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.6	268 of 398	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.3	294 of 402	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.6	262 of 419	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.9	282 of 411	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.6	317 of 405	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.5	369 of 398	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	18.5	350 of 390	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.4	346 of 389	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	70.8	58 of 223	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	64 of 191	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.5	147 of 203	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	70.5	81 of 398	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	137 of 390	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	144 of 395	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.1	302 of 343	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	251 of 339	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	99.7	4 of 384	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	11 of 395	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	2 of 389	99.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	99 of 325	69.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	45 of 356	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	92 of 426	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	37.9	216 of 410	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.1	313 of 361	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	220 of 356	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	73.6	79 of 397	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	135 of 414	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.7	249 of 392	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.8	275 of 337	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	203 of 333	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	4 of 34	88.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.6	11 of 90	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	19 of 92	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	35.2	62 of 99	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	57 of 64	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.6	24 of 48	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	60.6	45 of 158	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	63 of 165	61.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	97.0	23 of 413	94.4%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2024)99th percentile+28 vs school

White (2023)94th percentile+26 vs school

Native American (2025)88th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2024)80th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2024)80th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)74th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2024)72nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Mathematics38%+11 vs state

Science29%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NM-ASR Science (2025)	NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)					NM-MSSA Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Cubero Elementary	Public	K-6	28 Baca Rd.	Cubero	87014	Cibola County	Grants	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 285-2705	197	24	8.1	87.3%	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (14.7%)	5 (2.5%)	161 (81.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.7	121^st of 345 public elementary schools	64.9%		64.6	119^th of 413 public elementary schools	71.2%	2	28.6	37.0	54.6	42.9	38.5	42.7		54.6	60.7	30.8	37.9	$9,958
Haak'u Community Academy	Public	K-8	44 Pinsbaari Drive	Pueblo of Acoma	87034	Cibola County	Haak'u Community Academy	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 934-4926	144	9	16.0	97.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	144 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Laguna Elementary School	Public	K-5	I40 West Exit 114	Laguna	87026	Cibola County	Laguna Elementary School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 552-9200	220	23	9.6	98.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	220 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Seboyeta Elementary	Public	K-6	6 School Road	Seboyeta	87014	Cibola County	Grants	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 285-2760	26	10	2.6	96.2%	5 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (65.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$19,040
Mount Taylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1607 Del Norte	Grants	87020	Cibola County	Grants	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 285-2740	347	34	10.3	94.2%	38 (11.0%)	10 (2.9%)	115 (33.1%)	2 (0.6%)	179 (51.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	33.1	212^th of 345 public elementary schools	38.6%		38	231^st of 413 public elementary schools	44.1%	19	18.2	51.0	46.5	41.8	31.8	42.9	14.3		23.6	29.6	20.4	$8,740
Mesa View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	400 East Washington	Grants	87020	Cibola County	Grants	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 285-2717	465	41	11.3	94.6%	31 (6.7%)	6 (1.3%)	197 (42.4%)	15 (3.2%)	212 (45.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	25.9	251^st of 345 public elementary schools	27.2%		38.5	226^th of 413 public elementary schools	45.3%	25	20.3	42.9	44.6	35.6	35.5	39.5	16.1	14.3	15.3	25.8	18.0	$10,316

Frequently Asked Questions about Cubero Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Cubero Elementary?

Students at Cubero Elementary are 82% American Indian, 15% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 1% White.

Is Cubero Elementary a good school?

Cubero Elementary ranks 121^st of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Cubero Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cubero Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Laguna-Acoma Middle
High : Laguna-Acoma High

What district is Cubero Elementary in?

Grants

How many students attend Cubero Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 197 students attended Cubero Elementary.

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