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Cuba Independent Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Cuba.

Cuba’s Schools page →

Students
721
Schools
3
Spent per student
$32,399
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Debt
$8.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cuba Independent Schools

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 3% of New Mexico districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 19 pts above the state
  • Spends 83% more per student than the NM average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 19.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $8.8M, about $12,208 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 3% of the 139 New Mexico school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cuba. Grade by grade →

PK–5Cuba ElementaryThis district
6–8Cuba MiddleThis district
9–12Cuba HighThis district

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency5%
State average 24.5% · 308 students tested
Reading / language arts8%
State average 33.8% · 310 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 76.5% · 59 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

94% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$32,399 per student · 83% above NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 46%Support & administration 49%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 13%State 56%Federal 31%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
603’20
667’21
746’22
714’23
721’24

Up 19.6% since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 68%Hispanic 21%Two or more races 5%White 4%Asian 1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Mexico’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Mexico.