Cubby Lockers: Open Steel Cubbies for Staff, Schools & Entryways
Welded steel cubby lockers with 6 to 18 open compartments for bags, lunches, hard hats, boots and supplies. Compare the five Tennsco heights, see what fits in each cubby, and decide when an open cubby beats a locker with a door.
6–18
Open cubbies per unit
30″–78″
Five unit heights
Welded Steel
Ships assembled
From $420.02
Current online price
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Current online prices for Tennsco welded steel cubbies in our catalog, each 34-1/2″ wide with three columns of open compartments. Five colors are available; freight is quoted by destination, and some common sizes are in stock at select manufacturers, subject to confirmation.
Need lockable storage instead? Compare box lockers and double-tier lockers, or request a quote for a mixed room.
What Is a Cubby Locker?
A cubby locker is a steel unit divided into equal open compartments — a locker without doors. Each person gets their own cubby for a bag, a lunch, a jacket, a hard hat or a pair of boots, and can see and grab their things in a second. Because there are no doors, hinges or latches, cubbies cost less per person than lockers, never jam, and fit more people into a short wall.
The trade-off is security: anything in a cubby is visible and reachable. Cubbies work where people and belongings are supervised or low-value — staff rooms, classrooms, gyms, employee entrances, PPE stations — and lockable box lockers or full employee lockers take over where phones, wallets and keys need a lock.
Search for “cubby lockers” and most results are wood or laminate preschool cubbies. This page covers all-steel cubbies built for daily use in workplaces, schools and public buildings.
Cubby Locker Sizes: 30″ to 78″ High
Tennsco cubbies come in five heights. Every unit is 34-1/2″ wide by 13-1/2″ deep with three columns of cubbies; each step up in height adds another row of three. Pick the height by who reaches into it and how many people share the wall.
| Model | Height | Open cubbies | Layout | W x D | Online price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC-30 | 30″ | 6 | 3 wide x 2 high | 34-1/2″ x 13-1/2″ | $420.02 |
| CC-40 | 40″ | 9 | 3 wide x 3 high | 34-1/2″ x 13-1/2″ | $511.19 |
| CC-52 | 52″ | 12 | 3 wide x 4 high | 34-1/2″ x 13-1/2″ | $631.87 |
| CC-66 | 66″ | 15 | 3 wide x 5 high | 34-1/2″ x 13-1/2″ | $738.85 |
| CC-78 | 78″ | 18 | 3 wide x 6 high | 34-1/2″ x 13-1/2″ | $810.00 |
Dimensions and opening counts from Tennsco’s cubby product pages and catalog; prices are current online prices in our catalog (our listings round the width to 34″). Cost per cubby falls as the unit gets taller.
How Tennsco Steel Cubbies Are Built
Tennsco describes its cubbies as all-steel welded construction with a powder-coated finish, and its cubby specification spells out the details:
- Steel: cold-rolled carbon steel; sides, back, top, bottom, shelves and partitions are 22-gauge.
- Welded back: the back is resistance-welded to the sides, top and bottom, which keeps the unit square.
- Box-formed edges: the top and bottom have a 1-11/16″ box formation on the front, and each shelf has a 3/4″ box front for strength and a label edge.
- Adjustable shelves: shelves hook into clips and adjust on 1″ centers; partitions nest together so there are no exposed edges.
- Base: four 1/2″ plastic feet; no legs.
Cubby Accessories: Shelves, Hooks and Clear Bins
Extra shelves ($11.07 online) split a cubby into two shorter openings or add a shoe level. Because shelves adjust on 1″ centers, you can tune the spacing for binders, helmets or lunch boxes. Replacement shelf clips are sold separately too.
Coat hooks turn a cubby into a mini locker for jackets and bags. Tennsco provides three hooks with each unit, one double coat hook can be added beneath each shelf, and each hook holds up to 30 lb. Hooks can be factory welded into assembled units if specified when ordering.
Clear bins in 2″, 4″, 6″ and 8″ heights slide into the cubbies so small items — gloves, earplugs, art supplies, sample cups, parts — stay sorted and visible. They are sold separately; ask us to confirm current availability and lead time with your quote.
Label the front edge of each shelf with names or numbers, and give every cubby the same contents rule (one bag, one lunch, one coat) so the unit stays tidy. Browse the full cubby category for shelves, clips and bins, and locker accessories for number plates and anchoring hardware.
Cubbies vs Lockers vs Box Lockers
The right choice comes down to one question: does each person need a lock? If yes, you need doors. If not, a cubby is cheaper per person, faster to use and easier to keep clean.
| Cubby locker | Box locker | Single / double-tier locker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doors and locks | None, open front | Lockable door per opening | Lockable full or half-height door |
| Best for | Bags, lunches, coats, PPE, supplies | Phones, wallets, keys, small lunch | Changing clothes, uniforms, coats |
| People per 3-ft wall | 6–18 (one unit) | Up to 18 on a three-wide six-tier | 3 single tier / 6 double tier on a three-wide |
| Visibility | Contents visible to all | Hidden | Hidden |
| Maintenance | Nothing to break | Hinges, latches, locks | Hinges, latches, locks |
| Guide | This page | Box lockers | Single / double-tier |
A popular hybrid: put cubbies where coats, bags and gear go, and a bank of small box lockers next to them for phones and wallets. Workers drop the bulky things in the open cubby and lock up the valuables.
If you want coat hanging plus lockable compartments in one fixture, Lyon’s LockeRack frames an open coat-rod section with small lockable doors — 16 doors on the full system with a padlock hasp on each, built with 16-gauge doors and 24-gauge body parts. It is listed in our Lyon lockers category.
Where Steel Cubby Lockers Work Best
Staff rooms and workrooms. Teachers, nurses and office staff need somewhere to drop a tote, a laptop bag and a lunch that is not the floor under their desk. A 52″ cubby gives twelve people their own spot in under three feet of wall, and the top holds shared supplies. For lockable staff storage see hospital staff lockers and office lockers.
Employee entrances and PPE stations. At a plant or warehouse entry, cubbies hold hard hats, safety glasses, vests and boots so gear is picked up on the way in and returned on the way out. Pair them with lockers in the change room; our warehouse and industrial lockers guide covers sizing for shift change.
Planning a Cubby Wall
- Count people, then add spares: one cubby per person on the busiest shift or class, plus a few for visitors and new hires.
- Measure the wall: each unit is 34-1/2″ wide and 13-1/2″ deep. Four units side by side take about 11.5 feet and give 24 to 72 cubbies depending on height.
- Match height to the user: low units for children, 52″ or 66″ when every opening should be in easy adult reach, 78″ when wall space is the constraint.
- Anchor every unit: Tennsco strongly recommends anchoring lockers to the floor or wall; a tall, loaded cubby can tip if someone climbs or pulls on it.
- Leave aisle space: people stand in front of a cubby wall while they load it; keep the walkway clear of door swings and traffic. Accessible routes and reach ranges are covered in our ADA lockers guide.
- Decide on valuables: if phones or wallets will be stored, add a bank of box lockers or a smart locker rather than relying on open cubbies.
Tell us the room
Headcount, wall length, who uses it and what they store.
Pick heights
We suggest unit heights and a cubby-plus-locker mix if valuables are involved.
Confirm quote
Price, freight and lead time confirmed in writing before you order.
Set and anchor
Units arrive welded; set them level and anchor to the wall.
Planning a full locker room or break area? Our locker room design team lays out lockers, cubbies and benches together, and the locker specifications guide lists every tier and size. Crews that are hard on equipment may need heavy-duty lockers next to the cubbies.
More steel locker guides: single-tier lockers · double-tier lockers · triple-tier lockers · box lockers · heavy-duty lockers · Lyon lockers · Tennsco lockers · locker accessories. Start from the employee lockers overview to compare every type.
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