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Cimarron Springs Middle School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

Cimarron Springs Middle School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Dysart Unified District in Surprise, Arizona. The school has 569 students and has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, ranking between the 300-400 range among Arizona elementary schools.

Cimarron Springs Middle School outperforms the Dysart Unified District and the state of Arizona in several academic areas, including 8th grade Science proficiency, 7th and 8th grade ELA proficiency, and 8th grade Math proficiency. However, the school faces some challenges, such as a gradual increase in dropout rates and a significant achievement gap between Hispanic and White students. The school's increasing economic disadvantage and higher student-teacher ratio of 18.9 may also be contributing factors to its performance.

When compared to nearby schools, Cimarron Springs Middle School generally outperforms Ashton Ranch Middle School and Countryside Elementary School in academic metrics, but lags behind the higher-performing Canyon Ridge School and Sunset Hills Elementary. The charter schools in the area, such as Paradise Honors Elementary and Calibre Academy Surprise, also tend to outperform Cimarron Springs Middle School in many academic areas.

810

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,776

Per pupil spending ?

35%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17032 W Surprise Farms Loop S
Surprise, AZ 85388-1581

(623) 523-8600

District: Dysart Unified District

Students who attend Cimarron Springs Middle School usually attend:

High:

Willow Canyon High School

Feeder schools for Cimarron Springs Middle School:

Elementary:

Western Peaks Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.5%

Hispanic:

34.7%

Two or more races:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2011 → 59th in 2024

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (47% vs 34% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2011

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg41%

Arizona avg34%

165^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

132^nd of 289Dysart Unified District among Arizona districts

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	54.6	372 of 912	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.5	376 of 1039	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	348 of 1109	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.4	394 of 1106	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.8	324 of 1079	70.0%	★★★★☆
2015	55.3	376 of 955	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	78.6	224 of 1079	79.2%	★★★★☆
2013	65.9	381 of 1158	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.0	303 of 1141	73.4%	★★★★☆
2011	73.2	287 of 1075	73.3%	★★★★☆
2010	75.5	258 of 1090	76.3%	★★★★☆
2009	72.9	307 of 1062	71.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	33.0	407 of 602	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	71.1	121 of 486	75.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	59.7	174 of 556	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	44.4	325 of 628	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	21.0	417 of 486	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	165 of 552	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	166 of 550	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.0	184 of 854	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.2	218 of 605	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.6	180 of 832	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	92 of 605	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	96 of 711	86.5%	★★★★☆
2017	83.8	88 of 695	87.3%	★★★★☆
2016	85.1	87 of 677	87.1%	★★★★☆
2015	67.3	144 of 521	72.4%	★★★★☆
2014	78.9	141 of 690	79.6%	★★★★☆
2013	64.6	251 of 787	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.8	313 of 772	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.8	208 of 685	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.1	180 of 692	74.0%	★★★★☆
2009	56.8	265 of 663	60.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	46.3	193 of 400	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.8	113 of 573	80.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	63.6	76 of 247	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	122 of 192	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	82.3	17 of 145	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	53.8	79 of 606	87.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	152 of 395	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	127 of 386	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.0	174 of 806	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	178 of 494	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.0	189 of 820	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	91 of 466	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	118 of 624	81.1%	★★★★☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	48.5	56 of 166	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	78 of 345	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	90 of 329	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	119 of 760	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	52.1	167 of 392	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.4	76 of 802	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	20 of 387	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	80.3	69 of 543	87.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	83 of 344	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	60.4	92 of 320	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	110 of 717	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	115 of 369	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.2	66 of 503	86.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	160 of 379	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	183 of 370	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.0	185 of 810	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	47.3	232 of 476	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.0	190 of 818	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	83 of 435	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	84 of 617	86.4%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	73.9	12 of 110	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	5 of 68	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	35.6	104 of 143	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	20 of 23	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.7	226 of 384	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.0	265 of 650	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	89.7	5 of 159	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	69.1	35 of 390	91.0%	★★★★★

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	48.1	46 of 108	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	35.8	199 of 363	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.4	120 of 789	84.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	173 of 277	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	167 of 288	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.0	229 of 675	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	252 of 446	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.4	246 of 780	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	102 of 337	69.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	95 of 436	78.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2024)75th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)69th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2024)48th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2024)32nd percentile-27 vs school

White (2024)14th percentile-45 vs school

Middle school

Native American (2023)97th percentile+18 vs school

Military Connected (2023)89th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)88th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2023)69th percentile-9 vs school

Foster Care (2021)66th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile-12 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)57th percentile-21 vs school

African American (2023)52nd percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2023)45th percentile-33 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-33 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)13th percentile-57 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%+14 vs state

Science50%+20 vs state

Mathematics37%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)						AASA Mathematics (2025)						AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Cimarron Springs Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	17032 W Surprise Farms Loop S	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8600	810	38	21.3		377 (46.5%)	61 (7.5%)	281 (34.7%)	17 (2.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (8.3%)								(n/a)				45.0	56.0	64.0				34.0	28.0	49.0		50.0	$8,776	$208	$884	$1,301	$6,745	$938	$7,683
Canyon Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-8	17359 W Surprise Farms Loop N	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8450	1,042	51	20.5		545 (52.3%)	54 (5.2%)	316 (30.3%)	31 (3.0%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	86 (8.3%)	87.2	94^th of 909 public elementary schools	89.7%		89.8	73^rd of 912 public elementary schools	92.0%	21	55.0	76.0	59.0	84.0	76.0	73.0	68.0	63.0	58.0	77.0	38.0	58.0	58.0	64.0	$7,590	$143	$864	$1,151	$5,746	$836	$6,582
Sunset Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	17825 W Sierra Montana Loop	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8700	877	46	19.2		375 (42.8%)	68 (7.8%)	325 (37.1%)	8 (0.9%)	6 (0.7%)	7 (0.8%)	88 (10.0%)	69.8	254^th of 909 public elementary schools	72.1%		56	357^th of 912 public elementary schools	60.9%	103	51.0	56.0	51.0	51.0	48.0	57.0	60.0	61.0	46.0	44.0	32.0	36.0	55.0	59.0	$7,498	$145	$868	$1,158	$5,745	$740	$6,484
Western Peaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	18063 W Surprise Farms Loop S	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8750	763	42	18.0		339 (44.4%)	55 (7.2%)	270 (35.4%)	16 (2.1%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	74 (9.7%)	71.2	245^th of 909 public elementary schools	73.0%		72.9	217^th of 912 public elementary schools	76.2%	28	51.0	54.0	54.0				54.0	52.0	56.0				56.0		$11,848	$309	$873	$1,491	$9,089	$1,577	$10,666
Paradise Honors Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	15533 W Paradise Ln	Surprise	85374	Maricopa County	Paragon Management Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 975-2646	1,264	95	13.3		716 (56.6%)	35 (2.8%)	380 (30.1%)	23 (1.8%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	106 (8.4%)	77.1	187^th of 909 public elementary schools	79.4%		80.1	161^st of 912 public elementary schools	82.3%	26	49.0	70.0	64.0				47.0	60.0	59.0				57.0		$8,082	$162	$502	$825	$6,065	$1,354	$7,419
Calibre Academy Surprise	Public, Charter	K-8	15688 W Acoma Dr	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Calibre Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 556-2179	538	29	18.5		222 (41.3%)	39 (7.2%)	212 (39.4%)	14 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.9%)	45.6	427^th of 909 public elementary schools	53.0%		50.3	407^th of 912 public elementary schools	55.4%	20	31.0	54.0	53.0	35.0	51.0	38.0	28.0	43.0	50.0	21.0	34.0	24.0	48.0	30.0		$00			$00
Legacy Traditional School - West Surprise	Public, Charter	K-8	17300 W Cactus Road	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - West Surprise	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 299-1800	1,231	23	53.5		529 (43.0%)	102 (8.3%)	440 (35.7%)	52 (4.2%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	98 (8.0%)	69.6	257^th of 909 public elementary schools	71.7%		62.9	306^th of 912 public elementary schools	66.4%	49	54.0	63.0	56.0	63.0	62.0	64.0	64.0	55.0	40.0	32.0	30.0	26.0	51.0	49.0		$00			$00
Countryside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	15047 N. Parkview Place	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7800	590	40	14.7		234 (39.7%)	44 (7.5%)	241 (40.8%)	8 (1.4%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.8%)	41.7	454^th of 909 public elementary schools	50.1%		28.4	590^th of 912 public elementary schools	35.3%	136	30.0	49.0					32.0	52.0							$12,464	$557	$937	$2,051	$8,927	$2,043	$10,970
Freedom Traditional Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	16066 N Parkview Pl	Surprise	85374	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8650	529	29	18.2		246 (46.5%)	27 (5.1%)	199 (37.6%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.5%)	95.9	22^nd of 909 public elementary schools	97.6%		92.8	53^rd of 912 public elementary schools	94.2%	31	78.0	84.0	65.0	80.0	94.0	95.0	94.0	77.0	93.0	65.0	73.0	84.0	67.0	82.0	$11,775	$147	$881	$1,175	$8,586	$2,161	$10,747
Kingswood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	15150 W Mondell Rd	Surprise	85374	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7600	826	47	17.5		298 (36.1%)	71 (8.6%)	351 (42.5%)	16 (1.9%)	13 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	73 (8.8%)	45.4	431^st of 909 public elementary schools	52.6%		42.4	460^th of 912 public elementary schools	49.6%	29	46.0	45.0	40.0	38.0	53.0	64.0	51.0	34.0	42.0	21.0	24.0	32.0	46.0	38.0	$10,636	$557	$989	$2,103	$7,766	$1,324	$9,090

Frequently Asked Questions about Cimarron Springs Middle School

What schools do graduates of Cimarron Springs Middle School attend?

Students who attend Cimarron Springs Middle School usually go on to attend:

High : Willow Canyon High School

What is the racial makeup of Cimarron Springs Middle School?

Students at Cimarron Springs Middle School are 47% White, 35% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 8% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Cimarron Springs Middle School in?

Dysart Unified District

How many students attend Cimarron Springs Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 810 students attended Cimarron Springs Middle School.

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