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Cimarron Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

744^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Cimarron Elementary School is a public elementary school in Aurora, Colorado, serving 416 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Cherry Creek School District No. 5, which is ranked 30th out of 115 districts in the state.

Cimarron Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state in academic assessments, with proficiency rates in the 2024-2025 school year of just 25.7% in English Language Arts and 23.2% in Math, far below the district and state averages. The school's performance has declined over the years, dropping from the 235th best elementary school in Colorado in 2014-2015 to 744th out of 950 in 2024-2025. The school also faces challenges with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 25.5% to 34.9% over the past three years.

While Cimarron Elementary underperforms compared to other Cherry Creek School District schools like Sunrise Elementary, Summit Elementary, and Mission Viejo Elementary, it outperforms nearby schools in the Aurora Joint District No. 28, such as Dalton Elementary, Dartmouth Elementary, and Vassar Elementary, which have even lower academic achievement and higher rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism.

393

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,977

Per pupil spending ?

65.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17373 East Lehigh Pl
Aurora, CO 80013-3070

(720) 886-8100

District: Cherry Creek School District No. 5

Students who attend Cimarron Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Horizon Middle School
High:	Smoky Hill High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.5%

White:

26.7%

African American:

17.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2014 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (24% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg45%

Colorado avg40%

744^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 53 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^th of 46Elementary Schools in the Cherry Creek School District No. 5

30^th of 115Cherry Creek School District No. 5 among Colorado 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	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	744 of 950	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	850 of 943	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	882 of 933	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	735 of 921	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	514 of 965	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	569 of 917	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.3	366 of 929	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.6	335 of 914	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.1	235 of 938	74.9%	★★★★☆
2014	42.6	579 of 962	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.6	573 of 954	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.3	617 of 935	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.1	569 of 935	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.9	657 of 925	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.3	658 of 872	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.8	644 of 849	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.6	654 of 852	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.5	511 of 829	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.6	504 of 823	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	51.1	433 of 808	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	65.9	7 of 23	69.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	2 of 15	86.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	555 of 694	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	666 of 684	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	628 of 642	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	478 of 758	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.2	575 of 690	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	161 of 247	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.4	230 of 242	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	183 of 197	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	55.4	92 of 270	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	219 of 337	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.3	333 of 365	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	247 of 265	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	66.7	75 of 332	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	45.8	171 of 308	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	589 of 700	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	659 of 683	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	592 of 649	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	416 of 764	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	438 of 693	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	11.1	509 of 539	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	397 of 596	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	241 of 337	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2019)70th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile-6 vs school

White (2024)6th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-19 vs state

Math23%-13 vs state

Science21%-18 vs state

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This school focus more on activities than learning. This is what I have observed. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)				CMAS Math (2025)				CMAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Cimarron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17373 East Lehigh Pl	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-8100	393	33	11.9	65.4%	105 (26.7%)	70 (17.8%)	163 (41.5%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.0%)	19.7	744^th of 950 public elementary schools	21.7%		12.2	850^th of 943 public elementary schools	9.9%	106	20.0	26.7	29.8	25.7	20.0	23.0	26.3	23.2	21.4	$17,977
Dalton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17401 East Dartmouth Ave	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 693-7561	430	27	15.9	75.6%	98 (22.8%)	77 (17.9%)	180 (41.9%)	20 (4.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	50 (11.6%)	28.7	627^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.0%		27.3	649^th of 943 public elementary schools	31.2%	22	30.6	29.3	41.4	33.7	26.6	36.1	25.4	29.3	18.2	$18,086
Summit Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18201 East Quincy Ave	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-6400	337	25	13.4	49.6%	112 (33.2%)	54 (16.0%)	117 (34.7%)	19 (5.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.3%)	24.1	678^th of 950 public elementary schools	28.6%		30.4	608^th of 943 public elementary schools	35.5%	70	30.6	37.2	24.5	30.5	40.0	16.3	19.1	25.7	14.6	$20,870
Mission Viejo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3855 South Alicia Parkway	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-8000	552	35	15.6	53.8%	189 (34.2%)	83 (15.0%)	193 (35.0%)	17 (3.1%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	59 (10.7%)	19.5	746^th of 950 public elementary schools	21.5%		16.6	783^rd of 943 public elementary schools	17.0%	37	24.0	34.7	24.1	27.4	28.0	18.4	18.2	21.3	20.2	$17,507
Dartmouth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3050 South Laredo St	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 690-1155	422	29	14.5	74.6%	112 (26.5%)	55 (13.0%)	202 (47.9%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	40 (9.5%)	25.7	659^th of 950 public elementary schools	30.6%		16.1	787^th of 943 public elementary schools	16.5%	128	21.5	25.5	35.4	27.6	25.4	36.4	28.8	29.8	24.2	$20,180
Independence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4700 South Memphis Street	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-8200	439	33	13.3	64.7%	157 (35.8%)	72 (16.4%)	145 (33.0%)	13 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (11.2%)	24.8	668^th of 950 public elementary schools	29.7%		21.4	725^th of 943 public elementary schools	23.1%	57	25.8	27.1	23.9	25.6	18.8	29.6	27.9	25.6	35.3	$20,438
Arrowhead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19100 East Bates Avenue	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-2800	499	35	14.4	54.1%	149 (29.9%)	81 (16.2%)	175 (35.1%)	28 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	63 (12.6%)	16.2	791^st of 950 public elementary schools	16.7%		20.4	738^th of 943 public elementary schools	21.7%	53	23.3	18.2	26.9	22.8	29.3	17.4	17.6	21.7	15.2	$17,751
Vassar Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18101 East Vassar Pl	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 752-3772	500	31	16.1	72.8%	80 (16.0%)	93 (18.6%)	253 (50.6%)	29 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	39 (7.8%)	24.1	676^th of 950 public elementary schools	28.8%		28.6	629^th of 943 public elementary schools	33.3%	47	27.5	16.1	32.4	25.8	32.1	4.8	32.4	24.3	32.4	$18,075
Sunrise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4050 South Genoa Way	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-2900	497	34	14.8	61.2%	138 (27.8%)	88 (17.7%)	180 (36.2%)	22 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	64 (12.9%)	13.1	837^th of 950 public elementary schools	11.9%		11.5	858^th of 943 public elementary schools	9.0%	21	11.0	20.6	23.7	17.9	14.9	16.9	21.7	17.6	21.7	$18,073
Meadow Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17901 East Grand Avenue	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-8600	401	30	13.5	59.9%	136 (33.9%)	48 (12.0%)	154 (38.4%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	48 (12.0%)	28.3	634^th of 950 public elementary schools	33.3%		25.6	669^th of 943 public elementary schools	29.1%	35	24.5	30.3	38.5	31.0	28.8	24.2	32.7	28.2	30.2	$18,842

Frequently Asked Questions about Cimarron Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Cimarron Elementary School?

Students at Cimarron Elementary School are 41% Hispanic, 27% White, 18% African American, 12% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Cimarron Elementary School a good school?

Cimarron Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.7% of Colorado elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Cimarron Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Cimarron Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Horizon Middle School
High : Smoky Hill High School

What district is Cimarron Elementary School in?

Cherry Creek School District No. 5

How many students attend Cimarron Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 393 students attended Cimarron Elementary School.

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