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Cimarron Middle

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Cimarron Middle ranks 124 th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

124^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 74% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Cimarron Middle is a public middle school located in Parker, Colorado, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,089 students. It is part of the Douglas County School District No. Re 1, which is ranked 9th out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cimarron Middle consistently ranks in the top 30% of Colorado middle schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years. The school's performance on CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) tests is generally higher than the state average, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) where the school's proficiency rates are around 60% across all grades, compared to the state average of around 45%. In math, Cimarron Middle's proficiency rates are also above the state average, ranging from 40-50% across all grades, compared to the state average of around 35%. The school's performance on CMAS Science tests for 8th grade is also noteworthy, with proficiency rates around 35-36%, which is higher than the state average of around 32-36%.

Cimarron Middle performs particularly well with Hispanic students, ranking in the top 25% of Colorado middle schools for this subgroup in recent years. The school also performs well with students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top 20% of Colorado middle schools for this subgroup. However, the school's performance with disabled students and gifted and talented students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom half of Colorado middle schools for these subgroups. Cimarron Middle generally outperforms the nearby schools in the Douglas County School District, such as Mesa Middle School and Sierra Middle School, in terms of academic performance on CMAS tests.

1,052

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,417

Per pupil spending ?

14.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12130 Canterberry Pkwy
Parker, CO 80138-6312

(720) 433-0120

District: Douglas County School District No. Re 1

Students who attend Cimarron Middle usually attend:

High:

Legend High School

Feeder schools for Cimarron Middle:

Elementary:	Frontier Valley Elementary School
	Gold Rush Elementary
	Iron Horse Elementary School
	Pioneer Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.8%

Hispanic:

14.5%

Two or more races:

7.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (50% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Colorado median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg59%

Colorado avg40%

124^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Middle Schools in the Douglas County School District No. Re 1

9^th of 115Douglas County School District No. Re 1 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	70.1	124 of 469	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	134 of 485	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	116 of 480	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	128 of 448	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	55.7	144 of 369	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.0	156 of 458	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	203 of 418	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.4	202 of 424	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.9	196 of 400	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.9	136 of 436	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	76.3	90 of 461	80.5%	★★★★☆
2013	76.7	82 of 454	81.9%	★★★★☆
2012	73.2	106 of 425	75.1%	★★★★☆
2011	77.1	84 of 422	80.1%	★★★★☆
2010	72.9	107 of 409	73.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	13 of 18	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	5 of 9	44.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	84 of 347	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	102 of 350	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	110 of 363	69.7%	★★★★☆
2022	59.7	113 of 326	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.2	133 of 254	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.5	146 of 352	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	178 of 315	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	46 of 132	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	80 of 126	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.7	71 of 125	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	98 of 134	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	89 of 121	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	49 of 218	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	43 of 199	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	55 of 198	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.0	54 of 169	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.2	36 of 83	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	101 of 220	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.0	87 of 165	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	40 of 241	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.5	63 of 244	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	47 of 241	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	48.6	79 of 197	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.0	57 of 114	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	128 of 240	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	125 of 222	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	128 of 352	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	125 of 357	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	99 of 356	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.2	109 of 328	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	105 of 249	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	110 of 343	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	167 of 317	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	10 of 23	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	14 of 25	44.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.6	13 of 17	23.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2019	39.4	19 of 31	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	135 of 275	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	134 of 273	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	122 of 286	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	132 of 265	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.1	124 of 203	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	158 of 283	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	142 of 199	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)65th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)57th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile-23 vs school

Disabled (2025)28th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts61%+16 vs state

Math44%+8 vs state

Science36%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Terrible experience. My son was actually bullied by his teachers. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, March 19, 2018

Very disappointing experience at this school. Almost every teacher, as well as the administration, is cranky and should find a job outside of education. My child has been told by the teachers for 3 years that her class is the worst class in the history of the school. Last week my child overheard the Health and Wellness teacher tell a police officer, "We are ready to get rid of them." The teachers constantly tell the students how embarrassed they are to be their teachers and how they are worried for the future. The PE teacher is really just an overgrown child and completely abuses his authority. While the students are reading packets about human sexuality, he will play basketball with a mini hoop in his room, but then yell at the students who ask to play with him. He taunts and teases students in front of their peers, causing the peers to laugh and the victim has no idea what he is doing behind them. He has hazed a boy in class when the boy stood up because he thought the class had been dismissed. The teacher made the boy do pushups in front of the class while saying, "I will not irritate my professor" at the top of his lungs while all of the students and other teachers in the room laughed at the boy. My child becomes anxious and stressed in his class because she never knows when she will be the butt of his joke and be laughed at. The Social Studies teacher remarked to the class a few weeks ago not to do anything stupid like _____ would do. (The student she was referring to has special needs.) The same special needs student asked the teacher a question to which she replied, "I don't know, how about you use your brain and think about it." This is just a small sampling of the daily stories my child comes home telling me. Administration has made it clear they have no desire to hear from parents. There is a slide in their beginning of the year presentation telling parents not to contact the teachers, they want students to take responsibility for their education. I tried discussing some of our concerns with the staff a year ago, but the teachers only made my daughter feel more uncomfortable by whispering to each other while looking at her in class and giving her dirty looks. We are so glad our time at CIMS is over. If you're able, find another middle school where the administration and teachers actually enjoy being with students and know how to nurture, teach and discipline with compassion. 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 (2025)
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 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Cimarron Middle	Public	6-8	12130 Canterberry Pkwy	Parker	80138	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 433-0120	1,052	56	18.8	14.7%	755 (71.8%)	21 (2.0%)	153 (14.5%)	38 (3.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (7.8%)	70.1	124^th of 469 public middle schools	73.6%		67.3	134^th of 485 public middle schools	72.4%	10	63.5	68.4	50.8	61.1	41.3	50.8	40.1	44.2	36.5	$16,417
Sierra Middle School	Public	7-8	6651 Pine Lane Avenue	Parker	80138	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-3800	805	51	15.9	26.8%	512 (63.6%)	21 (2.6%)	176 (21.9%)	25 (3.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (8.0%)	66.1	140^th of 469 public middle schools	70.1%		55	184^th of 485 public middle schools	62.1%	44		56.3	49.8	53.4		42.0	44.4	43.0	43.6	$16,814
Sagewood Middle School	Public	6-8	4725 Fox Sparrow Road	Parker	80134	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-4300	816	49	16.6	17.0%	599 (73.4%)	12 (1.5%)	126 (15.4%)	16 (2.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (7.1%)	63.6	144^th of 469 public middle schools	69.3%		59.9	157^th of 485 public middle schools	67.6%	13	53.2	57.1	48.4	52.9	35.3	37.8	42.8	38.6	48.6	$17,730
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	21500 East Dry Creek Road	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-2400	868	52	16.5	37.8%	418 (48.2%)	85 (9.8%)	176 (20.3%)	95 (10.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (10.6%)	66.5	138^th of 469 public middle schools	70.6%		64.9	140^th of 485 public middle schools	71.1%	2	49.4	60.1	41.5	50.9	44.7	53.6	40.1	46.6	44.5	$17,693
Fox Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	26301 East Arapahoe Road	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-4700	966	56	17.3	17.9%	545 (56.4%)	80 (8.3%)	166 (17.2%)	87 (9.0%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (8.7%)	67.2	136^th of 469 public middle schools	71.0%		70.7	122^nd of 485 public middle schools	74.8%	14	56.6	68.4	49.1	58.2	34.4	44.4	45.9	41.4	40.3	$18,289
Colorado Skies Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	13025 Wings Way	Englewood	80112	Arapahoe County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 900-4086	90	11	7.9	33.3%	54 (60.0%)	5 (5.6%)	19 (21.1%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.0%)								(n/a)										$31,463
Falcon Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	6100 South Genoa Street	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-7600	701	49	14.3	36.1%	384 (54.8%)	53 (7.6%)	161 (23.0%)	40 (5.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.6%)	60.2	157^th of 469 public middle schools	66.5%		59.5	162^nd of 485 public middle schools	66.6%	5	43.9	46.8	58.2	49.1	31.4	41.4	43.9	38.4	49.6	$21,278
Thunder Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	5250 South Picadilly Street	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-1500	1,106	71	15.6	37.0%	531 (48.0%)	109 (9.9%)	271 (24.5%)	74 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	113 (10.2%)	50.7	197^th of 469 public middle schools	58.0%		42.5	237^th of 485 public middle schools	51.1%	40	37.7	53.8	40.6	44.0	27.3	37.8	34.1	33.0	45.6	$17,737
Infinity Middle School	Public	6-8	25100 E Belleview Avenue	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-6000	1,020	60	16.8	22.9%	516 (50.6%)	99 (9.7%)	183 (17.9%)	94 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (12.5%)	69.2	133^rd of 469 public middle schools	71.6%		59.4	163^rd of 485 public middle schools	66.4%	30	46.0	62.2	56.1	54.5	36.4	52.7	43.6	44.1	53.1	$15,910
Mesa Middle School	Public	6-8	365 Mitchell Street	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-4750	852	55	15.4	25.6%	583 (68.4%)	11 (1.3%)	194 (22.8%)	12 (1.4%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	45 (5.3%)	56.6	171^st of 469 public middle schools	63.5%		57.1	177^th of 485 public middle schools	63.5%	6	52.2	56.4	44.3	51.2	34.5	33.8	35.8	34.7	40.4	$18,003

Frequently Asked Questions about Cimarron Middle

What is the racial makeup of Cimarron Middle?

Students at Cimarron Middle are 72% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Cimarron Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,052 students attended Cimarron Middle.

What district is Cimarron Middle in?

Douglas County School District No. Re 1

What high school do graduates of Cimarron Middle attend?

Students who attend Cimarron Middle usually go on to attend Legend High School

Is Cimarron Middle a good school?

Cimarron Middle ranks 124^th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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