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Cimarron High

Public Grades 9-12
32nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 131 New Mexico High Schools
Better than 76% of New Mexico high schools
Summary

Cimarron High is a public high school located in Cimarron, New Mexico, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 76 students. The school has consistently ranked among the top high schools in New Mexico, with a current ranking of 32 out of 131 schools for the 2024-2025 school year and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cimarron High has consistently outperformed the state average in proficiency rates for both language arts and science. In 2024-2025, 66.67% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in science, compared to the state average of 41.69%. In the same year, 44.44% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English language arts, compared to the state average of 38.44%. The school's performance in language arts and science has been steadily improving over the years, with proficiency rates increasing from 41.2% and 47.1% in 2021-2022 to 42% and 47% in 2022-2023, respectively.

Cimarron High has maintained strong four-year graduation rates, ranging from 76.0% in 2021-2022 to 86.5% in 2023-2024, consistently higher than the state average. The school has a low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 7.7 in 2021-2022 to 10.8 in 2023-2024, suggesting a more personalized learning environment for students.

64
Students ?
8.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,101
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 165 North Collison Ave
       Cimarron, NM  87714

(575) 376-2445

District: Cimarron


Feeder schools for Cimarron High:

Elementary:    Cimarron Elementary
    Eagle Nest Elementary
Middle:    Cimarron Middle
    Eagle Nest Middle
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
75.0%
White:
21.9%
African American:
1.6%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 60th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (56% vs 40% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 24% of New Mexico high schools
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 76th (2025) from a 60th-percentile low (2015)
Worth a look
!Graduation rate below the New Mexico average (66% vs 76%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school56%
District avg69%
New Mexico avg40%
32nd of 131
New Mexico public high schools ?
Top 24%▲ up 15 pts since 2015
From top 40% (2015) to top 24% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202570.532 of 13175.6%★★★★☆
202370.242 of 17075.3%★★★★☆
202262.949 of 17772.3%★★★★☆
201960.655 of 18169.6%★★★★☆
201859.555 of 18269.8%★★★★☆
201755.858 of 15863.3%★★★☆☆
201657.250 of 18573.0%★★★★☆
201547.577 of 19360.1%★★★☆☆
201469.346 of 19876.8%★★★★☆
201389.716 of 17791.0%★★★★★
201264.553 of 16367.5%★★★☆☆
201179.928 of 15782.2%★★★★☆
201060.256 of 15463.6%★★★☆☆
200976.329 of 15180.8%★★★★☆
200870.940 of 14672.6%★★★★☆
200785.517 of 15088.7%★★★★☆
200653.062 of 13453.7%★★★☆☆
200580.619 of 12985.3%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202259.254 of 15765.6%★★★☆☆
201960.651 of 14464.6%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202360.043 of 13267.4%★★★☆☆
202246.869 of 15054.0%★★★☆☆
201953.956 of 13959.7%★★★☆☆
201849.959 of 13355.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202576.524 of 11579.1%★★★★☆
202354.549 of 15768.8%★★★☆☆
201961.744 of 16172.7%★★★★☆
201869.039 of 16476.2%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202379.530 of 14679.5%★★★★☆
202262.952 of 15967.3%★★★☆☆
201947.960 of 15160.3%★★★☆☆
201855.150 of 14365.0%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202561.936 of 11769.2%★★★★☆
202358.250 of 15768.2%★★★☆☆
202245.167 of 13349.6%★★★☆☆
201945.356 of 10948.6%★★☆☆☆
201850.357 of 11550.4%★★★☆☆
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)
Male (2023)79th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+4 vs school
White (2025)69th percentile-6 vs school
Hispanic (2023)67th percentile-8 vs school
Female (2022)66th percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?
Science67%+25 vs state
English Language Arts44%+6 vs state

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Students at Cimarron High are 75% Hispanic, 22% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Cimarron High ranks 32nd of 131 New Mexico high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 64 students attended Cimarron High.

Cimarron High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cimarron Elementary
Elementary : Eagle Nest Elementary
Middle : Cimarron Middle
Middle : Eagle Nest Middle


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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