Summary:
ZIP code 87714 is served by a single middle school: Cimarron Middle, part of Cimarron Municipal Schools in Cimarron, New Mexico. It enrolls 46 students in grades 5 through 8 at 132 North Collison Ave, with a student–teacher ratio of 7.8 to 1 — small, single-section grade levels where students get a lot of individual attention. Every student (100%) qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, so this is a high-needs population. Because there are no other middle schools in the ZIP code, the meaningful comparison is against the district and the state.
By that standard, Cimarron Middle stands out. In 2024–2025 it ranked 16th of 192 New Mexico middle schools — the 92nd percentile, with 5 stars — its second straight 5-star year and third straight year in the 90th percentile or better. Its all-grades results beat the state in all six reported subject and exam cuts, and beat its own district in four of six. Eighth grade is the clearest documented strength: 64.29% proficiency in English Language Arts (state: 43.85%) and 64.29% in Science (state: 34.33%), roughly 30 points above the state in science.
Two things for parents to keep in mind. First, math is the relative weak spot: 35.90% proficient versus 58.97% in ELA, a 23-point gap that is wider than the state's own ELA–math gap, though math still runs about 8 points above the state. Second, school-level results for grades 5, 6, and 7 are suppressed by the state to protect student privacy, so only 8th grade is publicly visible; the all-grades science figure (55.56%) sits below the 8th grade result, suggesting the earlier grades are lower, but that cannot be confirmed from the data. Reported rates also fell year over year in all three subjects — ELA about 5 points, math and science about 19 points each — against a flat state. With roughly 46 students, a single child can shift a rate by 2–3 points, so these swings reflect a small cohort rather than a clear trend.
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