Best Public Schools in Cimarron, KS

Summary:

The city of Cimarron, Kansas is home to two schools: Cimarron Elementary and Cimarron High, both of which serve students in the Cimarron-Ensign school district. While the schools have some areas of strength, they generally perform below the state average on key metrics.

Cimarron Elementary is ranked 400 out of 653 Kansas elementary schools and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on state assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics is below the state average across all grades. However, the school's 5th grade Science proficiency was higher than the state average in both 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, indicating a potential area of strength. Cimarron High is ranked 197 out of 318 Kansas high schools and also has a 2-star rating. Similar to the elementary school, Cimarron High's performance on state assessments in ELA and Mathematics is below the state average, but the school's 8th grade Mathematics and Science proficiency were higher than the state average in 2023-2024.

Both schools have a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students. The spending per student for both schools is close to the state average. While the schools may be facing challenges in providing a high-quality education to their students, the analysis suggests that there are some areas of strength, such as Cimarron Elementary's 5th grade Science proficiency and Cimarron High's 8th grade Mathematics and Science performance, that could be leveraged to improve overall school performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KAP English Language Arts (2024)								KAP Mathematics (2024)								KAP Science (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science 11th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cimarron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 N 2nd	Cimarron	67835	Gray County	Cimarron-Ensign	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 855-3343	328	25	13.1	42.4%	210 (64.0%)	2 (0.6%)	110 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	41.9	400^th of 653 public elementary schools	38.7%		46.5	358^th of 660 public elementary schools	45.8%	42	20.0	42.4	34.0	36.8				32.2	24.0	30.3	32.7	39.5				31.2	44.2			44.2	$10,820	$1,188	$9,632
Cimarron High	Public	7-12	400 N 5th	Cimarron	67835	Gray County	Cimarron-Ensign	No	No	No	No	(620) 855-3323	282	26	10.8	46.1%	191 (67.7%)	4 (1.4%)	82 (29.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	41.1	197^th of 318 public high schools	38.1%		39	214^th of 327 public high schools	34.6%	17					28.6	24.5	16.7	23.1					25.7	46.3	21.4	32.8		38.9	30.2	35.0	$10,188	$669	$9,519

Cities Near Cimarron

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ingalls	8.32 mi	2	17^th
Dodge City	17.85 mi	11	332^nd
Montezuma	22.23 mi	2	203^rd
Jetmore	26.54 mi	2	89^th
Garden City	27.45 mi	18	302^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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