Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0Cimarron Hills’s public schools score below 77% of Colorado districts on tests and graduation
On-time graduation in Cimarron Hills runs at 56%, below the Colorado average (83%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Cimarron Hills, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Colorado, not nationally.
From Colorado state tests taken in spring 2022, when 91% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Cimarron Hills’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 143 Colorado towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cimarron Hills’s, its schools beat 15%, lower than their 23% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 45% and 32% statewide; 91% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
56% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Colorado. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
School District 49 spends $12,561 per student and Colorado Springs School District 11 $17,160, against $15,889 across Colorado (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Colorado Military Academy, Rocky Mountain Classical Academy, Power Technical, James Irwin Elementary School - Canada Drive and Shining Stars Learning Center (private) are in town. Springs Studio for Academic Excellence and Pikes Peak Early College, online schools, are based here too; they aren’t counted as local schools. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Cimarron Hills’s grade
C−: better than 23% of Colorado school districts, #146 of 159 Colorado towns. Both inputs trail the Colorado average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cimarron Hills, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Cimarron Hills · depends on your address
Evans Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 487 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Colorado Springs
McAuliffe Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 448 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Colorado Springs
Kindergarten in Cimarron Hills · depends on your address
Evans Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 487 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Colorado Springs
McAuliffe Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 448 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Colorado Springs
1st grade in Cimarron Hills · depends on your address
Evans Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 487 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Colorado Springs
McAuliffe Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 448 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Colorado Springs
2nd grade in Cimarron Hills · depends on your address
Evans Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 487 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Colorado Springs
McAuliffe Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 448 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Colorado Springs
3rd grade in Cimarron Hills · depends on your address
Evans Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 487 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Colorado Springs
McAuliffe Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 448 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Colorado Springs
4th grade in Cimarron Hills · depends on your address
Evans Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 487 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Colorado Springs
McAuliffe Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 448 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Colorado Springs
5th grade in Cimarron Hills · depends on your address
Evans Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 487 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Colorado Springs
McAuliffe Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 448 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Colorado Springs
6th grade in Cimarron Hills
Horizon Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 773 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Colorado Springs
7th grade in Cimarron Hills
Horizon Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 773 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Colorado Springs
8th grade in Cimarron Hills
Horizon Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 773 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Colorado Springs
Cimarron Hills runs its own schools through grade 12 (School District 49). From grade PK, students attend the Colorado Springs School District 11, shared with Colorado Springs. Its high school is in Colorado Springs. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Cimarron Hills
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Cimarron Hills vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Cimarron Hills’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Cimarron Hills | C− | School District 49 PK–12 · Colorado Springs School District 11 PK–12 |
Every school in Cimarron Hills
17 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Cimarron Hills’s schools
Are Cimarron Hills’s schools good?
On Colorado’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Cimarron Hills children attend score below 77% of Colorado’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #146 of 159 Colorado towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 15%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Cimarron Hills in?
Two districts: School District 49 runs grades PK–12, and Colorado Springs School District 11 runs grades PK–12, shared with Colorado Springs.
Where do Cimarron Hills kids go to high school?
One of 7 high schools, depending on your address: Doherty High School, Vista Ridge High School, Sand Creek High School, Coronado High School, Palmer High School, Falcon High School and Mitchell High School.
What is Cimarron Hills’s graduation rate?
56% of the class of 2023 in School District 49 graduated in four years, against 83% across Colorado.
How much does Cimarron Hills spend per student?
$12,561 in School District 49 and $17,160 in Colorado Springs School District 11 (FY2024), against $15,889 across Colorado. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Cimarron Hills?
Yes: Shining Stars Learning Center (religious, grades PK, 20 students). Cimarron Hills also has 4 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Cimarron Hills families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Cimarron Hills → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Colorado. Stars are from neighbors.