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Schools in Cimarron · Cimarron-Ensign Unified School District 102

Cimarron’s public schools score below 69% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 26% of Cimarron’s students scored proficient, below the Kansas average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cimarron, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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.

Reading proficiency
26%
▼ 6 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
▼ 1 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Spent per student
$14.6K
▼ 2% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.2
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
563 students on the public path
In brief

Cimarron’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 758 Kansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cimarron’s, its schools beat 25%, lower than their 31% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 26% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,626 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Cimarron High. Enrollment is down 15% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Cimarron’s grade

C+ Test scores

C: better than 31% of Kansas school districts. Test scores are below the Kansas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 31%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (758)Better than 25%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 336 test results could put Cimarron anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Cimarron’s students in the tested grades sat them (338 in math, 333 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cimarron, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Cimarron ElemCimarron-Ensign Unified School District 102B
7–12Cimarron HighCimarron-Ensign Unified School District 102C−

Cimarron’s public schools are run by Cimarron-Ensign Unified School District 102, which also serves Cimarron, Concord, East Hess and Ensign and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Cimarron-Ensign Unified School District 102Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 563 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 10.2 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$14,626KS $14,966 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading26%
State average 32.5% · 333 students tested
Math28%
State average 29.4% · 338 students tested

Cimarron vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Cimarron’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CimarronCCimarron-Ensign Unified School District 102

Every school in Cimarron

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Cimarronin other towns
Cimarron Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B
312 students11:1Rate it →
Cimarron High
High · Grades 7–12
C−
251 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Cimarron’s schools

Are Cimarron’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Cimarron children attend score below 69% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 25%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cimarron in?

Cimarron-Ensign Unified School District 102, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 563 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Cimarron spend per student?

$14,626 in Cimarron-Ensign Unified School District 102 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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 Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.