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C+

Cimarron Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Angel Fire, Cimarron and Eagle Nest.

Angel Fire’s School Grade C+ better than 43% of New Mexico school districts

Students
339
Schools
6
Spent per student
$26,044
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Debt
$11.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cimarron Public Schools

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 43% of New Mexico districts
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 47% more per student than the NM average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 15.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $11.4M, about $33,723 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 43% of the 139 New Mexico school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Angel Fire 1,170Cimarron 784Eagle Nest 321

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Angel Fire. Grade by grade →

PK–42 elementary schoolsThis district
5–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Cimarron HighThis district

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 24.5% · 208 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 33.8% · 208 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)60–69%
State average 76.5% · 37 in the class

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$26,044 per student · 47% above NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 66%Federal 10%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
400’20
404’21
401’22
366’23
339’24

Down 15.3% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 56%White 37%Two or more races 5%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Mexico’s other public schools.

Eagle Nest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Eagle Nest
B
72 students8:1
Cimarron Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Cimarron
A
60 students9:1
Eagle Nest Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Eagle Nest
B
57 students8:1
Cimarron Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Cimarron
B
46 students8:1
Cimarron High
High · Grades 9–12 · Cimarron
D
64 students9:1
Moreno Valley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Angel Fire
B
40 students7:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Mexico.