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Enrollment
1,052
Middle
DISTRICT 776 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080345006404
Cimarron Middle
12130 CANTERBERRY PKWY, PARKER, CO 80134 · (720) 433-0120 · Douglas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,052 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
155 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 339 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 364 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 349 | 33% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
61.1%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
44.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.1% | 44.2% |
| 2023-24 | 58.7% | 39.5% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cimarron Middle
Cimarron Middle's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cimarron Middle this school | 1,052 | 14.7% | 47.9% |
| Mountain Ridge Middle School HIGHLANDS RANCH | 752 | 14.6% | 61.0% |
| West Middle School GREENWOOD VILLAGE | 1,019 | 18.1% | 64.5% |
| Ranch View Middle School HIGHLANDS RANCH | 829 | 15.8% | 58.7% |
| Drake Junior High School ARVADA | 1,002 | 18.9% | 52.4% |
| Sagewood Middle School PARKER | 816 | 17.0% | 44.4% |
Matched among Colorado middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cimarron Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #60 of 241 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #60 of 244 ▲ 7 | #5 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #46 of 246 ▼ 1 | #5 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,052 | #7 of 278 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #200 of 227 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.6% | #151 of 227 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.7% | #235 of 246 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.9% | #55 of 169 | #4 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,052
-157 (-13%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 1,325
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 19.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,052 | 55.7 | 18.9:1 | 15% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 1,089 | 55.1 | 19.8:1 | 15% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 1,116 | 59.1 | 18.9:1 | 10% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 1,209 | 63 | 19.2:1 | 9% (110) |
| 2017-18 | 1,401 | 68.5 | 20.4:1 | 11% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 1,446 | 63 | 22.9:1 | 11% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 1,325 | 64 | 20.7:1 | 9% (124) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cimarron Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (1,401 to 1,052); teachers down 19% (68.5 to 55.7).
About Cimarron Middle
As a large middle school, Cimarron Middle serves students in PARKER, Colorado. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 1,052 students. The average among middle schools in Colorado is roughly 462 students; this school is 128% above that.
Cimarron Middle reports to Douglas County School District No. Re 1, which has 89 schools and 61,550 students.
Cimarron Middle's enrollment is 72% White. The remaining shares are 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 2% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Douglas County's population at about 80%. By the diversity index, Cimarron Middle comes in at 46%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 18.9:1, with 55.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Colorado is 15.9:1, lower than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 15% of enrollment. Across public schools in Douglas County, the average is about the same, 18%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Cimarron Middle is -9.9 points: 47.9% actual, 57.8% predicted.
Across Douglas County, median household income is about $149,594, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 62%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Cimarron Middle is among the 92 public schools in Douglas County.
Legend High School is located about 0.4 miles from Cimarron Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 57.5%, higher than Cimarron Middle's 47.9%.
Cimarron Middle is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 1,209 to 1,052.
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Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
377,150
Census ACS
Median income
$149,594
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
63,841 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Douglas County School District No. Re 1
- American AcademyElementary · 2,803 students
- Rock Canyon High SchoolHigh · 2,325 students
- Legend High SchoolHigh · 2,206 students
- Mountain Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,169 students
- Chaparral High SchoolHigh · 2,007 students
- Castle View High SchoolHigh · 1,938 students
Other schools in PARKER
- Legend High SchoolHigh · 2,206 students
- Chaparral High SchoolHigh · 2,007 students
- Ponderosa High SchoolHigh · 1,406 students
- Leman Classical AcademyElementary · 1,390 students
- Sagewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 816 students
- Sierra Middle SchoolMiddle · 805 students
Other Cimarron Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Cimarron Middle. Cimarron Middle is the largest of the 3.
- Cimarron Middle SchoolEdmond, OK · 833 students
- CIMARRON MIDDLECIMARRON, NM · 46 students
Nearby schools
- Legend High School0.4 mi · 2,206
- Frontier Valley Elementary School0.7 mi · 369
- Pioneer Elementary School1.6 mi · 449
- Iron Horse Elementary School1.8 mi · 430
- Leman Classical Academy2.4 mi · 1,390
- Mountain View Elementary School2.9 mi · 324
Frequently asked questions
About Cimarron MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Cimarron Middle?
Cimarron Middle enrolls approximately 1,052 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Cimarron Middle serve?
Cimarron Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Cimarron Middle?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at Cimarron Middle.
How diverse is Cimarron Middle?
Cimarron Middle reports a student body of 72% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Cimarron Middle?
Cimarron Middle is overseen by Douglas County School District No. Re 1 in Douglas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.