Enrollment
251
High
DISTRICT 282 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CIMARRON-ENSIGN·NCES 200480000010
Cimarron High
400 N 5th, Cimarron, KS 67835 · (620) 855-3323 · Gray County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL251 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Kansas public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
104 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 58 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 43 | 17% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 58% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Cimarron-Ensign. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
40.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
42.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.4% | 42.7% |
| 2023-24 | 23.1% | 32.8% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 High
Cimarron High's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cimarron High this school | 251 | 41.4% | 33.5% |
| St John High St. John | 141 | 41.8% | 25.7% |
| Kinsley Jr/Sr High School Kinsley | 135 | 44.4% | 24.9% |
| Goodland Jr-Sr. High School Goodland | 388 | 43.3% | 21.7% |
| Greeley County Jr./Sr. High Tribune | 131 | 48.9% | 28.1% |
| Ness City High Ness City | 122 | 37.7% | 37.0% |
Matched among Kansas high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #87 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #81 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #108 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 251 | #140 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #3 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.8% | #58 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.4% | #148 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #14 of 100 |
Ranked against other public high 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
251
-57 (-19%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 268
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 251 | 27 | 9.3:1 | 41% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 282 | 26.1 | 10.8:1 | 46% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 291 | 28.1 | 10.4:1 | 42% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 308 | 29 | 10.6:1 | 42% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 298 | 28.3 | 10.5:1 | 39% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 279 | 28 | 10.0:1 | 41% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 307 | 23 | 13.3:1 | 35% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 321 | 23 | 14.0:1 | 18% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 268 | 19 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cimarron High.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (298 to 251); teachers down 4% (28.3 to 27).
About Cimarron High
Located in Cimarron, Kansas, Cimarron High is a small high school. Students in grades 7 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 251 students. For comparison, high schools in Kansas average about 410 students.
Cimarron High is one school in a 2-school district, Cimarron-Ensign, which enrolls 563 students.
By race and ethnicity, Cimarron High is 66% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 31% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. In Gray County overall, about 90% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Cimarron High comes in at 47%.
Cimarron High employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 9.3:1. The average ratio among high schools in Kansas is 11.9:1, higher than at this school. Cimarron High's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 41%. Across public schools in Gray County, the average is about the same, 42%.
Cimarron High is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 70% of Kansas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Cimarron High's average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.5% is 8.9 points below the 42.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Among Gray County residents, median household income is about $79,122, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Cimarron High is one of 9 public schools in Gray County, which together enroll about 1,002 students.
Nearby, Cimarron Elem is about 0.2 miles away. Cimarron High is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within ten miles. Cimarron High's average proficiency of 33.5% compares with 36.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The number of students dropped from 308 to 251 over 4 years. The school's ratio fell from 10.6:1 to 9.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Gray County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,701
Census ACS
Median income
$79,122
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,002 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Cimarron High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Cimarron High. Cimarron High is the largest of the 3.
- CIMARRON HIGHCIMARRON, NM · 64 students
- Cimarron High SchoolLahoma, OK · 58 students
Nearby schools
- Cimarron Elem0.2 mi · 312
- Ingalls High School/Junior High6.1 mi · 114
- Ingalls Elem6.1 mi · 111
- Montezuma Elem16.0 mi · 83
- South Gray High16.0 mi · 59
- Dodge City High School16.3 mi · 2,178
Frequently asked questions
About Cimarron HighHow many students attend Cimarron High?
Cimarron High enrolls approximately 251 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Cimarron High serve?
Cimarron High serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cimarron High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cimarron High is approximately 9.3:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cimarron High?
At Cimarron High, the student body is approximately 66% White, 31% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Cimarron High in?
Cimarron High is part of Cimarron-Ensign.
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