Cimarron Schools

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

1. A+ Cimarron Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
2. A Cimarron High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
3. B+ Eagle Nest Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
4. C Eagle Nest Middle (Middle school, underperforms expectations)

High schools (2)

• A Cimarron High, Cimarron
• Moreno Valley High, Angel Fire

Middle and junior high schools (2)

• A+ Cimarron Middle, Cimarron
• C Eagle Nest Middle, Eagle Nest

Elementary and primary schools (2)

• Cimarron Elementary, Cimarron
• B+ Eagle Nest Elementary, Eagle Nest

Cities and towns served (3)

• Cimarron (3)
• Eagle Nest (2)
• Angel Fire (1)

• State: Best schools in New Mexico
• County: Colfax County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: remote rural (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 366 students with 44 full-time-equivalent teachers and 77 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 3500480
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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