Buffalo Creek Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Palmetto, Florida
Buffalo Creek Middle School in Palmetto, Florida enrolled 1,171 students in 2024-25 with 54.0 full-time teachers, 21.7 students per teacher against the Florida middle-school median of 19.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 51% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 60% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 53% and 52.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
1,127 students in 2022-23, 1,122 students in 2023-24, 1,171 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 55.0 to 54.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,127 | 55.0 | 20.5 |
| 2023-24 | 1,122 | 57.0 | 19.7 |
| 2024-25 | 1,171 | 54.0 | 21.7 |
21.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 83 of every 100 Florida middle schools
Among the 562 Florida middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 417 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Buffalo Creek Middle School enrolled 1,250 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 254 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 417 of the 1,250 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions254
- Chronically absent23.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
58.7% of students were White, 18.6% Hispanic, 15.2% Black in 2024-25.
- White58.7%
- Hispanic18.6%
- Black15.2%
- Two or more races4.9%
- Asian2.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Buffalo Creek Middle School scored proficient or above: 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 60% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Florida |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 51% | 50% | 53% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 60% | 59% (2021-22) | 52.2% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Palmetto
3 public middle schools in Palmetto report 2024-25 enrollment; Buffalo Creek Middle School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Creek Middle School | 1,171 | 21.7 | 43.9% |
| Lincoln Memorial Middle School | 448 | 15.4 | 78.1% |
| Just for Girls Middle School | 33 | 11.0 | 90.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Buffalo Creek Middle School
- Lincoln Memorial Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 5.6 miles away: 448 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).5.6 mi
- Carlos E. Haile Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 6.6 miles away: 715 students, 21.0 per teacher (2024-25).6.6 mi
- Compare Buffalo Creek Middle School with Lincoln Memorial Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Manatee spends per student$11,381 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,381
- The largest public schools in FloridaBuffalo Creek Middle School is the number 68 by size of 571 Florida middle schools open in 2024-25.#68 of 571
- Florida schools by students per teacher21.7 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 19.2 for middle schools.21.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Buffalo Creek Middle School
How many students attend Buffalo Creek Middle School?
1,171 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,127 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Palmetto, FL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Buffalo Creek Middle School?
21.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for middle schools is 19.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Buffalo Creek Middle School a Title I school?
Buffalo Creek Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Buffalo Creek Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Buffalo Creek Middle School scored proficient or above: 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 60% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Buffalo Creek Middle School in?
Manatee, NCES district ID 1201230. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120123007312 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.