Buffalo Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Buffalo, Texas

Buffalo Elementary in Buffalo, Texas enrolled 270 students in 2024-25 with 22.4 full-time teachers, 12.1 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%

302 students in 2022-23, 284 students in 2023-24, 270 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.0 to 22.4.

Students enrolled at Buffalo Elementary by school year2022-23: 302, 2023-24: 284, 2024-25: 27001002003004002022-233022023-242842024-25270
Students enrolled at Buffalo Elementary by school year2022-23: 302, 2023-24: 284, 2024-25: 27001002003004002022-233022023-242842024-25270
Students enrolled at Buffalo Elementary by school year2022-23: 302, 2023-24: 284, 2024-25: 27001002003004002022-233022023-242842024-25270
Students enrolled at Buffalo Elementary by school year2022-23: 302, 2023-24: 284, 2024-25: 27001002003004002022-233022023-242842024-25270
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2330222.013.7
2023-2428423.012.3
2024-2527022.412.1

12.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 90 of every 100 Texas elementary schools

Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Buffalo Elementary 12.1; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBuffalo Elementary 12.1state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Buffalo Elementary 12.1; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBuffalo Elementary 12.1state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Buffalo Elementary 12.1; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBuffalo Elementary 12.1state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Buffalo Elementary 12.1; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBuffalo Elementary 12.1state median 14.8U.S. 14.6

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 313 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Buffalo Elementary enrolled 313 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 313 of the 313 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent12.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

50.7% of students were White, 40.7% Hispanic, 4.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White50.7%
  2. Hispanic40.7%
  3. Two or more races4.8%
  4. Black2.6%
  5. Asian1.1%

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.

What to look at next about Buffalo Elementary

  1. Dew SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 10 miles away: 171 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
  2. Leon ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 14 miles away: 386 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
  3. Compare Buffalo Elementary with Dew SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Buffalo ISD spends per student$13,375 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,375
  5. The largest public schools in TexasBuffalo Elementary is the number 4,163 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#4,163 of 4,615
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher12.1 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.12.1:1
  7. 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 Elementary

  1. How many students attend Buffalo Elementary?
    270 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 302 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Buffalo, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Buffalo Elementary?
    12.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Buffalo Elementary a Title I school?
    Buffalo Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Buffalo Elementary in?
    Buffalo ISD, NCES district ID 4811990. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481199000700 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
  • 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.

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