Buffalo Jones Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 4 · Garden City, Kansas
Buffalo Jones Elementary in Garden City, Kansas enrolled 221 students in 2024-25 with 16.8 full-time teachers, 13.1 students per teacher against the Kansas elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 20-24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kansas: 32.5% and 31.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
228 students in 2022-23, 240 students in 2023-24, 221 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.7 to 16.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 228 | 17.7 | 12.9 |
| 2023-24 | 240 | 18.0 | 13.3 |
| 2024-25 | 221 | 16.8 | 13.1 |
13.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 51 of every 100 Kansas elementary schools
Among the 703 Kansas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary 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 193 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Buffalo Jones Elementary enrolled 193 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 31 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 193 of the 193 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions31
- Chronically absent14.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
87.3% of students were Hispanic, 5.9% White, 3.2% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic87.3%
- White5.9%
- Black3.2%
- Asian2.3%
- Two or more races1.4%
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 Jones Elementary scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Kansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 20‑24% | 23% | 32.5% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 25‑29% | 18% (2021-22) | 31.3% |
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.
Elementary schools in Garden City
11 public elementary schools in Garden City report 2024-25 enrollment; Buffalo Jones Elementary is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennie Wilson Elementary | 796 | 48.4 | 57.5% |
| Florence Wilson Elementary | 376 | 15.7 | 62.0% |
| Victor Ornelas Elementary | 351 | 13.0 | 71.5% |
| Alta Brown Elementary | 336 | 14.0 | 78.0% |
| Abe Hubert Elementary School | 285 | 12.4 | 83.5% |
| Buffalo Jones Elementary | 221 | 13.1 | 80.1% |
| Edith Scheuerman Elementary | 204 | 12.0 | 78.9% |
| Gertrude Walker Elementary | 186 | 13.8 | 78.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Buffalo Jones Elementary
- Abe Hubert Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 285 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Edith Scheuerman ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 204 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Compare Buffalo Jones Elementary with Abe Hubert Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Garden City Public Schools spends per student$13,487 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,487
- The largest public schools in KansasBuffalo Jones Elementary is the number 507 by size of 707 Kansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#507 of 707
- Kansas schools by students per teacher13.1 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 13.1 for elementary schools.13.1:1
- 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 Jones Elementary
How many students attend Buffalo Jones Elementary?
221 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 228 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Garden City, KS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Buffalo Jones Elementary?
13.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kansas median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Buffalo Jones Elementary a Title I school?
Buffalo Jones Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Buffalo Jones Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Buffalo Jones Elementary scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Kansas'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 Jones Elementary in?
Garden City Public Schools, NCES district ID 2006390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 200639001172 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.