Buffalo Point School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Syracuse, Utah
Buffalo Point School in Syracuse, Utah enrolled 726 students in 2024-25 with 29.5 full-time teachers, 24.6 students per teacher against the Utah elementary-school median of 20.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 48% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Utah: 40.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 23% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 20%
938 students in 2022-23, 1,014 students in 2023-24, 726 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.9 to 29.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 938 | 36.9 | 25.4 |
| 2023-24 | 1,014 | 36.5 | 27.8 |
| 2024-25 | 726 | 29.5 | 24.6 |
24.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 93 of every 100 Utah elementary schools
Among the 599 Utah elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 20.9; 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 1,036 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Buffalo Point School enrolled 1,036 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 1,036 of the 1,036 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent19.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
78.5% of students were White, 15.6% Hispanic, 3.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White78.5%
- Hispanic15.6%
- Two or more races3.2%
- Pacific Islander1.4%
- Black0.8%
- Asian0.6%
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, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Buffalo Point School scored proficient or above: 48% in math, against 40.2% in math across Utah. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Utah, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Utah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 48% | not published | 40.2% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; 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 Syracuse
5 public elementary schools in Syracuse report 2024-25 enrollment; Buffalo Point School is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Ridge School | 915 | 21.0 | 10.1% |
| Syracuse School | 865 | 22.2 | 11.8% |
| Syracuse Arts Academy - North | 730 | 20.9 | 11.9% |
| Buffalo Point School | 726 | 24.6 | 8.7% |
| Cook School | 657 | 21.8 | 17.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Buffalo Point School
- Syracuse SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 865 students, 22.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- West Point SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.2 miles away: 658 students, 22.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Compare Buffalo Point School with Syracuse SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Davis School District spends per student$9,986 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,986
- The largest public schools in UtahBuffalo Point School is the number 71 by size of 609 Utah elementary schools open in 2024-25.#71 of 609
- Utah schools by students per teacher24.6 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 20.9 for elementary schools.24.6:1
- 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 Point School
How many students attend Buffalo Point School?
726 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 938 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Syracuse, UT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Buffalo Point School?
24.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Utah median for elementary schools is 20.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Buffalo Point School a Title I school?
Buffalo Point School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Buffalo Point School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Buffalo Point School scored proficient or above: 48% in math, against 40.2% in math across Utah. Utah'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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Buffalo Point School in?
Davis School District, NCES district ID 4900210. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490021001221 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, 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.