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What's the most underrated thing about BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,160
Middle
DISTRICT 518 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUFFALO-HANOVER-MONTROSE SCHOOLS·NCES 270720000284
BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE
1300 HIGHWAY 25 N, BUFFALO, MN 55313 · (763) 682-8200 · Wright County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,160 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
319 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 367 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 417 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 376 | 32% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
49.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
49.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE
BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE's state test result (45.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE this school | 1,160 | 27.5% | 45.7% |
| Hastings Middle School HASTINGS | 1,183 | 27.6% | 37.5% |
| Discovery Middle School ALEXANDRIA | 898 | 28.1% | 48.8% |
| ORDEAN EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL DULUTH | 1,037 | 22.4% | 53.2% |
| Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School SAUK RAPIDS | 1,055 | 32.8% | 33.4% |
| Monticello Middle MONTICELLO | 860 | 28.8% | 44.3% |
Matched among Minnesota middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Wright County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #85 of 245 | #7 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #77 of 245 | #7 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #120 of 245 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,160 | #19 of 306 | #1 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #194 of 210 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.6% | #165 of 216 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.5% | #180 of 252 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #52 of 129 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,160
-144 (-11%) vs 2020
+79% since 1990-91, when it was 647
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 21.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,160 | 54.3 | 21.4:1 | 28% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 1,140 | 55.3 | 20.6:1 | 31% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 1,142 | 51.4 | 22.2:1 | 30% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 1,304 | 60 | 21.7:1 | 17% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 1,351 | 70.2 | 19.3:1 | 24% (320) |
| 2015-16 | 1,330 | 69 | 19.3:1 | 25% (335) |
| 2010-11 | 1,278 | 65 | 19.7:1 | 30% (382) |
| 2000-01 | 1,123 | 68 | 16.5:1 | 19% (208) |
| 1990-91 | 647 | 31 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (1,351 to 1,160); teachers down 23% (70.2 to 54.3).
About BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE
At 1300 HIGHWAY 25 N in BUFFALO, Minnesota, BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE operates as a high-enrollment middle-grades school. It has an enrollment of 1,160 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Minnesota, the average enrollment is about 495.
The Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools system has 10 schools and 5,175 students.
The share of White students at BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE is 85%. The next largest groups are 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. In Wright County overall, the White share is about 89%. The diversity index for BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE is 27%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE lists 54.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 21.4 students per teacher. The school's 21.4:1 compares with an average of 17.5:1 for middle schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 28% of the student body.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE is -4.6 points: 45.7% actual, 50.3% predicted.
In Wright County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $107,209 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE, Wright County has 88 public schools.
The closest school to BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE is Wright Technical Center ALC, located about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The school's locale code, Town: Fringe, means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE enrolled 1,304 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 1,160.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Wright County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
148,269
Census ACS
Median income
$107,209
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
27,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools
- BUFFALO SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,681 students
- NORTHWINDS ELEMENTARYElementary · 419 students
- Tatanka Elementary STEM SchoolElementary · 393 students
- HANOVER ELEMENTARYElementary · 368 students
- Montrose Elementary School of InnovElementary · 363 students
- PARKSIDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 348 students
Other schools in BUFFALO
- BUFFALO SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,681 students
- NORTHWINDS ELEMENTARYElementary · 419 students
- Tatanka Elementary STEM SchoolElementary · 393 students
- PARKSIDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 348 students
- DISCOVERY ELEMENTARYElementary · 257 students
- BUFFALO EARLY CHILD. SP. ED PROGRAMElementary · 150 students
Nearby schools
- Wright Technical Center ALC0.1 mi · 81
- Eastern Wright Program0.1 mi · 8
- Cornerstones Program0.1 mi · 23
- Wright Technical Center ALC Middle0.1 mi · 3
- Terra Nova School0.5 mi · 84
- Tatanka Elementary STEM School0.7 mi · 393
Frequently asked questions
About BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLEHow large is BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE?
BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE enrolls approximately 1,160 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE serve?
BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE have?
BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
What is the student diversity at BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE?
Student demographics at BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE are roughly 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE in?
BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE is part of Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.