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What's one thing BUFFALO HIGH gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
511
High
DISTRICT 525 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS CO. R-I·NCES 290612000149
BUFFALO HIGH
500 W MAIN, BUFFALO, MO 65622 · (417) 345-2223 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Missouri public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
287 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 126 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 117 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 146 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 122 | 24% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 52% · 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 DALLAS CO. R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedMath
50.8%
MO avg 43.8% . +32.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Missouri average is about 44 of 100. Math scores are up about 33 points since 2021.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 29.3% | 21.5% | 31.0% | 18.1% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | N/A | 50.8% |
| 2023-24 | 37.1% | 23.2% |
| 2022-23 | N/A | 41.8% |
| 2021-22 | N/A | 17.9% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 HIGH
BUFFALO HIGH's state test result (31.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUFFALO HIGH this school | 511 | 56.2% | 31.3% |
| CENTRAL HIGH PARK HILLS | 605 | 54.5% | 43.4% |
| MOUNTAIN GROVE HIGH MOUNTAIN GROVE | 455 | 59.3% | 49.9% |
| SALEM SR. HIGH SALEM | 606 | 53.8% | 44.3% |
| REEDS SPRING HIGH REEDS SPRING | 560 | 55.9% | 34.6% |
| THAYER SR. HIGH THAYER | 359 | 54.3% | 46.6% |
Matched among Missouri high 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 HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #297 of 443 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #111 of 453 ▲ 226 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #296 of 382 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 511 | #170 of 561 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #248 of 343 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.2% | #212 of 343 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.2% | #135 of 455 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.8% | #99 of 151 |
Ranked against other public high 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
511
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 519
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 511 | 32.6 | 15.7:1 | 56% (287) |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 36.2 | 14.4:1 | 54% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 568 | 35.1 | 16.2:1 | 51% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 508 | 33 | 15.4:1 | 51% (259) |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 33.9 | 14.2:1 | 55% (266) |
| 2015-16 | 455 | 32 | 14.2:1 | 50% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 588 | 39 | 15.1:1 | 56% (332) |
| 2000-01 | 678 | 40 | 16.9:1 | 32% (216) |
| 1990-91 | 519 | 28 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BUFFALO HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (483 to 511); teachers down 4% (33.9 to 32.6).
About BUFFALO HIGH
BUFFALO HIGH is a medium-sized high school in BUFFALO, Missouri, under DALLAS CO. R-I. Enrollment is 511 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12.
Across its 3 schools, DALLAS CO. R-I enrolls 1,576 students. BUFFALO HIGH is one of those schools.
The student body at BUFFALO HIGH is 90% White. Other groups include 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. BUFFALO HIGH's diversity index is 18%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 32.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.7:1. That is 3.5 students per teacher above the 12.2:1 average for high schools in Missouri. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at BUFFALO HIGH is 56%.
BUFFALO HIGH is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 35% of Missouri public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for BUFFALO HIGH is 38.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.3%.
Within Dallas County, the median household income is $53,464, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides BUFFALO HIGH, Dallas County has 4 other public schools.
The closest public school, MALLORY ELEM., is about 0.2 miles from BUFFALO HIGH. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, BUFFALO HIGH ranks 6th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment at BUFFALO HIGH was 508 in 2020-21 and 511 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at BUFFALO HIGH. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,551
Census ACS
Median income
$53,464
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,576 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DALLAS CO. R-I
- MALLORY ELEM.Elementary · 599 students
- BUFFALO MIDDLEMiddle · 466 students
- DALLAS COUNTY TECHNICAL CENTERHigh
- Early Childhood CenterElementary
Other schools in BUFFALO
- MALLORY ELEM.Elementary · 599 students
- BUFFALO MIDDLEMiddle · 466 students
- DALLAS COUNTY TECHNICAL CENTERHigh
- Early Childhood CenterElementary
Other Buffalo High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Buffalo High. BUFFALO HIGH is the largest of the 5.
- Buffalo High SchoolBuffalo, WV · 382 students
- Buffalo High SchoolBuffalo, WY · 317 students
- Buffalo High SchoolBUFFALO, TX · 304 students
- Buffalo High SchoolBuffalo, OK · 75 students
Nearby schools
- MALLORY ELEM.0.2 mi · 599
- BUFFALO MIDDLE1.1 mi · 466
- HALFWAY SECONDARY8.1 mi · 114
- HALFWAY ELEM.8.1 mi · 133
- PLEASANT HOPE HIGH15.7 mi · 224
- PLEASANT HOPE ELEM.16.1 mi · 258
Frequently asked questions
About BUFFALO HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at BUFFALO HIGH?
BUFFALO HIGH enrolls approximately 511 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does BUFFALO HIGH serve?
BUFFALO HIGH serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BUFFALO HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BUFFALO HIGH is approximately 15.7:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at BUFFALO HIGH?
Student demographics at BUFFALO HIGH are roughly 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is BUFFALO HIGH in?
BUFFALO HIGH is part of DALLAS CO. R-I.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.