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BUFFALO MIDDLE

1001 W TRUMAN RD, BUFFALO, MO 65622 · (417) 345-2335 · Dallas County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
Enrollment
466
Middle
DISTRICT 525 · STATE 461
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
281 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 5
123
Grade 6
124
Grade 7
112
Grade 8
107
Student demographics
White
42090%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
184%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 9%
Black
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2%
Two+
163%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
22849%
Female
23851%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
BUFFALO MIDDLE→BUFFALO HIGH
Feeds from
MALLORY ELEM.KG–04
Based on grade levels within DALLAS CO. R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
39.8%
MO avg 49.5% . -28.5pp since 2023
Math
62.3%
MO avg 48.7% . -11.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 29 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.

Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
466
-53 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.9:1
% White
90%
was 94%
% Hispanic
4%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About BUFFALO MIDDLE

BUFFALO MIDDLE, a reasonably sized middle-grades school in BUFFALO, Missouri, overseen by DALLAS CO. R-I, hosts 466 students, covering grades 5 through 8.

DALLAS CO. R-I runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,576 students. BUFFALO MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

Demographically, BUFFALO MIDDLE logs that nearly all students (90%) are White. The remainder looks like 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Dallas County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BUFFALO MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.1%; this one delivers 56.2%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Dallas County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $53,464 per year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, Dallas County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,576 students), of which BUFFALO MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: MALLORY ELEM., around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around BUFFALO MIDDLE. On composite proficiency, BUFFALO MIDDLE comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 57.3%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BUFFALO MIDDLE has contracted 10%, going from 519 students in 2018 to 466 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

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Dallas County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
BUFFALO MIDDLE
District
DALLAS CO. R-I
Address
1001 W TRUMAN RD, BUFFALO, MO 65622
Phone
(417) 345-2335
County
Dallas County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
466
Teachers (FTE)
37
Student–teacher ratio
12.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
281 (60%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
290612000858
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About BUFFALO MIDDLE
How many students attend BUFFALO MIDDLE?
BUFFALO MIDDLE enrolls approximately 466 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does BUFFALO MIDDLE serve?
BUFFALO MIDDLE serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BUFFALO MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BUFFALO MIDDLE is approximately 12.7:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BUFFALO MIDDLE?
At BUFFALO MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees BUFFALO MIDDLE?
BUFFALO MIDDLE is overseen by DALLAS CO. R-I in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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