Enrollment
164
Elementary
DISTRICT 120 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUFFALO·NCES 400576000215
Buffalo Elementary School
605 SE 2nd, Buffalo, OK 73834 · (580) 735-2448 · Harper County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL164 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 Oklahoma public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
93 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 68%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 12 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 11 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (11) is 27% smaller than its 8th grade class (15).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 73% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Buffalo Elementary School→Buffalo High School
Based on grade levels within BUFFALO. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
30.5%
OK avg 30.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Oklahoma average is about 31 of 100.
Source: OSTP / CCRA. 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
32.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma'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 Elementary School
Buffalo Elementary School's state test result (32.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Elementary School this school | 164 | 56.7% | 32.9% |
| Highland Park Elementary School Woodward | 209 | 56.9% | 32.0% |
| Weatherford Early Childhood Center Weatherford | 136 | 58.8% | N/A |
| Dover Elementary School Dover | 143 | 61.5% | 43.0% |
| Cedar Heights Elementary School Woodward | 237 | 54.4% | N/A |
| Ringwood Elementary School Ringwood | 216 | 60.2% | 30.4% |
Matched among Oklahoma elementary 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #360 of 555 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #342 of 523 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 164 | #775 of 941 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.7% | #651 of 876 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.5% | #87 of 548 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
164
-42 (-20%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 230
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 164 | 14.1 | 11.6:1 | 57% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 169 | 17.1 | 9.9:1 | 67% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 184 | 17.2 | 10.7:1 | 55% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 206 | 17 | 12.1:1 | 55% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 223 | 16.4 | 13.6:1 | 61% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 213 | 17 | 12.5:1 | 62% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 206 | 13 | 15.8:1 | 68% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 136 | 13 | 10.5:1 | 57% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 230 | 13 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buffalo Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (223 to 164); teachers down 14% (16.4 to 14.1).
About Buffalo Elementary School
Among the schools in Buffalo, Oklahoma, is Buffalo Elementary School, a small elementary school. It reported 164 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Oklahoma have about 366 students on average; enrollment here is 55% lower.
Enrollment across the 2 schools in BUFFALO totals 239 students.
The student body at Buffalo Elementary School is 57% White. The rest of enrollment is 35% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Among all residents of Harper County, the White share is about 73%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
Buffalo Elementary School has 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. The school's 11.6:1 compares with an average of 15.6:1 for elementary schools in Oklahoma. The school has 57% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 57% average for public schools in Harper County.
Buffalo Elementary School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 30% of Oklahoma public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 36.2% for Buffalo Elementary School. The school posts 32.9%, 3.3 points below the prediction.
In the surrounding county, Harper County, the median household earns about $64,053 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Harper County has 4 public schools with about 679 students, including Buffalo Elementary School.
Buffalo Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Buffalo High School, its nearest public school. Its average proficiency rate of 32.9% is below the 42.1% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Buffalo Elementary School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 42 students, from 206 to 164.
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.
Harper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,203
Census ACS
Median income
$64,053
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
679 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Buffalo Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Buffalo Elementary. Buffalo Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 9.
- Buffalo Elementary SchoolSarver, PA · 564 students
- Buffalo ElementaryBuffalo, SC · 483 students
- Buffalo Elementary SchoolKenova, WV · 402 students
- Buffalo Elementary SchoolBUFFALO, TX · 270 students
- Buffalo Elementary SchoolBuffalo, IA · 242 students
Nearby schools
- Buffalo High School0.0 mi · 75
- Laverne Elementary School17.3 mi · 301
- Laverne High School17.3 mi · 139
- Fort Supply High School18.1 mi · 33
- Fort Supply Elementary School18.1 mi · 94
- Ashland Elem26.1 mi · 83
Frequently asked questions
About Buffalo Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Buffalo Elementary School?
Buffalo Elementary School enrolls approximately 164 students in grades PK-08.
Is Buffalo Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Buffalo Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Buffalo Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Buffalo Elementary School is approximately 11.6:1 (14 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Buffalo Elementary School?
Buffalo Elementary School reports a student body of 57% White, 35% Hispanic, 7% Two or more.
Is Buffalo Elementary School public or private?
Buffalo Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BUFFALO.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.