Enrollment
134
Elementary
DISTRICT 102 · STATE 366
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUFFALO VALLEY·NCES 400582000217
Buffalo Valley Elementary School
4384 Southeast Highway 63, Talihina, OK 74571 · (918) 942-9225 · Latimer County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL134 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
21.2:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
109 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 22 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 8 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 10 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (12) is 20% larger than its 8th grade class (10).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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 Valley Elementary School→Buffalo Valley High School
Based on grade levels within BUFFALO VALLEY. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
0.0%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
24.9%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 0 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.
Source: OSTP / CCRA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OK schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
7.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.7%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 28% typical for Oklahoma schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Valley Elementary School
Buffalo Valley Elementary School's state test result (7.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Valley Elementary School this school | 134 | 81.3% | 7.9% |
| Norwood Public School Hulbert | 118 | 80.5% | 31.0% |
| Pittsburg Elementary School Pittsburg | 105 | 80.0% | 15.4% |
| Red Oak Elementary School Red Oak | 173 | 81.5% | 30.4% |
| Earlsboro Elementary School Earlsboro | 159 | 81.8% | 0.0% |
| Betty L. Smith Childhood Center Seminole | 184 | 78.3% | N/A |
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 Valley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.9% | #533 of 555 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #523 of 651 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 0.0% | #484 of 523 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 134 | #831 of 941 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.3% | #245 of 876 |
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
134
+52 (+63%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 180
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 134 | 6.3 | 21.2:1 | 81% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 135 | 11.3 | 11.9:1 | 95% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 159 | 7.9 | 20.1:1 | 74% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 82 | 5 | 16.4:1 | 60% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 89 | 6.7 | 13.4:1 | 71% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 91 | 8 | 11.4:1 | 74% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 130 | 9 | 14.4:1 | 76% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 157 | 9 | 17.4:1 | 74% (116) |
| 1990-91 | 180 | 10 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buffalo Valley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 51% (89 to 134); teachers down 5% (6.7 to 6.3).
About Buffalo Valley Elementary School
Buffalo Valley Elementary School is a very small elementary school with its address in Talihina, Oklahoma. The school enrolls 134 students in pre-K through 8. On average, elementary schools in Oklahoma enroll around 366, and this school is 63% below that mark.
Buffalo Valley Elementary School is one of 2 schools in BUFFALO VALLEY, which enrolls 203 students in total.
The biggest share of students at Buffalo Valley Elementary School, 35%, is Native American. The remaining shares are 34% White, 26% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. The diversity index for Buffalo Valley Elementary School is 69%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Buffalo Valley Elementary School, there are about 21.2 students; the school has 6.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Oklahoma is 15.6:1, so this school has more students per teacher. There are 109 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 81% of enrollment.
Buffalo Valley Elementary School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 6% of Oklahoma public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations places Buffalo Valley Elementary School in the bottom 10% of Oklahoma schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 19.8 points below it (7.9% actual, 27.7% predicted).
Census data for Latimer County show the median household earns about $41,405 a year, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Latimer County number 8, with about 1,403 students.
Buffalo Valley High School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Buffalo Valley Elementary School. There are 3 other public schools within ten miles.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
In 2020-21 the school reported 82 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 134. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.4:1 to 21.2:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Buffalo Valley Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Latimer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,518
Census ACS
Median income
$41,405
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,403 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Talihina
- Talihina Elementary SchoolElementary · 220 students
- Talihina High SchoolHigh · 155 students
- Talihina Junior High SchoolMiddle · 80 students
- Buffalo Valley High SchoolHigh · 69 students
Nearby schools
- Buffalo Valley High School0.0 mi · 69
- Tuskahoma Public School8.0 mi · 89
- Albion Public School9.8 mi · 26
- Talihina Elementary School11.6 mi · 220
- Clayton High School11.6 mi · 100
- Talihina Junior High School11.6 mi · 80
Frequently asked questions
About Buffalo Valley Elementary SchoolHow large is Buffalo Valley Elementary School?
Buffalo Valley Elementary School enrolls approximately 134 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Buffalo Valley Elementary School serve?
Buffalo Valley Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Buffalo Valley Elementary School have?
Buffalo Valley Elementary School employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Buffalo Valley Elementary School?
Student demographics at Buffalo Valley Elementary School are roughly 34% White, 3% Hispanic, 26% Two or more.
What district is Buffalo Valley Elementary School in?
Buffalo Valley Elementary School is part of BUFFALO VALLEY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.