BUFFALO EL

BUFFALO EL is one of the compact elementary-level communitys in BUFFALO, Texas, operated by BUFFALO ISD, with 270 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 48% leaner than the state mean of about 519.

BUFFALO EL is one of 3 schools operated by BUFFALO ISD, a district that hosts 988 students overall.

Demographically, BUFFALO EL shows that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 41% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, BUFFALO EL has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Leon County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Leon County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $61,449 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Leon County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,286 students), BUFFALO EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is BUFFALO H S, roughly 1.2 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 5%: 258 students in 2018 compared to 270 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

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