Enrollment
224
Elementary
DISTRICT 260 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JIM NED CISD·NCES 482478002770
Buffalo Gap Elementary School
665 VINE ST, BUFFALO GAP, TX 79508 · (325) 572-3533 · Taylor County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL224 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
37 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 65%
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 | 8 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 32% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 63% · 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
Based on grade levels within JIM NED CISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
90.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
84.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 54.0% | 36.0% | 8.0% | 2.0% |
| Mathematics | 54.0% | 30.0% | 16.0% | 0.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 90.0% | 84.0% |
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 68.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
73.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Gap Elementary School
Buffalo Gap Elementary School's state test result (73.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Gap Elementary School this school | 224 | 16.5% | 73.5% |
| Falls City Elementary School FALLS CITY | 258 | 19.4% | 77.8% |
| Crawford Elementary School CRAWFORD | 278 | 17.3% | 67.0% |
| Panhandle Elementary School PANHANDLE | 290 | 16.2% | 65.9% |
| Christoval Elementary School CHRISTOVAL | 273 | 12.8% | 56.9% |
| Barton Hills Elementary School AUSTIN | 286 | 9.8% | 73.8% |
Matched among Texas 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 Gap Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Taylor County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #221 of 4,401 | #2 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #73 of 4,466 ▲ 71 | #1 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #33 of 4,466 ▲ 459 | #1 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 224 | #4,550 of 4,938 | #21 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #211 of 4,622 | #1 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.2% | #3,256 of 4,628 | #21 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.5% | #4,516 of 4,789 | #22 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.7% | #421 of 2,838 | #4 of 15 |
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
224
-91 (-29%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 238
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 224 | 19.5 | 11.5:1 | 17% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 256 | 20.5 | 12.5:1 | 21% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 29.1 | 13.5:1 | 20% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 315 | 23 | 13.7:1 | 20% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 328 | 21.7 | 15.1:1 | 24% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 303 | 19 | 15.9:1 | 29% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 210 | 16 | 13.1:1 | 32% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 209 | 16 | 13.1:1 | 31% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 238 | 15 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buffalo Gap Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (328 to 224); teachers down 10% (21.7 to 19.5).
About Buffalo Gap Elementary School
The public elementary school Buffalo Gap Elementary School is located in BUFFALO GAP, Texas. It is open to students in pre-K through 3 and enrolls 224 students. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 57% lower.
JIM NED CISD is the district for Buffalo Gap Elementary School. It has 5 schools and 1,639 students.
Federal enrollment data show Buffalo Gap Elementary School is 79% White. Other groups make up 15% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Taylor County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 35% means there is a 35% chance two randomly chosen students at Buffalo Gap Elementary School are from different groups.
Buffalo Gap Elementary School lists 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.5 students per teacher. The school's 11.5:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 17% of the student body. On average, public schools in Taylor County report 53%.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Buffalo Gap Elementary School's results are 6.9 points above predicted: 73.5% against 66.6%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Taylor County show that median household income comes to about $67,139, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's public schools total 54, with about 24,159 students.
Of the public schools around it, Buffalo Gap Elementary School is closest to Jim Ned Intermediate School, about 4.8 miles away. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Buffalo Gap Elementary School ranks 2nd of 7 nearby schools, at 73.5% versus a 68.5% average.
Federal data place Buffalo Gap Elementary School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 224, from 315 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.7:1 in 2020-21, and 11.5:1 in 2024-25.
Buffalo Gap Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Taylor County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
145,863
Census ACS
Median income
$67,139
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
24,159 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JIM NED CISD
- Jim Ned High SchoolHigh · 464 students
- Jim Ned Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 410 students
- Lawn Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Jim Ned Middle SchoolMiddle · 245 students
- New J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
Nearby schools
- Jim Ned Intermediate School4.8 mi · 410
- Jim Ned High School4.9 mi · 464
- Jim Ned Middle School5.0 mi · 245
- Wylie West Junior High School5.9 mi · 1,038
- Wylie West Intermediate School6.4 mi · 465
- Wylie West Elementary School6.6 mi · 673
Frequently asked questions
About Buffalo Gap Elementary SchoolHow large is Buffalo Gap Elementary School?
Buffalo Gap Elementary School enrolls approximately 224 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Buffalo Gap Elementary School serve?
Buffalo Gap Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many teachers does Buffalo Gap Elementary School have?
Buffalo Gap Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Buffalo Gap Elementary School?
Student demographics at Buffalo Gap Elementary School are roughly 79% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Buffalo Gap Elementary School in?
Buffalo Gap Elementary School is part of JIM NED CISD.
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