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Enrollment
414
Middle
DISTRICT 329 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUFFALO ISD·NCES 481199004922
Buffalo Junior High School
335 BISON TRL, BUFFALO, TX 75831 · (903) 322-4340 · Leon County
GRADES 03–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Texas public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
223 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 59 | 14% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Buffalo Junior High School→Buffalo High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BUFFALO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
66.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +40.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 40 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 39.0% | 27.0% | 20.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 27.0% | 28.0% | 29.0% |
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 | 66.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Junior High School
Buffalo Junior High School's state test result (51.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Junior High School this school | 414 | 53.9% | 51.3% |
| Palmer Middle School PALMER | 423 | 53.9% | 49.1% |
| Isbill Junior High School MCGREGOR | 333 | 52.3% | 41.4% |
| Raymond Mays Middle School TROY | 408 | 52.7% | 50.0% |
| Mineola Middle School MINEOLA | 388 | 51.5% | 51.4% |
| Brownwood Middle School BROWNWOOD | 472 | 59.3% | 48.5% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #465 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #788 of 1,670 ▼ 315 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #362 of 1,670 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +27.5pp | #104 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 414 | #1,236 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #173 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #517 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.9% | #1,073 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #891 of 942 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
414
+30 (+8%) vs 2020
+71% since 2000-01, when it was 242
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 414 | 34.4 | 12.0:1 | 54% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 438 | 32.9 | 13.3:1 | 64% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 30.9 | 14.1:1 | 63% (273) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 33 | 11.6:1 | 65% (249) |
| 2017-18 | 421 | 34.8 | 12.1:1 | 49% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 34 | 11.4:1 | 65% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 315 | 29 | 10.9:1 | 61% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 242 | 20 | 12.1:1 | 42% (101) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buffalo Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (421 to 414); teachers down 1% (34.8 to 34.4).
About Buffalo Junior High School
Buffalo Junior High School is a low-enrollment middle school serving families in BUFFALO, Texas. A federal count lists 414 students at the school, in grades 3 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Texas is about 643, so this school runs 36% smaller than that.
District-wide, BUFFALO ISD has 3 schools and 988 students.
Buffalo Junior High School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 48%. Other reported shares: 41% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 76% White among all Leon County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.0:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Eligible students account for 54% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Leon County average 56%.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Buffalo Junior High School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Buffalo Junior High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 51.3%, compared with a predicted 50.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in Leon County, the median household income is $61,449, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. There are 12 public schools in Leon County, enrolling about 3,286 students in all.
The nearest public school is Buffalo High School, at about 0.4 miles. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Buffalo Junior High School places 3rd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school enrolled 414 students in 2024-25, 30 more than the 384 it had in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Leon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,263
Census ACS
Median income
$61,449
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,286 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BUFFALO ISD
- Buffalo High SchoolHigh · 304 students
- Buffalo Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
Other schools in BUFFALO
- Buffalo High SchoolHigh · 304 students
- Buffalo Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
Nearby schools
- Buffalo High School0.4 mi · 304
- Buffalo Elementary School1.3 mi · 270
- Dew School9.8 mi · 171
- Leon High School12.8 mi · 372
- Leon Elementary School12.8 mi · 386
- Oakwood Elementary School15.5 mi · 120
Frequently asked questions
About Buffalo Junior High SchoolHow large is Buffalo Junior High School?
Buffalo Junior High School enrolls approximately 414 students in grades 03-08.
What age range does Buffalo Junior High School serve?
Buffalo Junior High School serves students from grade 03 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Buffalo Junior High School have?
Buffalo Junior High School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Buffalo Junior High School?
Student demographics at Buffalo Junior High School are roughly 48% White, 41% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Buffalo Junior High School?
Buffalo Junior High School is overseen by BUFFALO ISD in Leon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.