1
Enrollment
726
Elementary
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIS DISTRICT·NCES 490021001221
Buffalo Point School
1924 SOUTH DORAL DRIVE, SYRACUSE, UT 84075 · (801) 402-8400 · Davis County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL726 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
89 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 33%
Community
1
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 | 126 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 94 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 39% smaller than its 6th grade class (94).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 47% · 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
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.7%
UT avg 41.4% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
50.1%
UT avg 41.8% . +4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.7% | 50.1% |
| 2023-24 | 46.4% | 45.3% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. 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
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.8%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Utah 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 Utah'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 Point School
Buffalo Point School's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Point School this school | 726 | 12.3% | 49.5% |
| Springside School SARATOGA SPRINGS | 827 | 12.7% | 54.5% |
| Butterfield Canyon School HERRIMAN | 704 | 10.7% | 51.7% |
| Legacy School AMERICAN FORK | 819 | 11.7% | 66.1% |
| Island View Elementary WEST POINT | 820 | 10.4% | N/A |
| Monte Vista School SOUTH JORDAN | 783 | 11.9% | 54.2% |
Matched among Utah 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 Point School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Davis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #252 of 562 | #41 of 67 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #226 of 578 ▲ 73 | #26 of 68 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #223 of 578 ▲ 64 | #37 of 68 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 726 | #71 of 613 | #9 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.6:1 | #518 of 556 | #61 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.8% | #355 of 559 | #33 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.3% | #512 of 582 | #48 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.4% | #68 of 388 | #8 of 57 |
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
726
-156 (-18%) vs 2020
-23% since 2010-11, when it was 938
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 | 726 | 29.5 | 24.6:1 | 12% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 1,014 | 36.5 | 27.8:1 | 12% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 938 | 36.9 | 25.4:1 | 11% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 882 | N/A | N/A | 11% (100) |
| 2017-18 | 1,029 | N/A | N/A | 13% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 1,000 | N/A | N/A | 16% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 938 | 35 | 26.8:1 | 24% (227) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buffalo Point School.
About Buffalo Point School
As a medium-sized elementary school, Buffalo Point School serves students in SYRACUSE, Utah. Enrollment is 726 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 6. The average for elementary schools in Utah is about 491 students, so this school is 48% above average.
Davis District is made up of 95 schools with 71,703 students in all.
Roughly 79% of students at Buffalo Point School are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 16% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 36% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Buffalo Point School operates with 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 24.6:1. On average, elementary schools in Utah have 21.8:1, compared with 24.6:1 here. Buffalo Point School reports 12% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Buffalo Point School would be expected to post about 53.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 49.5%.
Among Davis County residents, the median household income is $110,884, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Besides Buffalo Point School, Davis County has 117 other public schools.
Syracuse Arts Academy - Antelope is the public school closest to Buffalo Point School, about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 46.5%; Buffalo Point School's is 49.5%, ranking 5th of 8.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 156 students since 2020-21, to 726.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Davis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
370,924
Census ACS
Median income
$110,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
118
81,110 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Davis District
- Syracuse HighHigh · 2,608 students
- Davis HighHigh · 2,238 students
- Layton HighHigh · 2,231 students
- Farmington HighHigh · 2,198 students
- Clearfield HighHigh · 2,041 students
- Northridge HighHigh · 1,984 students
Other schools in SYRACUSE
- Syracuse HighHigh · 2,608 students
- Syracuse Jr HighMiddle · 1,216 students
- Syracuse Arts Academy - AntelopeCombined · 988 students
- Bluff Ridge SchoolElementary · 915 students
- Syracuse SchoolElementary · 865 students
- Syracuse Arts Academy - NorthElementary · 730 students
Nearby schools
- Syracuse Arts Academy - Antelope0.8 mi · 988
- Syracuse Jr High1.7 mi · 1,216
- Island View Elementary1.7 mi · 820
- Syracuse School1.7 mi · 865
- Syracuse High2.2 mi · 2,608
- West Point School2.2 mi · 658
Frequently asked questions
About Buffalo Point SchoolHow large is Buffalo Point School?
Buffalo Point School enrolls approximately 726 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Buffalo Point School serve?
Buffalo Point School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Buffalo Point School?
Approximately 24.6:1 students per teacher at Buffalo Point School.
What is the student diversity at Buffalo Point School?
Student demographics at Buffalo Point School are roughly 79% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Buffalo Point School in?
Buffalo Point School is part of Davis District.
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