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Enrollment
410
High
DISTRICT 623 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUGUSTA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510030000117
Buffalo Gap High
1800 Buffalo Gap Hwy, Swoope, VA 24479 · (540) 337-6021 · Augusta County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Virginia public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 Virginia public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
241 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 106 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 102 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 87 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 115 | 28% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 71% · 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
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
87.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
94.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 94 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.0% | 94.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 96.0% |
| 2022-23 | 85.0% | 88.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
83.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 High
Buffalo Gap High's state test result (83.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Gap High this school | 410 | 58.8% | 83.9% |
| Riverheads High Staunton | 467 | 54.4% | 85.4% |
| Giles High Pearisburg | 530 | 66.8% | 74.1% |
| Bland County High Rocky Gap | 517 | 53.0% | 77.0% |
| Narrows High Narrows | 300 | 69.3% | 70.5% |
| Rappahannock County High Washington | 316 | 52.8% | 66.7% |
Matched among Virginia high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.9% | #52 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 94.0% | #23 of 316 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #131 of 316 ▲ 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #271 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #90 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.1% | #292 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.8% | #197 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #41 of 178 |
Ranked against other public high 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
410
-65 (-14%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 549
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 410 | 32.3 | 12.7:1 | 59% (241) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 37 | 11.2:1 | 42% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 37.5 | 11.6:1 | 39% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 39 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 39.7 | 12.3:1 | 35% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 519 | 40 | 13.0:1 | 33% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 571 | 42 | 13.6:1 | 33% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 588 | 49 | 12.0:1 | 18% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 549 | 38 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buffalo Gap High.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (487 to 410); teachers down 19% (39.7 to 32.3).
About Buffalo Gap High
Families in Swoope, Virginia, are served by Buffalo Gap High, a very small high school. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 410 students. By comparison, high schools in Virginia enroll about 1,213 students on average.
Buffalo Gap High reports to Augusta County Public Schools, which has 20 schools and 10,742 students.
Buffalo Gap High is 94% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Buffalo Gap High scores 12%.
The school had 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.7:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Virginia is 13.9:1. The school reported 59% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
On the allk12 Grade, Buffalo Gap High lands at A, ahead of 88% of Virginia public high schools.
Buffalo Gap High's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 83.9% is 11.8 points above the 72.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Augusta County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $82,049, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 25 public schools in the county, enrolling about 10,742, Buffalo Gap High among them.
Buffalo Gap Middle is the nearest public school to Buffalo Gap High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Buffalo Gap High, there are 2 other public schools. On proficiency, Buffalo Gap High is ahead of the 68.7% nearby average, ranking 1st of 7.
Buffalo Gap High is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
The school's enrollment fell 14% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Buffalo Gap High. You can also rate the school on this page.
Augusta County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,033
Census ACS
Median income
$82,049
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
10,742 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Augusta County Public Schools
- Wilson Memorial HighHigh · 837 students
- Edward G. Clymore ElementaryElementary · 803 students
- Fort Defiance HighHigh · 731 students
- Riverheads ElementaryElementary · 714 students
- Stuarts Draft HighHigh · 668 students
- Wilson ElementaryElementary · 655 students
Nearby schools
- Buffalo Gap Middle0.1 mi · 285
- Churchville Elementary3.7 mi · 448
- Beverley Manor Middle6.2 mi · 612
- Shelburne Middle6.9 mi · 583
- Arthur R. Ware Elementary6.9 mi · 372
- Staunton City School PreSchool Programs7.2 mi · 149
Frequently asked questions
About Buffalo Gap HighHow large is Buffalo Gap High?
Buffalo Gap High enrolls approximately 410 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Buffalo Gap High serve?
Buffalo Gap High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Buffalo Gap High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Buffalo Gap High is approximately 12.7:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Buffalo Gap High?
Buffalo Gap High reports a student body of 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Buffalo Gap High?
Buffalo Gap High is overseen by Augusta County Public Schools in Augusta County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.