Enrollment
317
High
DISTRICT 173 · STATE 346
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHNSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560377000187
Buffalo High School
29891 Old Highway 87, Buffalo, WY 82834 · (307) 684-2269 · Johnson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of Wyoming public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 Wyoming public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
76 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 47%
Community
0
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 | 87 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 81 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 68 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 81 | 26% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 41% · 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
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.5%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
54.7%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wyoming schools, those numbers are about 56 and 51.
Source: WY-TOPP. 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
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.1%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for Wyoming 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 Wyoming'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 High School
Buffalo High School's state test result (54.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo High School this school | 317 | 24.0% | 54.2% |
| Mountain View High School Mountain View | 230 | 22.2% | 60.9% |
| Lyman High School Lyman | 254 | 27.2% | 55.0% |
| Pinedale High School Pinedale | 316 | 21.5% | 72.9% |
| Sundance Secondary School Sundance | 198 | 24.7% | 66.5% |
| Star Valley High School Afton | 846 | 21.6% | 63.6% |
Matched among Wyoming 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #18 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #13 of 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #18 of 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #25 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #5 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.0% | #27 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.0% | #44 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #22 of 25 |
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
317
0 (0%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 310
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
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 | 317 | 26.9 | 11.8:1 | 24% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 334 | 26.2 | 12.8:1 | 18% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 23.1 | 14.8:1 | 15% (51) |
| 2020-21 | 317 | 26 | 12.2:1 | 25% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 313 | 27.8 | 11.3:1 | 31% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 322 | 31 | 10.4:1 | 24% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 352 | N/A | N/A | 24% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 370 | 26 | 14.2:1 | 18% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 310 | 27 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buffalo High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (313 to 317); teachers down 3% (27.8 to 26.9).
About Buffalo High School
Buffalo High School serves students in Buffalo, Wyoming, as a mid-sized high school. It reports enrollment of 317 students in grades 9 through 12.
Johnson County School District #1 runs Buffalo High School along with 5 other schools, enrolling 1,137 students in total.
Roughly 85% of students at Buffalo High School are White. The remaining students are 9% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The diversity index for Buffalo High School is 27%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. The 11.4:1 average for high schools in Wyoming is close to this figure. Income data for the school show 24% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 35% for public schools in Johnson County.
Buffalo High School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 50% of Wyoming public high schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Buffalo High School would be expected to post about 66.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.2%.
For the population of Johnson County, the median household earns about $64,871 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Johnson County, 6 public schools serve about 1,137 students.
Measured in a straight line, Cloud Peak Elementary is about 0.6 miles from Buffalo High School. Other public schools within five miles: 4. Buffalo High School comes in 4th of 4 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Buffalo High School's location as Rural: Fringe.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 317 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 317.
Buffalo High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,686
Census ACS
Median income
$64,871
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,137 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Johnson County School District #1
- Clear Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 240 students
- Cloud Peak ElementaryElementary · 225 students
- Meadowlark ElementaryElementary · 211 students
- Kaycee SchoolCombined · 115 students
- New West High SchoolHigh · 29 students
Other schools in Buffalo
- Clear Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 240 students
- Cloud Peak ElementaryElementary · 225 students
- Meadowlark ElementaryElementary · 211 students
- New West High SchoolHigh · 29 students
Other Buffalo High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Buffalo High. Buffalo High School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- BUFFALO HIGHBUFFALO, MO · 511 students
- Buffalo High SchoolBuffalo, WV · 382 students
- Buffalo High SchoolBUFFALO, TX · 304 students
- Buffalo High SchoolBuffalo, OK · 75 students
Nearby schools
- Cloud Peak Elementary0.6 mi · 225
- Meadowlark Elementary0.8 mi · 211
- Clear Creek Middle School0.8 mi · 240
- New West High School1.5 mi · 29
- Story Elementary19.3 mi · 23
- Clearmont K-12 School26.0 mi · 86
Frequently asked questions
About Buffalo High SchoolHow many students attend Buffalo High School?
Buffalo High School enrolls approximately 317 students in grades 09-12.
Is Buffalo High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Buffalo High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Buffalo High School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Buffalo High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Buffalo High School?
At Buffalo High School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Buffalo High School public or private?
Buffalo High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Johnson County School District #1.
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