Mallory Elementary School
Public elementary school in Buffalo, Missouri · Dallas County R-I School District · Grades K–4
Mallory Elementary School serves 599 students in grades K–4 in Buffalo (Dallas County). It is one of 3 schools in Dallas County R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 67th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 12.8 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 46.75 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–4 |
| District | Dallas County R-I School District |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290612000150 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Dallas County R-I | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 599 | 1,576 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 12.8 | 12.2 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 63.4% | 60.1% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 57% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Mallory Elementary School in context
Size
Mallory Elementary School is the only elementary school in Dallas County R-I School District. Its 599 students are 38% of the district's 1,576. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 16.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 464; Mallory Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 4 with 130 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 108, against an average of 120 per grade. This year grade 4 has 12% more students than kindergarten (130 against 116). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 91% here and 90.5% across Dallas County R-I. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
63.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 60.1% across Dallas County R-I and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 34.6% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 46.75 full-time-equivalent teachers for 599 students, Mallory Elementary School has 12.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 599 students would have about 48.7 teachers, so Mallory Elementary School has 2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
Mallory Elementary School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other elementary school is Halfway Elementary School, 7.9 miles away in Halfway R-III School District. Within 10 miles there is 1 other elementary school, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 91% |
| Two or more races | 4.5% |
| Hispanic | 3.7% |
| Black | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
47.1% of students are girls and 52.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 116 |
| Grade 1 | 124 |
| Grade 2 | 108 |
| Grade 3 | 121 |
| Grade 4 | 130 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
315 S Hickory, Buffalo, MO 65622
Phone: (417)345-2350
Website: bisonpride.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Mallory Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halfway Elementary School | Halfway R-III | 7.9 mi | 133 | 11.5 | 51.1% |
| Pleasant Hope Elementary School | Pleasant Hope R-VI | 15.9 mi | 258 | 13.6 | 56.6% |
| Bolivar Intermediate School | Bolivar R-I | 16.2 mi | 572 | 13.5 | 51.4% |
| Bolivar Primary School | Bolivar R-I | 16.2 mi | 578 | 11.9 | 56.6% |
| Ezard Elementary School | Laclede County R-I | 17.6 mi | 422 | 13.8 | 51.4% |
| Fair Grove Elementary School | Fair Grove R-X | 17.9 mi | 550 | 14.4 | 38.5% |
| Skyline Elementary School | Hickory County R-I | 19.2 mi | 295 | 13.2 | 46.8% |
| Joel E. Barber Elementary School | Laclede County C-5 | 19.6 mi | 505 | 14 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Dallas County R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo High School | High | 9–12 | 511 |
| Buffalo Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 466 |