Buffalo Junior High School
Public middle school in Buffalo, Texas · Buffalo ISD · Grades 3–8
Buffalo Junior High School serves 414 students in grades 3–8 in Buffalo (Leon County). It is one of 3 schools in Buffalo ISD. By enrollment it is the 1233rd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 34.43 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 3–8 |
| District | Buffalo ISD |
| County | Leon County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481199004922 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Buffalo ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 414 | 988 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12 | 12 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 53.9% | 61.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 16% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Buffalo Junior High School in context
Size
Buffalo Junior High School is the only middle school in Buffalo ISD. Its 414 students are 41.9% of the district's 988. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 28 miles away and have a median of 264 students, so Buffalo Junior High 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 7 with 80 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 59, against an average of 69 per grade. This year grade 8 has 21% fewer students than grade 3 (59 against 75). 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
White students are the largest group, at 48.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Buffalo ISD (49%). Hispanic students are next, at 40.6%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
53.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.7% across Buffalo ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Buffalo Junior High School has 34.43 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 414 students would have about 28.8 teachers, so Buffalo Junior High School has 5.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Teague Junior High School, 16.1 miles away in Teague ISD. No other middle school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 48.3% |
| Hispanic | 40.6% |
| Black | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 3.4% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
47.8% of students are girls and 52.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 3 | 75 |
| Grade 4 | 67 |
| Grade 5 | 69 |
| Grade 6 | 64 |
| Grade 7 | 80 |
| Grade 8 | 59 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
335 Bison Trl, Buffalo, TX 75831
Phone: (903)322-4340
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Buffalo Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teague Junior High School | Teague ISD | 16.1 mi | 329 | 13.3 | 55.9% |
| Fairfield Junior High School | Fairfield ISD | 17.7 mi | 406 | 14.3 | 49.5% |
| Groesbeck Middle School | Groesbeck ISD | 27.7 mi | 208 | 11.5 | 56.3% |
| Enge-Washington Intermediate School | Groesbeck ISD | 27.8 mi | 320 | 12.6 | 66.6% |
| Developmental Center | Mexia ISD | 28.1 mi | 18 | 2.3 | 100% |
| Mexia Junior High School | Mexia ISD | 28.3 mi | 367 | 14.4 | 81.2% |
| Westwood Junior High School | Westwood ISD | 29.5 mi | 200 | 10.3 | 80% |
| Normangee Middle School | Normangee ISD | 30.4 mi | 161 | 11.6 | 50.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Buffalo ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 270 |
| Buffalo High School | High | 9–12 | 304 |