Buna Elementary School
Public elementary school in Buna, Texas · Buna ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Buna Elementary School serves 721 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Buna (Jasper County). It is one of 3 schools in Buna ISD. By enrollment it is the 780th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.6 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 49.3 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Buna ISD |
| County | Jasper County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481209000704 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Buna ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 721 | 1,474 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.6 | 12.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 52.8% | 49.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% of Texas 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.
Buna Elementary School in context
Size
Buna Elementary School is the only elementary school in Buna ISD. Its 721 students are 48.9% of the district's 1,474. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 15.4 miles away and have a median of 394 students, so Buna 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 3 with 125 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 65, against an average of 103 per grade. This year grade 5 has 20% fewer students than kindergarten (87 against 109). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 65 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 89.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Buna ISD (89.3%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
52.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.2% across Buna ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. 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
Buna Elementary School has 49.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 721 students would have about 48.7 teachers, so Buna Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Evadale Elementary School, 9.8 miles away in Evadale ISD. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 89.9% |
| Hispanic | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% |
| Black | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Asian | 0.1% |
46.9% of students are girls and 53.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 65 |
| Kindergarten | 109 |
| Grade 1 | 115 |
| Grade 2 | 99 |
| Grade 3 | 125 |
| Grade 4 | 121 |
| Grade 5 | 87 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
650 Cr 725, Buna, TX 77612
Phone: (409)994-4840
Website: bunaisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Buna Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evadale Elementary School | Evadale ISD | 9.8 mi | 200 | 12.6 | 44.5% |
| Kirbyville Elementary School | Kirbyville CISD | 14.4 mi | 686 | 16.2 | 60.6% |
| Deweyville Elementary School | Deweyville ISD | 15.4 mi | 270 | 13.4 | 55.9% |
| Silsbee Elementary School | Silsbee ISD | 15.4 mi | 921 | 14.4 | 70% |
| Laura Reeves Primary School | Silsbee ISD | 15.4 mi | 281 | 14.3 | 71.9% |
| Fred Elementary School | Warren ISD | 16.4 mi | 167 | 10.8 | 80.2% |
| Mauriceville Elementary School | Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD | 17.0 mi | 507 | 11.5 | 68.4% |
| Pine Forest Elementary School | Vidor ISD | 18.1 mi | 525 | 14.4 | 53.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Buna ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buna High School | High | 9–12 | 435 |
| Buna Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 318 |