Buffalo Elementary School

1600 North Buffalo Bill Ave, North Platte, NE, 69103-1557
Tel: (308)535-7130
Grades: PK-5 | 244 students
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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Buffalo Elementary School serves 244 students in grades PK-5.
  • The school's student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is higher than the NE state average of 11:1.
  • Minority enrollment is 24% of the student body.
  • Buffalo Elementary School is one of 10 public elementary schools within North Platte, and operates within the North Platte Public s School District.
Source: 2011 NCES data, NE Dept. of Educ.
Buffalo Elementary School
Awards Honored for National Blue Ribbon Award Blue Ribbon School (2010)
Grades Offered Grades PK-5
Total Students 244 students
% Male / % Female 52% / 48%
Total Classroom Teachers 15 teachers
Students by Grade
 
 
This School
(NE) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio 16:1 11:1
 
This School
(NE) School Average
% American Indian		 n/a 2%
% Asian		 n/a 2%
% Hispanic		 20% 15%
% Black		 1% 6%
% White		 76% 72%
Unknown		 3% 3%
 
 
This School
(NE) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 58% 33%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 9% 9%
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name North Platte Public s School District

Nearby Schools:

Buffalo Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 0 mi. away
Madison Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 0.7 mi. away
Cody Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 1 mi. away
North Platte High School
Grades: 9-12 | 1.4 mi. away
Eisenhower Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 1.5 mi. away
Washington Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 1.6 mi. away

View all schools in: North Platte, Lincoln County, Zip 69103

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