📍 4919 W. 109th St., Lennox, Los Angeles County, 90304
Buford Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lennox, Los Angeles County. The school has 553 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Maricela De La Torre-barragan. It is part of the Lennox school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
Buford Elementary enrolls 553 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 3.6% Two or more races and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 524 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
495 of the school's 553 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Buford Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Buford Elementary is one of 6 schools in Lennox, based in Lennox, California. The district serves 3,941 students district-wide and employs 200 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 553 students, Buford Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 657 students per school.