📍 7320 69th St e, Palmetto, Manatee County, 34221
Buffalo Creek Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Palmetto, Manatee County. The school has 1,127 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Manatee school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 59% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Buffalo Creek Middle School enrolls 1,127 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 55 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 681 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 253 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 116 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 27 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
501 of the school's 1,127 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 421 qualify for free lunch and 80 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Buffalo Creek Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 21, state house district 73.
Buffalo Creek Middle School is one of 81 schools in MANATEE, based in BRADENTON, Florida. The district serves 54,215 students district-wide and employs 2,963 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,127 students, Buffalo Creek Middle School is larger than the district average of about 669 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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