📍 708 Taylor Ave, Garden City, Finney County, 67846
Buffalo Jones Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Garden City, Finney County. The school has 228 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Garden City school district. It serves grades K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Buffalo Jones Elem enrolls 228 students across grades K–4. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Hispanic or Latino, 6.1% White and 3.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 198 | 87% |
| White | 14 | 6.1% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 7 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
197 of the school's 228 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 172 qualify for free lunch and 25 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 Jones Elem is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 KS-10, state senate district 39, state house district 122.
Buffalo Jones Elem is one of 18 schools in Garden City, based in Garden City, Kansas. The district serves 7,106 students district-wide and employs 575 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 228 students, Buffalo Jones Elem is smaller than the district average of about 395 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote