📍 1001 W Truman Rd, Buffalo, Dallas County, 65622
Buffalo Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Buffalo, Dallas County. The school has 499 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dallas Co. R-I school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Buffalo Middle enrolls 499 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 456 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
306 of the school's 499 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 258 qualify for free lunch and 48 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 Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 MO-40, state senate district 28, state house district 129.
Buffalo Middle is one of 4 schools in DALLAS CO. R-I, based in BUFFALO, Missouri. The district serves 1,689 students district-wide and employs 138 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 499 students, Buffalo Middle is larger than the district average of about 422 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote