📍 6110 11th Avenue, Kearney, Buffalo County, 68845
Buffalo Hills Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kearney, Buffalo County. The school has 316 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Chance Waggoner. It is part of the Kearney Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Buffalo Hills Elementary enrolls 316 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino and 2.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 278 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
67 of the school's 316 students (21%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 47 qualify for free lunch and 20 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 Hills Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NE-30, state senate district 37.
Buffalo Hills Elementary is one of 15 schools in KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in KEARNEY, Nebraska. The district serves 6,066 students district-wide and employs 380 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 316 students, Buffalo Hills Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 404 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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