📍 4384 Southeast Highway 63, Talihina, Latimer County, 74571
Buffalo Valley Es is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Talihina, Latimer County. The school has 159 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buffalo Valley school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 7.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths.
Buffalo Valley Es enrolls 159 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 7.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 34% American Indian or Alaska Native and 18% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 68 | 43% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 54 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 4.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
117 of the school's 159 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. 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 Valley Es 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 OK-20, state senate district 7, state house district 17.
Buffalo Valley Es is one of 2 schools in BUFFALO VALLEY, based in Talihina, Oklahoma. The district serves 203 students district-wide and employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 159 students, Buffalo Valley Es is larger than the district average of about 102 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote