📍 733 Main Street, Buffalo, Union County, 29321
Buffalo Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Buffalo, Union County. The school has 491 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes devices for students.
Buffalo Elementary enrolls 491 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 40 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 36% Black or African American and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 232 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 179 | 36% |
| Two or more races | 60 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
491 of the school's 491 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 491 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Buffalo Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 SC-50, state senate district 13, state house district 42.
Buffalo Elementary is one of 7 schools in Union 01, based in Union, South Carolina. The district serves 3,542 students district-wide and employs 275 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 491 students, Buffalo Elementary is close to the district average of about 506 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant