📍 650 Cr 725, Buna, Jasper County, 77612
Buna el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Buna, Jasper County. The school has 702 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Karen Hebert. It is part of the Buna Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 51.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Buna el enrolls 702 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 51.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 639 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
371 of the school's 702 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 349 qualify for free lunch and 22 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.
Buna el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 3, state house district 19.
Buna el is one of 3 schools in BUNA ISD, based in BUNA, Texas. The district serves 1,474 students district-wide and employs 120 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 702 students, Buna el is larger than the district average of about 491 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant