📍 665 Vine St, Buffalo Gap, Taylor County, 79508
Buffalo Gap el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Buffalo Gap, Taylor County. The school has 394 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Alana Mcclure. It is part of the Jim Ned Cisd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Buffalo Gap el enrolls 394 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 2.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 323 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 59 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
77 of the school's 394 students (20%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 69 qualify for free lunch and 8 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 Gap el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 24, state house district 71.
Buffalo Gap el is one of 4 schools in JIM NED CISD, based in TUSCOLA, Texas. The district serves 1,639 students district-wide and employs 119 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 394 students, Buffalo Gap el is close to the district average of about 410 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant