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North Iowa Elementary Buffalo Center

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

111 3rd Ave NW, Buffalo Center, IA 50424 · (641) 562-2525 · Part of North Iowa Community School District

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Students
227
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about North Iowa Elementary Buffalo Center

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of Iowa’s public schools
  • Next stop for Buffalo Center kids: North Iowa Middle School

On the path

Where Buffalo Center kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5North Iowa Elementary Buffalo CenterYou are here
6–8North Iowa Middle School115 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 67.8%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Iowa’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

111 3rd Ave NW, Buffalo Center

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K29
Kindergarten29
Grade 130
Grade 233
Grade 331
Grade 437
Grade 538
Enrollment over time
244’20
259’21
256’22
231’23
227’24

Down 7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 86%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about North Iowa Elementary Buffalo Center from Buffalo Center families.

Other schools in North Iowa Community School District

The district →
North Iowa Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Buffalo Center
C
115 students14:1
North Iowa High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Buffalo Center
D
124 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Iowa’s other public schools; Buffalo Center’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.