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Schools in Buffalo Center

Buffalo Center’s public schools

North Iowa Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Buffalo Center. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
66%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.1K
▲ 17% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.6
IA 14.1 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
466 students on the public path
In brief

Buffalo Center’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Buffalo Center’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. North Iowa Elementary Buffalo Center places highest (better than 45%); North Iowa High School lowest (9%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Buffalo Center, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5North Iowa Elementary Buffalo CenterNorth Iowa Community School DistrictB−
6–8North Iowa Middle SchoolNorth Iowa Community School DistrictC
9–12North Iowa High SchoolNorth Iowa Community School DistrictD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the North Iowa Community School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

North Iowa Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 466 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 15.6 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$16,052IA $13,713 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading66%
State average 69.7% · 285 students tested
Math57%
State average 63.8% · 285 students tested

Buffalo Center vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Buffalo Center’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Buffalo Center—North Iowa

Every school in Buffalo Center

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Buffalo Centerby address
North Iowa Elementary Buffalo Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
227 students17:1Rate it →
North Iowa Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
115 students14:1Rate it →
North Iowa High School
High · Grades 9–12
D
124 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Buffalo Center’s schools

Are Buffalo Center’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Buffalo Center. North Iowa Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Buffalo Center. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Buffalo Center in?

North Iowa Community School District.

Where do Buffalo Center kids go to high school?

North Iowa High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.