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Buffalo Jones Elem

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

708 Taylor Ave, Garden City, KS 67846 · (620) 805-7300 · Part of Garden City Unified School District 457

Garden City’s School Grade C− better than 23% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
221
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
89%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about Buffalo Jones Elem

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Garden City kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Garden City kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–4Buffalo Jones ElemYou are here
7–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

708 Taylor Ave, Garden City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten30
Grade 161
Grade 241
Grade 344
Grade 445
Enrollment over time
207’20
250’21
228’22
240’23
221’24

Up 6.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 87%White 6%Black 3%Asian 2%Two or more races 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Buffalo Jones Elem from Garden City families.

Other schools in Garden City Unified School District 457

The district →
Jennie Wilson Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Garden City
B+
796 students
Florence Wilson Elem
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Garden City
B−
376 students16:1
Victor Ornelas Elem
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Garden City
C
351 students13:1
Alta Brown Elem
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Garden City
B−
336 students14:1
Abe Hubert Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Garden City
C
285 students12:1
Edith Scheuerman Elem
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Garden City
B−
204 students12:1

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 Kansas’s other public schools; Garden City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.