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Schools in Buffalo

Buffalo’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above Kentucky’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.3K
▼ 16% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.8
KY 15.4
Schools in town
0
2,291 students on the public path
In brief

Buffalo’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Buffalo’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools. LaRue County High School places highest (better than 62%); Abraham Lincoln Elementary School lowest (47%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Buffalo, graded from B− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: LaRue County High School. 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, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
6–8LaRue County Middle Schoolin HodgenvilleB−
9–12LaRue County High Schoolin HodgenvilleB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Larue County 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.

Larue County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,448 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 15.8 per teacher (KY 15.4)
$12,342KY $14,752 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 44.7% · 1244 students tested
Math39%
State average 37.8% · 1245 students tested

Buffalo vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Buffalo—Larue County

Every school in Buffalo

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

Also serving Buffaloin other towns
Hodgenville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hodgenville
B
533 students15:1Rate it →
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hodgenville
B−
482 students16:1Rate it →
LaRue County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hodgenville
B−
522 students16:1Rate it →
LaRue County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hodgenville
B
754 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Buffalo’s schools

Are Buffalo’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Buffalo. Larue County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Buffalo. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Buffalo in?

Larue County School District.

Where do Buffalo kids go to high school?

LaRue County High School.

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What Buffalo families are saying about 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.