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Buffalo High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

500 W Main, Buffalo, MO 65622 · (417) 345-2223 · Part of Dallas County R-I School District

Buffalo’s School Grade B− better than 46% of Missouri school districts

Directions
Students
511
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Buffalo High

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 29% of Missouri’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state

On the path

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

5–8Buffalo Middle466 students
9–12Buffalo HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 45.2%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Missouri’s 2,023 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

500 W Main, Buffalo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9126
Grade 10117
Grade 11146
Grade 12122
Enrollment over time
508’20
532’21
568’22
522’23
511’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 90%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 3%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Buffalo High from Buffalo families.

Other schools in Dallas County R-I School District

The district →
Mallory Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Buffalo
C−
599 students13:1
Buffalo Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Buffalo
C−
466 students13:1

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