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Schools in Buffalo Springs Lake

Buffalo Springs Lake’s public schools

Slaton Independent School District and Roosevelt Independent School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Buffalo Springs Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/5schools above Texas’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.8K
▲ 39% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024 · Slaton Independent
Students per teacher
11.8
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,966 students on the public path
In brief

Buffalo Springs Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Buffalo Springs Lake’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Roosevelt H S places highest (better than 71%); Slaton J H lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Buffalo Springs Lake, graded from C to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Slaton H S and Roosevelt H S. 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 Springs Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Slaton Independent School District.

Two districts serve Buffalo Springs Lake

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

Slaton Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,271 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$17,840TX $12,815 · FY2024
C+
Roosevelt Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,138 students · 10.9 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$14,042TX $12,815 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Slaton Independent School District42%
State average 51.1% · 674 students tested
Math · PK–12, Slaton Independent School District31%
State average 40.9% · 633 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Roosevelt Independent School District36%
State average 51.1% · 628 students tested
Math · PK–12, Roosevelt Independent School District28%
State average 40.9% · 615 students tested

Buffalo Springs Lake vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Buffalo Springs Lake’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Buffalo Springs Lake—Slaton Independent PK–12 · Roosevelt Independent PK–12
Ransom CanyonC+Slaton Independent PK–12 · Roosevelt Independent PK–12

Every school in Buffalo Springs Lake

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

Also serving Buffalo Springs Lakein other towns
Roosevelt El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lubbock
C
519 students13:1Rate it →
Stephen F Austin Pri
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Slaton
218 students19:1Rate it →
Roosevelt J H
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lubbock
C+
287 students11:1Rate it →
Slaton J H
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Slaton
C−
251 students15:1Rate it →
Slaton H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Slaton
C+
359 students11:1Rate it →
Roosevelt H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Lubbock
B+
332 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Buffalo Springs Lake’s schools

Are Buffalo Springs Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Buffalo Springs Lake. Slaton Independent School District and Roosevelt Independent School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Buffalo Springs Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Buffalo Springs Lake in?

Slaton Independent School District and Roosevelt Independent School District.

Where do Buffalo Springs Lake kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Slaton H S and Roosevelt H S.

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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.