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C+

Buffalo Creek El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2801 Blalock Rd, Houston, TX 77080 · (713) 251-5300 · Part of Spring Branch Independent School District

Houston’s School Grade C− better than 23% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
741
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
97%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Buffalo Creek El

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 40% of Texas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 69.2% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts29%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2801 Blalock Rd, Houston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K1
Kindergarten113
Grade 1104
Grade 2124
Grade 3132
Grade 4112
Grade 5155
Enrollment over time
438’20
439’21
441’22
412’23
741’24

Up 69.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 87%Black 5%White 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Buffalo Creek El from Houston families.

Other schools in Spring Branch Independent School District

The district →
Valley Oaks El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
A+
894 students16:1
Wilchester El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
A+
854 students17:1
Rummel Creek El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
A+
793 students16:1
Bunker Hill El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
A+
766 students17:1
Nottingham El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
A−
746 students16:1
Meadow Wood El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
A
686 students16:1

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