Buffalo Elementary School
1600 North Buffalo Bill Ave
North Platte NE, 69101, Lincoln County
Phone: 308-535-7130
Ranking: 
(535 out of 761, bottom 30%)*
(535 out of 761, bottom 30%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: North Platte Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 224 | 229 | 229 | 244 | 218 | 189 | 181 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 42 | 18.8% | 42 | 18.3% | 32 | 14.0% | 42 | 17.2% | 26 | 11.9% | 11 | 5.8% | 10 | 5.5% |
| Kindergarten: | 30 | 13.4% | 24 | 10.5% | 43 | 18.8% | 41 | 16.8% | 47 | 21.6% | 36 | 19.0% | 34 | 18.8% |
| Grade 1: | 21 | 9.4% | 40 | 17.5% | 34 | 14.8% | 40 | 16.4% | 29 | 13.3% | 31 | 16.4% | 30 | 16.6% |
| Grade 2: | 34 | 15.2% | 28 | 12.2% | 36 | 15.7% | 28 | 11.5% | 32 | 14.7% | 28 | 14.8% | 37 | 20.4% |
| Grade 3: | 32 | 14.3% | 35 | 15.3% | 29 | 12.7% | 30 | 12.3% | 26 | 11.9% | 32 | 16.9% | 25 | 13.8% |
| Grade 4: | 36 | 16.1% | 26 | 11.4% | 31 | 13.5% | 25 | 10.2% | 31 | 14.2% | 25 | 13.2% | 25 | 13.8% |
| Grade 5: | 29 | 12.9% | 34 | 14.8% | 24 | 10.5% | 38 | 15.6% | 27 | 12.4% | 26 | 13.8% | 20 | 11.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 125 | 55.8% | 124 | 54.1% | 127 | 55.5% | 131 | 53.7% | 110 | 50.5% | 94 | 49.7% | 94 | 51.9% |
| Female: | 99 | 44.2% | 105 | 45.9% | 102 | 44.5% | 113 | 46.3% | 100 | 45.9% | 87 | 46.0% | 83 | 45.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 1.1% | 4 | 2.2% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 38 | 17.0% | 43 | 18.8% | 32 | 14.0% | 49 | 20.1% | 32 | 14.7% | 25 | 13.2% | 38 | 21.0% |
| Black: | 7 | 3.1% | 6 | 2.6% | 5 | 2.2% | 3 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.8% | 4 | 2.1% | 8 | 4.4% |
| White: | 175 | 78.1% | 175 | 76.4% | 185 | 80.8% | 186 | 76.2% | 180 | 82.6% | 158 | 83.6% | 131 | 72.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 1.8% | 3 | 1.3% | 5 | 2.2% | 6 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 128 | 57.1% | 122 | 53.3% | 129 | 56.3% | 141 | 57.8% | 126 | 57.8% | 88 | 46.6% | 102 | 56.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 7.1% | 27 | 11.8% | 20 | 8.7% | 23 | 9.4% | 42 | 19.3% | 36 | 19.0% | 22 | 12.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.58 | 13.09 | 14.71 | 15.88 | 14.06 | 14.80 | 14.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NeSA | ||||||
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 106.48 | 104.32 | 103.49 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 109.30 | 114.22 | 107.84 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 134.67 | 112.27 | 110.06 |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 108.76 | 110.68 | 101.01 |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 118.48 | 107.69 | 104.41 |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 107.43 | 111.96 | 108.66 |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 128.39 | 112.95 | 111.04 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 79.65 | 87.88 | 102.64 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 92.16 | 101.02 | 106.36 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 103.64 | 111.30 | 108.63 |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 105.17 | 106.53 | 103.84 |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 98.33 | 105.99 | 109.01 |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 94.65 | 108.90 | 111.62 |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 100.24 | 112.91 | 114.70 |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 36.16 | 40.74 | 43.59 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 73.36 | 89.58 | 102.67 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 85.87 | 108.59 | 108.48 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 104.13 | 108.30 | 108.93 |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 96.59 | 104.82 | 101.08 |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 94.06 | 102.74 | 107.65 |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 94.48 | 113.49 | 114.26 |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 112.50 | 113.46 | 118.18 |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 92.22 | 102.30 | 101.12 |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 104.25 | 101.75 | 104.29 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 63.6% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 36.4% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 22.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 90.9% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $46,477.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,103.0 |
* Buffalo Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.