Buffalo Jones Elem
🇺🇸 Official data · 2025Garden City, Kansas 67846 · Garden City
#648 of 686 elementary schools in Kansas
#46158 of 50,301 nationally
About Buffalo Jones Elem
Buffalo Jones Elem is a public elementary located in Garden City, in the Garden City school district of Kansas, United States. It caters for Grades K–4. In 2025 it enrolled 221 students. Traditional public schools run by a school district; free to attend.
Its Success Index (US) is 17.8 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of elementary schools in United States and 648th of 686 ranked elementary schools in Kansas. Its strongest component is students per teacher (59th percentile), and its weakest is math proficiency (7th percentile).
Other published figures: enrollment 221.
There are 17 schools in Garden City; Buffalo Jones Elem ranks 16th of 16 scored schools there.
Success Index (US) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against elementary schools across United States.
- Math proficiency (30%)17%
- Reading proficiency (30%)22%
- Community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%)89.1%
- Students per teacher (15%)13.8
The Success Index (US) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Buffalo Jones Elem by the official sources.
- Enrollment
- 221
- Students enrolled in the latest NCES directory year.
- Free/reduced-price lunch
- 89.1%
- Share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
- Students per teacher
- 13.8
- Enrollment divided by FTE teachers; not class size.
- Reading proficiency
- 22%
- Share of tested students proficient or above (all students, all grades).
- Math proficiency
- 17%
- Share of tested students proficient or above (all students, all grades).
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Schools near Buffalo Jones Elem
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (US).
Abe Hubert Elementary School
Garden City · Public elementary · Grades K–6
285 students · 974 m away
Edith Scheuerman Elem
Garden City · Public elementary · Grades K–4
204 students · 1.2 km away
GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall
Garden City · Public other · Grades K–12
111 students · 1.3 km away
Horace J. Good Middle School
Garden City · Public middle · Grades 7–8
583 students · 1.4 km away
Gertrude Walker Elem
Garden City · Public elementary · Grades K–4
186 students · 1.4 km away
Georgia Matthews Elem
Garden City · Public elementary · Grades K–4
112 students · 1.7 km away
Alta Brown Elem
Garden City · Public elementary · Grades K–4
336 students · 2.1 km away
Jennie Wilson Elem
Garden City · Public elementary · Grades PK–4
796 students · 2.4 km away
Kenneth Henderson Middle
Garden City · Public middle · Grades 7–8
425 students · 3.2 km away
Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Ctr
Garden City · Public middle · Grades 5–6
367 students · 3.4 km away
Similar schools
Public elementary schools in Kansas with a comparable Enrollment.
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221 students
Wichita County Elementary
Leoti · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
221 students
McLouth Elem
McLouth · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
221 students
Lincoln Elem
McPherson · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
221 students
Mark Twain Elem
Kansas City · Public elementary · Grades K–5
222 students
NLC Elementary School
Americus · Public elementary · Grades PK–8
223 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Buffalo Jones Elem a good school?
Buffalo Jones Elem has a Success Index (US) of 17.8 out of 100 (Lower 50% of elementary schools in United States) and ranks #648 of 686 in Kansas. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Buffalo Jones Elem rank in Kansas?
Buffalo Jones Elem ranks #648 of 686 elementary schools in Kansas and #46158 of 50,301 nationally on the Success Index (US) (2025 data).
How many students attend Buffalo Jones Elem?
Buffalo Jones Elem had 221 students in 2025.
Is Buffalo Jones Elem a elementary school or a high school?
Buffalo Jones Elem is classified as a elementary covering Grades K–4. It is a public school.
What other schools are near Buffalo Jones Elem?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Buffalo Jones Elem; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (US) and distance, and can be compared side by side.