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Buffalo Valley

At a glance

414^thof 452 Oklahoma districts▼ 251

Better than 8% of Oklahoma districts

Elementary 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

4384 Southeast Highway 63
Talihina, OK 74571-5961·(918) 942-9225·All Oklahoma district rankings →

Statewide performance 2009–2025

2025: better than 8.4% of districts

Schools

203

Students

Top rankedBuffalo Valley High School396^th of 463 Oklahoma high schools

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Summary:

The Buffalo Valley school district in Oklahoma operates two schools - Buffalo Valley Elementary School (grades PK-8) and Buffalo Valley High School (grades 9-12). Both schools are among the lowest-performing in the state, ranking in the bottom 10% of Oklahoma districts and earning a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Buffalo Valley Elementary School has consistently struggled, with its statewide ranking declining from 541 out of 845 schools in 2009-2010 to 814 out of 957 schools in 2014-2015. The school has very low proficiency rates in English Language Arts (8%) and Mathematics (18%), well below the state averages. It also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 19% and a very high free/reduced lunch rate of 94.81%.

Buffalo Valley High School has also faced significant challenges, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 200 out of 431 schools and 396 out of 463 schools in recent years. The school has low proficiency rates across multiple subjects, including 27% in English Language Arts, 0% in Mathematics, 16% in Science, and 22% in U.S. History. The school's four-year graduation rate of 82.2% is also lower than the state average, and it has a high free/reduced lunch rate of 86.3% and a 19% chronic absenteeism rate.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSTP English Language Arts I (2025)		OSTP Mathematics (2025)		OSTP Science (2025)		OSTP U.S. History (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSTP English Language Arts I 11th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I All Grades	OSTP Mathematics 11th Grade	OSTP Mathematics All Grades	OSTP Science 11th Grade	OSTP Science All Grades	OSTP U.S. History 11th Grade	OSTP U.S. History All Grades	Total
Buffalo Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4384 Southeast Highway 63	Talihina	74571	Latimer County	Buffalo Valley	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 942-9225	134	6	21.1	81.3%	46 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (35.1%)	1 (0.7%)	35 (26.1%)								(n/a)		8.0		18.0					$13,167
Buffalo Valley High School	Public	9-12	4384 Southeast Highway 63	Talihina	74571	Latimer County	Buffalo Valley	No	(n/a)	No	No	(918) 942-9225	69	4	17.2	63.8%	30 (43.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (23.2%)	20.3	396^th of 463 public high schools	14.5%		48.8	200^th of 431 public high schools	53.6%	196	27.0	27.0	0.0	0.0	16.0	16.0	22.0	22.0	$14,087

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tuskahoma	8.06 mi	1
Albion	9.84 mi	1
Talihina	11.62 mi	3	354^th
Clayton	11.65 mi	2	398^th
Panola	13.66 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

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