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Buffalo Elementary School

Q: Is Buffalo Elementary School a good school?

Buffalo Elementary School ranks 230 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

230^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Buffalo Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Sarver, Pennsylvania, serving 577 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Freeport Area School District, which is ranked 39th out of 606 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Buffalo Elementary School consistently performs well on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) tests, with a higher percentage of students proficient or better in Math and English Language Arts compared to the state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, 73.4% of all grades were proficient or better in Math, compared to 62.4% for the Freeport Area School District and 41.7% for the state of Pennsylvania. The school also performs well across different student subgroups, ranking in the top 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for female, male, white, and low socioeconomic status students.

When compared to nearby schools, South Buffalo Elementary School, which is also part of the Freeport Area School District, performs well, ranking 291st out of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools in 2024-2025. However, other nearby schools like Bon Air Elementary School, East Union Intrmd School, and Stewart Elementary School have lower performance levels and rankings. Buffalo Elementary School's consistent high performance, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 10 school years, makes it a standout in the region.

564

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,778

Per pupil spending ?

26.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Sarver Rd
Sarver, PA 16229

(724) 353-9577

District: Freeport Area School District

Students who attend Buffalo Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Freeport Area Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.1%

Two or more races:

3.5%

Hispanic:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2014 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (69% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg66%

Pennsylvania avg45%

230^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Freeport Area School District

39^th of 606Freeport Area School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	230 of 1511	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	267 of 1526	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	216 of 1534	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	346 of 1534	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	392 of 1433	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	382 of 1544	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	330 of 1530	78.4%	★★★★☆
2017	73.4	421 of 1547	72.8%	★★★★☆
2016	74.4	399 of 1554	74.3%	★★★★☆
2014	72.3	441 of 1467	69.9%	★★★★☆
2013	74.3	390 of 1519	74.3%	★★★★☆
2012	73.8	425 of 1599	73.4%	★★★★☆
2011	67.3	592 of 1597	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.3	521 of 1579	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.0	546 of 1549	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.6	462 of 1551	70.2%	★★★★☆
2007	75.2	357 of 1555	77.0%	★★★★☆
2006	78.2	269 of 1545	82.6%	★★★★☆
2005	76.9	264 of 1299	79.7%	★★★★☆
2004	71.0	415 of 1308	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	65.5	519 of 1302	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	221 of 1030	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.9	316 of 1043	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	235 of 1466	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	244 of 1488	83.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	299 of 1369	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	473 of 1432	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.7	187 of 1414	86.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	248 of 1475	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	288 of 1495	80.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	280 of 1201	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	330 of 1229	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	272 of 1236	78.0%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)79th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math73%+32 vs state

English Language Arts65%+16 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, August 14, 2017

I think this is an overall good school. The principle is awful though and so are the ladies at the front desk (very rude). Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)				PSSA English Language Arts (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 (2025)	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	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Buffalo Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Sarver Rd	Sarver	16229	Armstrong County	Freeport Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 353-9577	564	37	15.1	26.4%	531 (94.1%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	83.3	230^th of 1511 public elementary schools	84.8%		80.9	267^th of 1526 public elementary schools	82.5%	37	80.5	73.8	65.3	73.4	76.8	55.0	60.0	65.0	$14,778	$104	$14,674
Knoch Primary School	Public	K-3	328 Knoch Road	Saxonburg	16056	Butler County	Knoch School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 352-1700	536	35	15.5	34.1%	502 (93.7%)	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.9%)								(n/a)	73.3			73.3	63.0			63.0	$16,122	$653	$15,469
Knoch Intermediate Elementary School	Public	4-5	340 Knoch Road	Saxonburg	16056	Butler County	Knoch School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 352-1700	296	25	11.6	37.2%	279 (94.3%)	5 (1.7%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	76.4	350^th of 1511 public elementary schools	76.8%		81.6	254^th of 1526 public elementary schools	83.4%	96		67.3	71.4	69.3		54.3	56.4	55.3	$15,921	$858	$15,063
South Buffalo Elementary School	Public	K-5	562 Freeport Rd	Freeport	16229	Armstrong County	Freeport Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 295-9510	221	17	13.1	41.6%	208 (94.1%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	79.3	291^st of 1511 public elementary schools	80.7%		86.5	161^st of 1526 public elementary schools	89.4%	130	100.0	68.1	53.3	72.3	78.6	61.7	50.0	62.8	$18,613	$1,338	$17,275
Curtisville Pri Center	Public	K-2	1715 Saxonburg Boulevard	Tarentum	15084	Allegheny County	Deer Lakes School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 265-5340	390	31	12.3	40.8%	358 (91.8%)	9 (2.3%)	8 (2.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)								(n/a)									$18,517	$781	$17,736
Highlands Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	1060 Atlantic Ave	Brackenridge	15014	Allegheny County	Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 224-5880	205	14	14.8	101.0%	130 (63.4%)	18 (8.8%)	13 (6.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	41 (20.0%)								(n/a)									$27,458	$4,767	$22,690
Highlands Elementary School	Public	1-4	101 East 9th Ave	Tarentum	15084	Allegheny County	Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 224-0300	559	43	12.8	104.7%	371 (66.4%)	72 (12.9%)	24 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (15.9%)	43.2	926^th of 1511 public elementary schools	38.7%		36.4	1051^st of 1526 public elementary schools	31.1%	125	49.6	41.7		45.6	50.4	39.6		45.0	$19,327	$3,356	$15,972
East Union Intrmd School	Public	3-5	57 East Union Road	Cheswick	15024	Allegheny County	Deer Lakes School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 265-5330	335	30	11.3	46.3%	308 (91.9%)	3 (0.9%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	58.9	673^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	55.5%		54.7	799^th of 1526 public elementary schools	47.6%	126	61.2	45.9	52.0	53.1	53.1	46.4	54.0	51.1	$31,788	$124	$31,664
Summit Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	351 Brinker Road	Butler	16002	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 287-8721	259	22	12.0	95.0%	248 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	45.3	893^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	40.9%		58.8	728^th of 1526 public elementary schools	52.3%	165	40.9	63.9	43.2	50.0	39.5	44.7	32.4	39.4	$16,175	$1,115	$15,060
Bon Air Elementary School	Public	K-4	3260 Leechburg Rd	Lower Burrell	15068	Westmoreland County	Burrell School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 334-1463	447	34	13.1	50.8%	387 (86.6%)	6 (1.3%)	12 (2.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.5%)								(n/a)	72.1			72.1	53.5			53.5	$16,742	$1,410	$15,332

Frequently Asked Questions about Buffalo Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Buffalo Elementary School?

Students at Buffalo Elementary School are 94% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

What district is Buffalo Elementary School in?

Freeport Area School District

What schools do graduates of Buffalo Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Buffalo Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Freeport Area Senior High School

How many students attend Buffalo Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 564 students attended Buffalo Elementary School.

Is Buffalo Elementary School a good school?

Buffalo Elementary School ranks 230^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

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