Summary:
The 29321 zip code in South Carolina is home to a single public elementary school, Buffalo Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 478 students. The school is part of the Union 01 school district, which is ranked 59 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Buffalo Elementary's academic performance is consistently below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 35.5% to 43.9%, compared to the district's 46% to 48.3% and the state's 61.8% to 63.5%. The school's performance in Mathematics is even lower, with proficiency rates ranging from 23.2% to 30.6%, compared to the district's 32.8% to 40.7% and the state's 48.1% to 56.3%. Additionally, the school's 4th-grade Science proficiency rate of 21% is significantly lower than the district's 30.5% and the state's 49.1%.
Buffalo Elementary also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 22.5% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average. Despite these academic struggles, the school has a relatively high per-student spending of $12,907 and a low student-teacher ratio of 12.2, suggesting that the school may have access to more resources compared to other schools in the district or state. However, these resources do not appear to be translating into improved student outcomes, and further investigation into the school's practices and resource allocation would be necessary to identify potential areas for improvement and support.
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