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Buffalo Gap Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-3

Summary

Buffalo Gap Elementary is a public elementary school in Buffalo Gap, Texas, serving 394 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Jim Ned Consolidated Independent School District, which is ranked 46th out of 968 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating.

Buffalo Gap Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Texas, with 86% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to the state average of 47%. The school's performance is notably higher than its parent district, Abilene Independent School District, and nearby schools in Abilene ISD, which have more diverse student populations. Buffalo Gap Elementary has a predominantly white student body (81.98%) and a low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (19.54%), suggesting it serves a relatively affluent community.

With a low student-teacher ratio of 13.5, Buffalo Gap Elementary's consistent academic excellence and strong educational outcomes make it a valuable asset to the local community. The school's success may present opportunities for collaboration with nearby schools or districts looking to learn from its best practices and support student learning effectively.

224

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,099

Per pupil spending ?

16.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

665 Vine St
Buffalo Gap, TX 79508-0608

(325) 572-3533

District: Jim Ned Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Buffalo Gap Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jim Ned Middle
High:	Jim Ned High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.0%

Hispanic:

15.2%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2013 → 91st in 2023

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (77% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg78%

Texas avg48%

Not ranked this year

Buffalo Gap Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	88.8	421 of 4647	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.5	260 of 4581	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.2	311 of 4578	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	86.3	462 of 4479	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	652 of 4359	85.0%	★★★★☆
2017	84.8	553 of 4329	87.2%	★★★★☆
2016	88.5	304 of 4286	92.9%	★★★★★
2015	86.7	380 of 4320	91.2%	★★★★★
2014	92.2	95 of 4260	97.8%	★★★★★
2013	87.1	343 of 4221	91.9%	★★★★★
2012	86.2	380 of 4206	91.0%	★★★★★
2011	85.6	148 of 4095	96.4%	★★★★★
2010	73.5	877 of 3937	77.7%	★★★★☆
2009	82.7	335 of 3884	91.4%	★★★★★
2008	84.1	255 of 3768	93.2%	★★★★★
2007	85.7	103 of 3724	97.2%	★★★★★
2006	85.1	168 of 3476	95.2%	★★★★★
2005	88.8	36 of 3475	99.0%	★★★★★
2004	88.2	35 of 3465	99.0%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	66.5	1016 of 4461	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	61.7	1116 of 4331	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	870 of 4295	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	861 of 4240	79.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	86.0	467 of 4588	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	91.5	239 of 4561	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	352 of 4499	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	80.6	618 of 4348	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.4	428 of 4306	90.1%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	76.1	235 of 2980	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	78.7	84 of 2958	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	83.0	82 of 3006	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	74.5	479 of 3184	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	106 of 3106	96.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	76.9	651 of 4401	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	873 of 4376	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.9	967 of 4329	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	34.1	3018 of 4188	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	76.6	599 of 4168	85.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	76.0	601 of 4521	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	322 of 4477	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	84.1	306 of 4451	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	63.6	1147 of 4309	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	1015 of 4264	76.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	88.7	380 of 4585	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	277 of 4563	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.0	286 of 4498	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	388 of 4357	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	72.6	915 of 4319	78.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	86.3	260 of 4086	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	69.3	724 of 3952	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	308 of 3799	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	80.2	311 of 3684	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	76.9	372 of 3558	89.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	77.1	518 of 3106	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	347 of 3082	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	394 of 3082	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	629 of 3142	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	904 of 3127	71.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2023)94th percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2023)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2023)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)87th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2023)85th percentile-6 vs school

White (2023)83rd percentile-8 vs school

At Risk (2022)77th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics79%+34 vs state

Reading76%+24 vs state

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Schools Near Buffalo Gap Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (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	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Buffalo Gap Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	665 Vine St	Buffalo Gap	79508	Taylor County	Jim Ned Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 572-3533	224	20	11.4	16.5%	177 (79.0%)	3 (1.3%)	34 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	6 (2.7%)								(n/a)	76.1			78.9				$9,099
Wylie West Intermediate	Public	3-4	3158 Beltway S	Abilene	79606	Taylor County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 692-7961	465	27	17.0	20.4%	286 (61.5%)	18 (3.9%)	112 (24.1%)	18 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.2%)	88	450^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.3%		80.6	734^th of 4710 public elementary schools	84.4%	284	73.4	70.0		68.3	64.2			$7,673
Wylie West Elementary	Public	K-2	7650 Hardwick Rd	Abilene	79606	Taylor County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 692-6554	673	43	15.8	24.1%	412 (61.2%)	28 (4.2%)	159 (23.6%)	33 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.8%)								(n/a)								$6,320
Wylie East Elementary	Public	K-3	7401 Maple St	Abilene	79602	Taylor County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 437-2330	776	54	14.4	26.4%	462 (59.5%)	55 (7.1%)	193 (24.9%)	14 (1.8%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (5.7%)								(n/a)	76.4			60.8				$7,310
Ward Elementary	Public	K-5	3750 Paint Brush	Abilene	79606	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 690-3666	502	33	15.3	57.8%	196 (39.0%)	64 (12.7%)	196 (39.0%)	20 (4.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	51.1	2072^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	55.5%		46	2449^th of 4710 public elementary schools	48.0%	377	47.6	67.1	60.9	34.1	35.6	40.6	34.8	$8,393
Bassetti Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5749 Hwy 277 S	Abilene	79606	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 690-3720	546	36	15.1	71.6%	175 (32.1%)	85 (15.6%)	215 (39.4%)	18 (3.3%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (0.9%)	41 (7.5%)	40.4	2744^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.0%		36.5	3061^st of 4710 public elementary schools	35.0%	317	53.4	50.0	52.7	40.2	24.6	36.5	21.6	$8,679
Dyess Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6733 Jennings Dr	Abilene	79607	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 690-3795	621	37	16.9	66.0%	254 (40.9%)	77 (12.4%)	210 (33.8%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	64 (10.3%)	42.2	2625^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.6%		57.2	1731^st of 4710 public elementary schools	63.2%	894	51.7	48.0	48.7	35.2	40.8	44.6	21.6	$7,926
Alcorta Elementary	Public	K-5	2650 S 32nd St	Abilene	79605	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 690-3602	410	24	17.2	67.3%	168 (41.0%)	50 (12.2%)	166 (40.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	39.1	2829^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.2%		47.5	2337^th of 4710 public elementary schools	50.4%	492	40.3	39.4	50.0	29.6	38.0	54.7	29.7	$9,391
Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2341 Greenbriar Dr	Abilene	79605	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 690-3920	729	43	17.1	52.8%	367 (50.3%)	51 (7.0%)	259 (35.5%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.6%)	59.5	1602^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	65.6%		53.2	1978^th of 4710 public elementary schools	58.0%	376	46.8	61.8	62.3	46.4	51.2	35.5	43.8	$8,294
Wylie East Intermediate	Public	4-5	4709 Oldham Ln	Abilene	79602	Taylor County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(325) 437-2340	384	22	17.4	23.7%	235 (61.2%)	16 (4.2%)	100 (26.0%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)	77.4	866^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.4%		75.5	926^th of 4710 public elementary schools	80.3%	60		58.5	67.9		49.7	67.5	55.0	$6,903

Frequently Asked Questions about Buffalo Gap Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Buffalo Gap Elementary?

Students at Buffalo Gap Elementary are 79% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Buffalo Gap Elementary in?

Jim Ned Consolidated Independent School District

What schools do graduates of Buffalo Gap Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Jim Ned Middle
High : Jim Ned High School

How many students attend Buffalo Gap Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 224 students attended Buffalo Gap Elementary.

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