Buffalo Elementary School
500 Sarver Rd
Sarver PA, 16055, Butler County
Phone: 724-353-9577
Ranking: 
(640 out of 2,311, top 28%)*
(640 out of 2,311, top 28%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 6
School District: Freeport Area School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 29 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 498 | 539 | 566 | 586 | 593 | 595 | 616 | |||||||
| Grade 1: | 69 | 13.9% | 86 | 16.0% | 92 | 16.3% | 90 | 15.4% | 80 | 13.5% | 81 | 13.6% | 93 | 15.1% |
| Grade 2: | 85 | 17.1% | 96 | 17.8% | 91 | 16.1% | 85 | 14.5% | 80 | 13.5% | 96 | 16.1% | 114 | 18.5% |
| Grade 3: | 92 | 18.5% | 88 | 16.3% | 85 | 15.0% | 81 | 13.8% | 94 | 15.9% | 121 | 20.3% | 101 | 16.4% |
| Grade 4: | 86 | 17.3% | 89 | 16.5% | 81 | 14.3% | 98 | 16.7% | 123 | 20.7% | 103 | 17.3% | 103 | 16.7% |
| Grade 5: | 86 | 17.3% | 81 | 15.0% | 99 | 17.5% | 119 | 20.3% | 109 | 18.4% | 107 | 18.0% | 91 | 14.8% |
| Grade 6: | 80 | 16.1% | 99 | 18.4% | 118 | 20.8% | 113 | 19.3% | 107 | 18.0% | 87 | 14.6% | 114 | 18.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 266 | 53.4% | 280 | 51.9% | 297 | 52.5% | 318 | 54.3% | 325 | 54.8% | 318 | 53.4% | 327 | 53.1% |
| Female: | 232 | 46.6% | 259 | 48.1% | 269 | 47.5% | 268 | 45.7% | 260 | 43.8% | 268 | 45.0% | 284 | 46.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.5% |
| White: | 483 | 97.0% | 527 | 97.8% | 554 | 97.9% | 573 | 97.8% | 581 | 98.0% | 585 | 98.3% | 605 | 98.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 75 | 15.1% | 72 | 13.4% | 83 | 14.7% | 80 | 13.7% | 67 | 11.3% | 65 | 10.9% | 78 | 12.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 5.4% | 40 | 7.4% | 45 | 8.0% | 60 | 10.2% | 60 | 10.1% | 66 | 11.1% | 66 | 10.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.35 | 17.00 | 16.75 | 17.60 | 17.70 | 17.60 | 17.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 96% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 86.4% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 93.8% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 95.2% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.8% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 93% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.3% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 82% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 84% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 86.1% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 86.1% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 84.3% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 81.8% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 94.6% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 94.4% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 92.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 91.9% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.2% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 93.5% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 93% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 92% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 88.8% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80.1% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 86.5% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 85.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 79.6% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.6% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 93% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 91.2% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 91.3% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.1% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.9% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 60.2% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 78.2% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 88.3% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 85.5% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 84.7% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 79.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 71.2% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 86.3% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.8% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 88.4% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 59.4% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 78.2% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 85.1% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.7% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 73.9% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 75% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 71.9% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 67.8% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 72.9% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 78.9% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 59.3% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 78.2% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 61.1% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 60.5% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 64.3% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 77.8% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 62.3% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 85.6% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80.1% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.6% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.8% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 78% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.3% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 83.5% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 80.1% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 70.2% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 83.8% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 77.7% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 68% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 73.8% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 76.9% | 68.5% |
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* Buffalo Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.