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Buffalo Jones Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

708 Taylor Ave

Garden City KS, 67846, Finney County

Phone: 620-805-7300

Ranking:

(846 out of 973, bottom 13%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4

School District: Garden City Unified School District 457

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

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:	26		26		29		27		30		30		29
Total Students:	308		332		331		343		324		365		365
Kindergarten:	60	19.5%	65	19.6%	64	19.3%	63	18.4%	67	20.7%	64	17.5%	66	18.1%
Grade 1:	63	20.5%	66	19.9%	59	17.8%	62	18.1%	66	20.4%	61	16.7%	55	15.1%
Grade 2:	64	20.8%	67	20.2%	62	18.7%	62	18.1%	57	17.6%	50	13.7%	60	16.4%
Grade 3:	62	20.1%	65	19.6%	62	18.7%	62	18.1%	62	19.1%	70	19.2%	66	18.1%
Grade 4:	59	19.2%	69	20.8%	50	15.1%	61	17.8%	72	22.2%	62	17.0%	68	18.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	160	51.9%	171	51.5%	170	51.4%	166	48.4%	166	51.2%	174	47.7%	169	46.3%
Female:	148	48.1%	161	48.5%	161	48.6%	177	51.6%	158	48.8%	181	49.6%	189	51.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	4	1.3%	4	1.2%	3	0.9%	3	0.9%	2	0.6%	1	0.3%	2	0.5%
Hispanic:	280	90.9%	301	90.7%	305	92.1%	317	92.4%	295	91.0%	337	92.3%	344	94.2%
Black:	2	0.6%	2	0.6%	4	1.2%	4	1.2%	4	1.2%	2	0.5%	4	1.1%
White:	20	6.5%	23	6.9%	17	5.1%	15	4.4%	20	6.2%	23	6.3%	12	3.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	2	0.6%	2	0.6%	2	0.6%	4	1.2%	3	0.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	230	74.7%	240	72.3%	253	76.4%	268	78.1%	248	76.5%	246	67.4%	238	65.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	40	13.0%	55	16.6%	52	15.7%	45	13.1%	46	14.2%	62	17.0%	68	18.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.80		12.72		11.48		12.52		10.80		12.20		12.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
KS State Assessment
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	65.22%	N/A	N/A
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80.65%	N/A	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83.82%	N/A	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	79.17%	N/A	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	N/A	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.83%	N/A	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	N/A	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	67.21%	N/A	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.07%	N/A	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	63.89%	N/A	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	56.67%	N/A	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.27%	N/A	N/A
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.36%	N/A	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86%	N/A	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	95.31%	N/A	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.05%	N/A	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	71.43%	N/A	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	76.19%	N/A	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68.09%	N/A	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68%	N/A	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82.54%	N/A	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.67%	N/A	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	59.72%	N/A	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.37%	N/A	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	86.44%	N/A	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	65.71%	N/A	N/A
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	74.6%	N/A	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	91.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	NA

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	43.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	56.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$36,415.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,714.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$39,262.0

* Buffalo Jones Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.