Buffalo Creek Elementary School in Houston, Texas on �ǿմ�ý

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Buffalo Creek Elementary School is an urban public school in Houston, Texas that is part of Spring Branch Independent School District. It serves 420 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.1:1. Its teachers have had 13 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Title 1

Grades K - 5

420 Students

38 Teachers

2801 Blalock Rd

Houston, TX 77080 View local requests

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Buffalo Creek Elementary School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

94%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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