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Buna Elementary

Summary:

Buna Elementary is a public elementary school located in Buna, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 702 students. The school is part of the Buna Independent School District, which is ranked 418 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Buna Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of white students (91.03%) compared to the state average and nearby schools, such as Lumberton Pri and Lumberton Intermediate. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 941 out of 4,647 Texas elementary schools (4-star rating) in 2022-2023 to 1,668 out of 4,675 (3-star rating) in 2023-2024, placing it in the top half of Texas elementary schools. Buna Elementary performs well in several student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% of Texas elementary schools for female students, male students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students in recent years.

Buna Elementary's STAAR test scores are generally above the state and district averages, particularly in reading and mathematics. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 4th-grade reading proficiency rate was 56.82%, compared to the state average of 50.66%. While the school has maintained a relatively consistent performance over the years, it could potentially improve in areas such as increasing the proficiency rates of Hispanic and African American students, as well as improving science scores, which lag behind the state average. Compared to nearby schools, such as Evadale Elementary, Buna Elementary generally outperforms its peers in terms of statewide ranking and STAAR test scores.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 650 Cr 725
       Buna, TX  77612-1087

(409) 994-4840

District: Buna Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1668th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,673 Help


Students who attend Buna Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Buna J H
High:    Buna High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.6 Help
Number of students:  702

Racial breakdown:

White:
91.0%
Hispanic:
3.7%
Two or more races:
2.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  52.8% Help


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Compare Details Buna Elementary ranks better than 64.3% of elementary schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.38. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (91%), Hispanic (3.7%), two or more races (2.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 52.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Buna Elementary is 13.6. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Buna Elementary is $9,673.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Buna Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Buna Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Buna Independent School District (Isd) 418th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Buna Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Buna Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 65.61 1196th 3465 65.5%
2005 54.34 1803rd 3475 48.1%
2006 56.73 1693rd 3476 51.3%
2007 46.30 2396th 3724 35.7%
2008 64.40 1390th 3768 63.1%
2009 57.88 1836th 3884 52.7%
2010 59.98 1762nd 3937 55.2%
2011 41.22 2891st 4095 29.4%
2012 35.79 3106th 4206 26.2%
2013 24.40 3628th 4221 14.0%
2014 32.97 3261st 4260 23.5%
2015 57.03 1954th 4320 54.8%
2016 61.57 1689th 4286 60.6%
2017 47.16 2112th 4329 51.2%
2018 45.09 2240th 4359 48.6%
2019 58.95 1569th 4479 65.0%
2021 66.34 1291st 4578 71.8%
2022 57.98 1696th 4581 63.0%
2023 75.41 941st 4647 79.8%
2024 58.38 1668th 4675 64.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Buna Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 4.35 954th 961 0.7%
2022 5.84 996th 1004 0.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Buna Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.07 1820th 3558 48.8%
2019 49.66 1440th 3684 60.9%
2021 59.80 941st 3799 75.2%
2022 45.28 1882nd 3952 52.4%
2023 62.83 964th 4086 76.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Buna Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.49 2811th 4264 34.1%
2019 56.72 1586th 4309 63.2%
2021 67.70 969th 4451 78.2%
2022 52.73 1976th 4477 55.9%
2023 78.89 499th 4521 89.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Buna Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.80 2312th 4306 46.3%
2019 56.60 1682nd 4348 61.3%
2021 67.73 1159th 4499 74.2%
2022 58.68 1632nd 4561 64.2%
2023 73.59 951st 4588 79.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Buna Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.73 1409th 3106 54.6%
2019 75.02 435th 3184 86.3%
2021 69.93 956th 3006 68.2%
2022 55.99 1600th 2958 45.9%
2023 65.06 1173rd 2980 60.6%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Buna Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.46 3143rd 4240 25.9%
2019 55.70 1595th 4295 62.9%
2021 47.22 2039th 4331 52.9%
2022 65.00 1117th 4461 75.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Buna Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.10 2312th 4319 46.5%
2019 60.24 1450th 4357 66.7%
2021 62.09 1388th 4498 69.1%
2022 55.16 1866th 4563 59.1%
2023 74.28 955th 4585 79.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Buna Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.28 996th 2483 59.9%
2019 38.79 1604th 2515 36.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Buna Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 4.84 4156th 4168 0.3%
2019 39.39 2665th 4188 36.4%
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Rank History for White students at Buna Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.37 2382nd 3127 23.8%
2019 42.46 1930th 3142 38.6%
2021 40.23 1926th 3082 37.5%
2022 35.06 2228th 3082 27.7%
2023 55.66 1381st 3106 55.5%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Buna Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 665 30 1 6 3 n/a n/a 0 705
1989 706 34 1 6 3 n/a n/a 0 750
1990 580 52 2 3 3 n/a n/a 0 640
1991 601 46 1 6 2 n/a n/a 0 656
1992 634 48 0 9 1 n/a n/a 0 692
1993 626 49 0 9 1 n/a n/a 0 685
1994 620 40 0 10 1 n/a n/a 0 671
1995 632 22 0 3 3 n/a n/a 0 660
1996 632 22 0 3 3 n/a n/a 0 660
1997 609 22 1 5 3 n/a n/a 0 640
1998 560 21 2 6 8 n/a n/a 0 597
1999 555 19 3 7 9 n/a n/a 0 593
2000 562 27 4 5 9 n/a n/a 0 607
2001 559 28 3 11 8 n/a n/a 0 609
2002 629 27 4 13 8 n/a n/a 0 681
2003 629 27 4 13 8 n/a n/a 0 681
2004 730 32 4 19 10 n/a n/a 0 795
2005 716 31 4 20 10 n/a n/a 0 781
2006 666 33 3 17 10 n/a n/a 0 729
2007 671 30 2 21 13 n/a n/a 0 737
2008 680 26 0 16 11 n/a n/a 0 733
2009 641 32 0 19 11 n/a n/a 0 703
2010 677 33 0 21 9 n/a n/a 0 740
2011 667 42 0 27 9 0 13 0 758
2012 673 37 2 24 8 0 16 0 760
2013 667 33 2 30 5 0 12 0 749
2014 674 41 2 27 2 0 16 0 762
2015 629 40 0 20 3 0 14 0 706
2016 622 34 0 20 1 0 19 0 696
2017 610 32 0 17 2 0 17 0 678
2018 664 32 0 19 2 0 14 0 731
2019 656 24 0 15 1 0 17 0 713
2020 663 23 0 13 0 0 24 0 723
2021 638 16 0 17 0 0 29 0 700
2022 640 13 1 22 0 0 25 0 701
2023 639 12 1 26 4 0 20 0 702

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Buna Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 705 34.0 20.7 n/a
1989 750 n/a n/a n/a
1990 640 35.0 18.2 n/a
1991 656 35.0 18.7 n/a
1992 692 38.1 18.1 38.2
1993 685 40.0 17.1 40.3
1994 671 40.4 16.6 37
1995 660 36.0 18.3 33.8
1996 660 36.0 18.3 33.8
1997 640 36.0 17.8 34.8
1998 597 36.3 16.4 32.5
1999 593 35.7 16.6 41.5
2000 607 36.7 16.5 44.5
2001 609 37.7 16.2 41.4
2002 681 39.2 17.4 41.3
2003 681 39.2 17.4 41.3
2004 795 47.9 16.6 42.6
2005 781 43.8 17.8 45.5
2006 729 44.5 16.4 68
2007 737 42.9 17.2 42.7
2008 733 44.0 16.7 41.6
2009 703 44.0 16.0 43
2010 740 44.0 16.8 47.3
2011 758 44.5 17.0 50.4
2012 760 44.4 17.0 46.4
2013 749 44.3 16.8 46.7
2014 762 46.3 16.4 49.2
2015 706 47.0 15.0 46
2016 696 47.0 14.8 48.9
2017 678 49.2 13.7 42.3
2018 731 49.3 14.8 51.3
2019 713 54.8 12.9 49.8
2020 723 52.5 13.7 43.7
2021 700 51.6 13.5 49.7
2022 701 49.8 14.0 49.2
2023 702 51.2 13.6 52.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Buna Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 705 34.0 20.7 n/a
1989 750 n/a n/a n/a
1990 640 35.0 18.2 n/a
1991 656 35.0 18.7 n/a
1992 692 38.1 18.1 38.2
1993 685 40.0 17.1 40.3
1994 671 40.4 16.6 37
1995 660 36.0 18.3 33.8
1996 660 36.0 18.3 33.8
1997 640 36.0 17.8 34.8
1998 597 36.3 16.4 32.5
1999 593 35.7 16.6 41.5
2000 607 36.7 16.5 44.5
2001 609 37.7 16.2 41.4
2002 681 39.2 17.4 41.3
2003 681 39.2 17.4 41.3
2004 795 47.9 16.6 42.6
2005 781 43.8 17.8 45.5
2006 729 44.5 16.4 68
2007 737 42.9 17.2 42.7
2008 733 44.0 16.7 41.6
2009 703 44.0 16.0 43
2010 740 44.0 16.8 47.3
2011 758 44.5 17.0 50.4
2012 760 44.4 17.0 46.4
2013 749 44.3 16.8 46.7
2014 762 46.3 16.4 49.2
2015 706 47.0 15.0 46
2016 696 47.0 14.8 48.9
2017 678 49.2 13.7 42.3
2018 731 49.3 14.8 51.3
2019 713 54.8 12.9 49.8
2020 723 52.5 13.7 43.7
2021 700 51.6 13.5 49.7
2022 701 49.8 14.0 49.2
2023 702 51.2 13.6 52.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Buna Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,511 (16.7%) $7,543 (83.3%) $9,054
2020 $1,741 (19.1%) $7,361 (80.9%) $9,103
2021 $1,770 (18.3%) $7,903 (81.7%) $9,673

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Buna Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 1569th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 941st of 4647 Elementary schools
 14.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Buna Elementary)4562
 17%
   3rd Grade Reading (Buna Independent School District (Isd))4562
 17%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Buna Elementary)4063
 23%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Buna Independent School District (Isd))4063
 23%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Buna Elementary)4453
 9%
   4th Grade Reading (Buna Independent School District (Isd))4453
 9%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Buna Elementary)3854
 16%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Buna Independent School District (Isd))3854
 16%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Buna Elementary)5561
 6%
   5th Grade Reading (Buna Independent School District (Isd))5561
 6%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Buna Elementary)6657
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Buna Independent School District (Isd))6657
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Buna Elementary)6161
   5th Grade Science (Buna Independent School District (Isd))6161
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students713702
 1.5%
African American2412
 50%
American Indian14
 300%
Asian01
Hispanic1526
 73.3%
Pacific Islander00
White656639
 2.6%
Two or More Races1720
 17.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients49.8%52.8%
 3.1%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Buna Elementary

In the 2022-23 school year, 702 students attended Buna Elementary.

Buna Elementary ranks 1668th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Buna Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Buna J H
High : Buna High School

Students at Buna Elementary are 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.


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