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English Language Arts · School

Buford Elementary

513 students enrolled in 2024–25: 278 fluent in English, 219 English learners, and 16 not yet assessed.

Buford Elementary: English Language Arts, distance from Standard Met-300-200-1001002000Meets standardUpper limit −4.5Lower limit −43.3Average −23.9Tested201536020163522017341201832120193062020No tests (COVID)2021Not reported20223022023285202427620252692026234Houses: share of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Higher house, fewer eligible.2015: 92% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.92%2016: 95% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.95%2017: 95% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.95%2018: 93% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.93%2019: 91% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.91%2021: 94% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.94%2022: 85% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.85%2023: 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.90%2024: 87% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.87%2025: 94% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.94%2026: 93% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The higher the house, the fewer eligible.93%−54−38−32−23−17−25−17−9−10−14
The shaded band is this school's normal range. If nothing about how it works changes, nearly every future year should land inside it. Zero means the typical student just meets the state standard. The small numbers under the years are how many students were tested.

Measured against the grade bars

The state's English test uses one scale for every grade, so a score means the same thing in grade 3 as in grade 5.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 88 of the 234 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

  • 3rd The average 3rd grader scores 16 points under the grade 3 bar. 2416 vs. 2432.
  • 4th The average 4th grader scores 22 points under the grade 4 bar. 2451 vs. 2473.
  • 5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2495 vs. 2502.

Students fluent in English

The closest these results come to reading alone: English is not in the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 3rd 43 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 43 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 60 students Meets the grade 5 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 28 students 73 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 29 students 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 31 students 32 points under the grade 4 bar.

the group's average that grade's own bar the distance between

2026 results. The English test covers reading, writing, listening and research together. "Meets standard" is the state's mark for being on track for that grade. The state leaves out any group of ten students or fewer, so a grade may be missing from the charts.