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Serving 816 students in grades 1-2, Buford Academy ranks in the top 10% of all schools in Georgia for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 10%, and reading proficiency is top 10%).

The percentage of students achieving is 73% (which is higher than the Georgia state average of 39%). The percentage of students achieving is 63% (which is higher than the Georgia state average of 40%).

The student-teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the Georgia state level of 14:1.

Minority enrollment is 56% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Georgia state average of 66% (majority Black and Hispanic).

Quick Facts (2026)

Grades: 1-2
Enrollment: 816 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1
Minority Enrollment: 56%
: Top 10% in GA
: 73% (Top 10%)
: 63% (Top 10%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), GA Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Buford Academy ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Georgia for:

School Overview

Buford Academy's student population of 816 students has declined by 31% over five school years.

The teacher population of 61 teachers has declined by 21% over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades 1-2
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Buford Academy
1	411
2	405

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Total Students

816 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (2001-2025)
Year	Buford Academy
2025	816
2024	1,275
2023	1,297
2022	1,258
2021	1,191
2020	1,189
2019	1,558
2018	1,457
2017	1,457
2016	1,316
2015	1,301
2014	1,222
2013	1,170
2012	1,114
2011	1,033
2010	982
2009	935
2008	639
2007	590
2006	536
2005	537
2004	494
2003	507
2002	525
2001	549

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Total Classroom Teachers

61 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (2001-2025)
Year	Buford Academy
2025	61
2024	88
2023	89
2022	85
2021	78
2020	76
2019	209
2018	88
2017	88
2016	84
2015	81
2014	76
2013	72
2012	70
2011	63
2010	65
2009	72
2008	48
2007	43
2006	42
2005	37
2004	27
2003	35
2002	36
2001	39

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School Rankings

Buford Academy ranks within the top 10% of all 2,192 schools in Georgia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Buford Academy is 0.70, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.72. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (GA)

#144 out of 2192 schools
(Top 10%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2012-2023)
Year	Buford Academy
2023	#144
2022	#158
2021	#102
2019	#204
2018	#169
2017	#278
2016	#276
2015	#313
2014	#382
2013	#263
2012	#335

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73%

39%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2012-2023)
Year	Buford Academy	Georgia	Buford City School District
2023	73%	39%	72%
2022	70%	37%	70%
2021	71%	36%	67%
2019	72%	44%	75%
2018	71%	42%	75%
2017	63%	41%	70%
2016	60%	41%	68%
2015	56%	38%	61%
2014	91%	79%	91%
2013	94%	83%	94%
2012	93%	81%	93%

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63%

40%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Buford Academy	Georgia	Buford City School District
2022	63%	40%	65%
2021	64%	39%	61%
2019	65%	45%	67%
2018	63%	42%	75%
2017	56%	41%	60%
2016	55%	40%	58%
2015	51%	39%	54%
2014	98%	94%	98%
2013	98%	93%	99%
2012	97%	93%	98%
2011	94%	91%	95%

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Student-Teacher Ratio

13:1

14:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (2001-2025)
Year	Buford Academy	Georgia	Buford City School District
2025	13:1	14:1
2024	14:1	15:1	16:1
2023	15:1	15:1	16:1
2022	15:1	15:1	17:1
2021	15:1	15:1	17:1
2020	16:1	15:1	12:1
2019	7:1	15:1	12:1
2018	17:1	16:1	16:1
2017	17:1	16:1	16:1
2016	16:1	16:1	16:1
2015	16:1	16:1	16:1
2014	16:1	16:1	17:1
2013	16:1	16:1	16:1
2012	16:1	15:1	16:1
2011	16:1	15:1	15:1
2010	15:1	15:1	15:1
2009	13:1	14:1	13:1
2008	13:1	14:1	14:1
2007	14:1	15:1	13:1
2006	13:1	15:1	13:1
2005	15:1	15:1	15:1
2004	18:1	16:1	15:1
2003	14:1	16:1	15:1
2002	15:1	16:1	15:1
2001	14:1	16:1	15:1

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American Indian

n/a

Asian

11%

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2004-2024)
Year	Buford Academy	Georgia	Buford City School District
2024	11%	5%	9%
2023	10%	5%	8%
2022	8%	5%	8%
2021	6%	5%	6%
2020	5%	4%	4%
2019	4%	4%	4%
2018	3%	4%	3%
2017	3%	4%	3%
2016	3%	4%	3%
2015	2%	4%	2%
2014	3%	4%	3%
2013	2%	4%	3%
2012	2%	4%	3%
2011	3%	4%	2%
2010	2%	4%	3%
2009	4%	4%	3%
2008	3%	4%	4%
2007	3%	4%	3%
2006	3%	4%	2%
2005	3%	4%	3%
2004	2%	3%	1%

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Hispanic

30%

20%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2000-2024)
Year	Buford Academy	Georgia	Buford City School District
2024	27%	19%	28%
2023	26%	18%	27%
2022	27%	18%	27%
2021	27%	17%	28%
2020	28%	16%	29%
2019	31%	16%	29%
2018	32%	15%	30%
2017	32%	15%	30%
2016	32%	15%	28%
2015	31%	14%	28%
2014	31%	13%	27%
2013	30%	13%	26%
2012	28%	12%	26%
2011	30%	12%	26%
2010	31%	11%	27%
2009	32%	11%	28%
2008	32%	11%	27%
2007	30%	10%	27%
2006	28%	9%	27%
2005	27%	9%	25%
2004	28%	7%	23%
2003	24%	6%	20%
2002	21%	6%	19%
2001	17%	5%	17%
2000	14%	4%	13%

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Black

10%

36%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2000-2024)
Year	Buford Academy	Georgia	Buford City School District
2024	9%	36%	11%
2023	9%	36%	11%
2022	9%	36%	11%
2021	9%	36%	11%
2020	10%	37%	11%
2019	11%	37%	11%
2018	10%	37%	11%
2017	10%	37%	11%
2016	10%	37%	12%
2015	11%	37%	13%
2014	12%	37%	13%
2013	13%	37%	14%
2012	15%	37%	14%
2011	14%	37%	14%
2010	15%	37%	14%
2009	15%	39%	15%
2008	15%	39%	14%
2007	14%	39%	15%
2006	14%	39%	15%
2005	15%	38%	15%
2004	16%	38%	15%
2003	15%	38%	15%
2002	15%	38%	16%
2001	17%	38%	16%
2000	17%	38%	17%

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White

44%

34%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2000-2024)
Year	Buford Academy	Georgia	Buford City School District
2024	48%	35%	47%
2023	48%	36%	48%
2022	49%	37%	49%
2021	52%	38%	50%
2020	52%	39%	52%
2019	50%	39%	52%
2018	51%	40%	53%
2017	51%	40%	53%
2016	54%	41%	55%
2015	55%	42%	55%
2014	52%	43%	55%
2013	52%	43%	56%
2012	52%	44%	55%
2011	50%	44%	55%
2010	49%	45%	53%
2009	49%	46%	54%
2008	50%	46%	55%
2007	53%	47%	55%
2006	55%	48%	56%
2005	55%	49%	57%
2004	54%	52%	61%
2003	59%	53%	64%
2002	62%	54%	63%
2001	65%	55%	66%
2000	67%	56%	67%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2010-2024)
Year	Buford Academy	Georgia	Buford City School District
2024	5%	5%	5%
2023	7%	5%	6%
2022	7%	4%	5%
2021	6%	4%	5%
2020	5%	4%	4%
2019	4%	4%	4%
2018	4%	4%	3%
2017	4%	4%	3%
2016	1%	3%	2%
2015	1%	3%	2%
2014	2%	3%	2%
2013	3%	3%	1%
2012	3%	3%	2%
2011	3%	3%	3%
2010	3%	3%	3%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.70

0.72

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (2001-2025)
Year	Buford Academy	Georgia	Buford City School District
2025	0.70	0.72
2024	0.68	0.71	0.69
2023	0.69	0.71	0.68
2022	0.67	0.70	0.67
2021	0.65	0.70	0.66
2020	0.64	0.69	0.64
2019	0.65	0.69	0.64
2018	0.63	0.68	0.63
2017	0.63	0.68	0.63
2016	0.60	0.68	0.61
2015	0.59	0.67	0.60
2014	0.62	0.67	0.62
2013	0.63	0.67	0.61
2012	0.63	0.66	0.61
2011	0.65	0.66	0.61
2010	0.65	0.65	0.63
2009	0.66	0.64	0.62
2008	0.64	0.64	0.60
2007	0.62	0.63	0.60
2006	0.62	0.61	0.60
2005	0.62	0.61	0.59
2004	0.61	0.59	0.56
2003	0.58	0.58	0.54
2002	0.55	0.57	0.54
2001	0.52	0.56	0.52

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Participates in the

Yes

Eligible for

32%

63%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2001-2025)
Year	Buford Academy	Georgia	Buford City School District
2025	32%	63%
2024	32%	59%	30%
2023	27%	54%	27%
2022	46%	53%	29%
2021	28%	53%	27%
2020	31%	55%	31%
2019	34%	55%	31%
2018	39%	57%	35%
2017	39%	57%	35%
2016	42%	57%	36%
2015	45%	57%	39%
2014	47%	56%	41%
2013	53%	53%	45%
2012	50%	51%	45%
2011	53%	51%	47%
2010	52%	48%	46%
2009	49%	44%	43%
2008	46%	42%	41%
2007	43%	42%	39%
2006	43%	42%	41%
2005	46%	39%	39%
2004	45%	38%	37%
2003	47%	37%	35%
2002	41%	36%	34%
2001	39%	35%	32%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2001-2025)
Year	Buford Academy	Georgia	Buford City School District
2025	7%	4%
2024	5%	5%	6%
2023	5%	6%	5%
2022	5%	5%	3%
2021	3%	4%	4%
2020	5%	5%	5%
2019	5%	5%	5%
2018	4%	5%	4%
2017	4%	5%	4%
2016	3%	5%	4%
2015	3%	6%	3%
2014	4%	6%	4%
2013	4%	7%	5%
2012	3%	7%	3%
2011	3%	7%	4%
2010	4%	8%	5%
2009	5%	9%	4%
2008	6%	9%	6%
2007	6%	9%	6%
2006	5%	8%	4%
2005	6%	8%	5%
2004	6%	8%	5%
2003	5%	8%	5%
2002	9%	8%	6%
2001	9%	8%	8%

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School Statewide Testing

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School District Name

Buford City School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), GA Dept. of Education

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Buford Academy's ranking?

Buford Academy is ranked #144 out of 2,192 schools, which ranks it among the top 10% of public schools in Georgia.

What schools are Buford Academy often compared to?

Buford Academyis often viewed alongside schools like Buford Elementary School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

73% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 39% GA state average), while 63% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 40% GA state average).

How many students attend Buford Academy?

816 students attend Buford Academy.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

44% of Buford Academy students are White, 30% of students are Hispanic, 11% of students are Asian, 10% of students are Black, and 5% of students are Two or more races.

What is the student-teacher ratio of Buford Academy?

Buford Academy has a student ration of 13:1, which is lower than the Georgia state average of 14:1.

What grades does Buford Academy offer ?

Buford Academy offers enrollment in grades 1-2 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Buford Academy part of?

Buford Academy is part of Buford City School District.

School Calendar

View the Buford Academy yearly calendar below. Note key dates such as:

Event

Date

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

August 05, 2026 (Wednesday)

NO SCHOOL-FALL BREAK

October 12, 2026 (Monday)

NO SCHOOL-FALL BREAK

October 13, 2026 (Tuesday)

NO SCHOOL-THANKSGIVING BREAK

November 23, 2026 (Monday)

NO SCHOOL-THANKSGIVING BREAK

November 24, 2026 (Tuesday)

Popular comparisons: Buford Academy vs. Buford Elementary School

The nearest high school to Buford Academy is Tapestry Public Charter School (8,749.2 miles away)

The nearest middle school is Dekalb Path Academy Charter School (8,748.5 miles away)

The nearest elementary school is Woodward Elementary School (8,748.4 miles away)

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Grades: 1-2
Enrollment: 816 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1
Minority Enrollment: 56%
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