Prospect Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 373 students
Buford Elementary
1906 North Rocky River Road, Lancaster, SC 29720
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
792
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Lancaster 01
Lancaster County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 625 South Carolina elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other South Carolina elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Buford Elementary
Buford Elementary is a public elementary school in Lancaster, South Carolina, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Lancaster 01. The school is located in a rural area in Lancaster County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 792 students were enrolled, with about 16.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical South Carolina elementary school (13.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 625 South Carolina elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 792 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.6 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Lancaster 01
- County
- Lancaster County
- NCES school ID
- 450258000671
Schools near Buford Elementary
All 16 schools in Lancaster →
Clinton Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 412 students
Discovery Charter of Lancaster
Charter · Grades K–5 · 146 students
North Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 645 students
Brooklyn Springs Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 398 students
McDonald Green Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 337 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.