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Best public schools in Buffalo, MN

17 public schools in Buffalo: 5 elementary · 3 middle · 7 high · 2 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Minnesota.

Elementary schools

5 schools in Buffalo, best first
1
NORTHWINDS ELEMENTARY 76.0
Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools · Grades K-5 · 408 students
ELA 58%Math 63%Science 36%
#206 of 858 in Minnesota
2
DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY 44.1
Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools · Grades K-5 · 256 students
ELA 48%Math 49%Science 17%
#480 of 858 in Minnesota
3
PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY 39.5
Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools · Grades PK-5 · 340 students
ELA 44%Math 42%Science 25%
#520 of 858 in Minnesota
4
Tatanka Elementary STEM School 30.7
Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools · Grades K-5 · 420 students
ELA 43%Math 40%Science 15%
#595 of 858 in Minnesota
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BUFFALO EARLY CHILD. SP. ED PROGRAM —
Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools · Grades PK · 159 students
No published test results

Middle schools

3 schools in Buffalo
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BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE 72.5
Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools · Grades 6-8 · 1,140 students
ELA 51%Math 49%Science 22%
#76 of 275 in Minnesota
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Eastern Wright Program —
Meeker and Wright Special Education · Grades 5-8 · 8 students
No published test results
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Wright Technical Center ALC Middle —
Wright Technical Center · Grades 6-8 · 3 students
No published test results

High schools

7 schools in Buffalo
1
BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH 86.9
Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,792 students
ELA 48%Math 52%Science 38%
#53 of 402 in Minnesota
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PHOENIX LEARNING CENTER —
Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools · Grades 9-12 · 39 students
No published test results
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PRIDE TRANSITIONS —
Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools · Grades 12 · 0 students
No published test results
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SWMetro Buffalo-Transitions —
Southwest Metro Intermediate 288 · Grades 9-12 · 22 students
No published test results
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SWMetro Lakeside Academy —
Southwest Metro Intermediate 288 · Grades 7-12 · 19 students
No published test results
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Wright Technical Center —
Wright Technical Center · Grades 11-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Wright Technical Center ALC —
Wright Technical Center · Grades 9-12 · 83 students
No published test results

Combined schools

2 schools in Buffalo
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Terra Nova School 85.1
Terra Nova School · Grades 6-12 · Charter · 110 students
ELA 45%Math 33%
#21 of 138 in Minnesota
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Cornerstones Program —
Meeker and Wright Special Education · Grades 6-12 · 16 students
No published test results

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