Summary:
The Red Oak Independent School District (Isd) serves approximately 6,795 students across seven schools—one high school, one middle school, and five elementary schools—and is ranked in the 46th percentile of Texas districts, with a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced lunch (ranging from 57.6% to 69.05%).
Wooden Elementary stands out as the top performer, boasting the highest state ranking (69th percentile) and the lowest student-to-teacher ratio (13:1), while Shields Elementary and Eastridge Elementary also earn 3-star ratings and rank in the top 60% of Texas elementary schools. In contrast, Russell P Schupmann Elementary and Red Oak Elementary fall in the bottom half, with Red Oak Elementary experiencing a sharp decline from the 65th to the 43rd percentile. Red Oak Middle presents a paradox: its overall ranking is low (33rd percentile), yet its 8th-grade Algebra I students achieve a remarkable 77.42% proficiency rate, far exceeding state averages, while 7th-grade math proficiency plummets to just 3.65%. Red Oak High School maintains a solid 92.8% graduation rate and a 1.4% dropout rate.
Key takeaways include a district-wide math crisis at the middle school level, where general math scores lag significantly behind the state, despite a strong Algebra I pipeline for advanced students. Science is a consistent weakness across elementary schools, with no school reaching the state average in 5th-grade science. However, bilingual programs show promise, as Wooden Elementary’s 4th-grade Spanish Reading test achieved an 83.33% proficiency rate. Per-student spending is fairly uniform ($8,140 to $10,215), and the district’s average student-to-teacher ratio is 15.6:1, with Wooden Elementary offering the best ratio at 13:1.
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