Red Oak Junior/Senior High School

Red Oak Junior/Senior High School is a medium-sized 9-12 campus in Red Oak, Iowa, overseen by Red Oak Comm School District. The school instructs 420 students in grades 7 through 12.

Within Red Oak Comm School District, which oversees 3 schools and 932 students, Red Oak Junior/Senior High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Red Oak Junior/Senior High School reports that nearly all students (87%) are White. The remainder consists of 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Red Oak Junior/Senior High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Red Oak Junior/Senior High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.5%, the actual is 66.7%, a residual of -0.9 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Montgomery County put the typical household earns roughly $63,666 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Montgomery County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,473 students), Red Oak Junior/Senior High School is one campus in the mix.

Inman Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Red Oak Junior/Senior High School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 68.0%.

Red Oak Junior/Senior High School operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Red Oak Junior/Senior High School has edged up 32%, going from 319 students in 2018 to 420 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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