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Enrollment
420
High
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RED OAK COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192400001397
Red Oak Junior/Senior High School
2011 N 8th St, Red Oak, IA 51566 · (712) 623-6610 · Montgomery County
GRADES 07–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL420 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Iowa public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
205 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 41%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 83 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 75 | 18% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Red Oak Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.3%
IA avg 73.6% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
70.1%
IA avg 70.9% . +1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.3% | 70.1% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 68.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Red Oak Junior/Senior High School
Red Oak Junior/Senior High School's state test result (66.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Oak Junior/Senior High School this school | 420 | 48.8% | 66.7% |
| Vinton-Shellsburg High School Vinton | 414 | 49.5% | 78.5% |
| Centerville High School Centerville | 368 | 51.1% | 60.8% |
| Southeast Valley High School Gowrie | 340 | 47.1% | 57.3% |
| Pocahontas Area Middle/ High School Pocahontas | 367 | 53.7% | 70.5% |
| Crestwood High School Cresco | 346 | 44.2% | 76.2% |
Matched among Iowa high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Red Oak Junior/Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #231 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #175 of 314 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #267 of 314 ▼ 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 420 | #117 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #107 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.7% | #122 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.8% | #61 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.7% | #20 of 133 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
420
-61 (-13%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 284
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 420 | 30.5 | 13.8:1 | 49% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 446 | 29.8 | 14.9:1 | 53% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 474 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 55% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 48% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 21.2 | 15.1:1 | 57% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 347 | 25 | 13.9:1 | 51% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | 30 | 13.1:1 | 44% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 403 | 29 | 13.9:1 | 23% (93) |
| 1990-91 | 284 | 25 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Oak Junior/Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (319 to 420); teachers up 44% (21.2 to 30.5).
About Red Oak Junior/Senior High School
This page covers Red Oak Junior/Senior High School, a medium-sized high school in Red Oak, Iowa. It enrolled 420 students in grades 7 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year.
Red Oak Comm School District serves 932 students across 3 schools.
Red Oak Junior/Senior High School enrolls a student body that is 87% White. The school is also 10% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. By the diversity index, Red Oak Junior/Senior High School comes in at 24%.
The school reports 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.8 students per teacher. For comparison, high schools in Iowa average 17.3:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 49% of enrollment. That is close to the 47% average for public schools in Montgomery County.
allk12 grades Red Oak Junior/Senior High School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Red Oak Junior/Senior High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 66.7%, compared with a predicted 67.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Montgomery County (population about 10,214), median household income is about $63,666, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 7 public schools operate in Montgomery County, serving about 1,473 students.
The shortest distance from Red Oak Junior/Senior High School to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Inman Elementary School. The five-mile area around Red Oak Junior/Senior High School holds 2 other public schools. The school's 66.7% average proficiency ranks 6th among 8 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Red Oak Junior/Senior High School as Town: Distant.
The student count in 2024-25 was 420, 13% below the 481 of 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 13.8 students per teacher, compared with 16.0 in 2020-21.
The Red Oak Junior/Senior High School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,214
Census ACS
Median income
$63,666
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Red Oak Comm School District
- Inman Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
- Red Oak Early Childhood CenterElementary · 51 students
Other schools in Red Oak
- Inman Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
- Red Oak Early Childhood CenterElementary · 51 students
Nearby schools
- Inman Elementary School0.3 mi · 461
- Red Oak Early Childhood Center1.1 mi · 51
- Stanton High School7.0 mi · 153
- Stanton Elementary School7.0 mi · 145
- Essex Elementary School14.1 mi · 101
- Essex Junior-Senior High School14.1 mi · 87
Frequently asked questions
About Red Oak Junior/Senior High SchoolHow large is Red Oak Junior/Senior High School?
Red Oak Junior/Senior High School enrolls approximately 420 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Red Oak Junior/Senior High School serve?
Red Oak Junior/Senior High School serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Red Oak Junior/Senior High School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Red Oak Junior/Senior High School.
How diverse is Red Oak Junior/Senior High School?
Red Oak Junior/Senior High School reports a student body of 87% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Red Oak Junior/Senior High School?
Red Oak Junior/Senior High School is overseen by Red Oak Comm School District in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.