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What tradition at RED OAK EL should never be changed?
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Enrollment
491
Elementary
DISTRICT 582 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RED OAK ISD·NCES 483666004105
Red Oak Elementary School
200 VALLEY RIDGE DR, RED OAK, TX 75154 · (972) 617-3523 · Ellis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
321 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 61 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 63% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within RED OAK ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 31.0% | 18.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 28.0% | 22.0% | 33.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 50.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 24.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Elementary School
Red Oak Elementary School's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Oak Elementary School this school | 491 | 65.4% | 43.8% |
| Clift Elementary School WAXAHACHIE | 449 | 66.8% | 27.4% |
| Cedar Valley Elementary School KILLEEN | 570 | 64.7% | 47.7% |
| John Winship Elementary School SPRING | 524 | 70.0% | 40.6% |
| Criswell Elementary School FORNEY | 549 | 64.1% | 48.3% |
| Northlake Elementary School DALLAS | 414 | 61.8% | 41.9% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Ellis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #2,110 of 4,401 | #21 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #2,335 of 4,466 ▲ 290 | #22 of 36 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,555 of 4,466 ▲ 492 | #22 of 36 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,650 of 3,998 | #19 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #2,626 of 4,938 | #22 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #2,281 of 4,622 | #18 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #860 of 4,628 | #10 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.4% | #2,810 of 4,789 | #16 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.6% | #1,291 of 2,838 | #7 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
491
-87 (-15%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 514
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 491 | 33.1 | 14.8:1 | 65% (321) |
| 2023-24 | 523 | 37.7 | 13.9:1 | 62% (326) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 34.2 | 15.4:1 | 64% (340) |
| 2020-21 | 578 | 39 | 14.8:1 | 53% (306) |
| 2017-18 | 603 | 36.8 | 16.4:1 | 51% (305) |
| 2015-16 | 618 | 36 | 17.2:1 | 45% (280) |
| 2010-11 | 661 | 38 | 17.4:1 | 58% (384) |
| 2000-01 | 432 | 33 | 13.1:1 | 39% (170) |
| 1990-91 | 514 | 26 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Oak Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (603 to 491); teachers down 10% (36.8 to 33.1).
About Red Oak Elementary School
RED OAK, Texas, is home to Red Oak Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 491 students on the rolls.
RED OAK ISD includes 8 schools. Together they enroll 6,696 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Red Oak Elementary School is Black, with 41% of students. The remaining shares are 38% Hispanic, 17% White, and 3% multiracial. Ellis County as a whole is about 15% Black, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Red Oak Elementary School is 14.8:1, based on 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Red Oak Elementary School counts 65% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 51% average for public schools in Ellis County, the school's rate is higher.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Red Oak Elementary School outscored 45%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Red Oak Elementary School, the prediction is 45.8% and the result is 43.8%.
For the population of Ellis County, median household income comes to about $99,595, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ellis County counts 83 public schools with about 46,344 students.
The closest school to Red Oak Elementary School is Red Oak High School, located about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Red Oak Elementary School is 6th of 9 on proficiency.
NCES assigns Red Oak Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 491 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 578.
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Ellis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
213,160
Census ACS
Median income
$99,595
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
46,344 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RED OAK ISD
- Red Oak High SchoolHigh · 2,297 students
- Red Oak Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,488 students
- Russell P Schupmann Elementary SchoolElementary · 756 students
- Shields Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Eastridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Wooden Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
Other schools in RED OAK
- Red Oak High SchoolHigh · 2,297 students
- Red Oak Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,488 students
- Life School Red OakElementary · 1,045 students
- Eastridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Wooden Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
Other Red Oak Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 8 states are named Red Oak Elementary. Red Oak Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 9.
- Red Oak ElementaryRed Oak, NC · 696 students
- Red Oak Elementary SchoolStockbridge, GA · 638 students
- Red Oak ElementaryOak Park, CA · 569 students
- Red Oak Elementary SchoolNicholasville, KY · 519 students
- Red Oak Elementary SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 491 students
Nearby schools
- Red Oak High School0.7 mi · 2,297
- Wooden Elementary School1.2 mi · 508
- Red Oak Middle School1.3 mi · 1,488
- Eastridge Elementary School1.3 mi · 530
- Life School Red Oak2.2 mi · 1,045
- Russell P Schupmann Elementary School3.2 mi · 756
Frequently asked questions
About Red Oak Elementary SchoolHow large is Red Oak Elementary School?
Red Oak Elementary School enrolls approximately 491 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Red Oak Elementary School serve?
Red Oak Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Red Oak Elementary School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Red Oak Elementary School.
How diverse is Red Oak Elementary School?
Red Oak Elementary School reports a student body of 17% White, 38% Hispanic, 41% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Red Oak Elementary School public or private?
Red Oak Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by RED OAK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.