RED OAK H S

Set in RED OAK, Texas, RED OAK H S is a high-enrollment high school, part of RED OAK ISD. It hosts 2,297 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 189% larger than the state mean of about 796.

RED OAK ISD comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 6,696 students; RED OAK H S is among them.

In terms of who attends, RED OAK H S reports that the largest single group is Black at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 38% Hispanic, 16% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 15% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, RED OAK H S has 139 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 58% of students at RED OAK H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, RED OAK H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.7%, the actual is 48.8%, a residual of +0.0 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Ellis County put median household earnings sit near $99,595, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ellis County's 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,344 students), RED OAK H S is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WOODEN EL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, RED OAK H S comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 42.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. RED OAK H S's enrollment has grew 25% since 2018, when it stood at 1,835 (now 2,297). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 39% to 16%. Class-load math has widened: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for RED OAK H S typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.