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Enrollment
2,297
High
DISTRICT 1,149 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RED OAK ISD·NCES 483666004106
Red Oak High School
220 S STATE HWY 342, RED OAK, TX 75154 · (972) 617-3535 · Ellis County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,297 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
139 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
1,323 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 9 | 625 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 574 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 588 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 510 | 22% |
Student demographics
67%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
Feeds from
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
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 5.0% | 41.0% | 24.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 29.0% | 39.0% | 21.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 High School
Red Oak High School's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Oak High School this school | 2,297 | 57.6% | 48.4% |
| C E Ellison High School KILLEEN | 1,761 | 58.7% | 45.3% |
| Robert M Shoemaker High School KILLEEN | 2,165 | 60.9% | 41.8% |
| Life H S Waxahachie WAXAHACHIE | 1,114 | 52.2% | 55.1% |
| Iowa Colony High School IOWA COLONY | 1,781 | 51.7% | 54.2% |
| Chaparral High School KILLEEN | 2,031 | 47.6% | 52.7% |
Matched among Texas 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Ellis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #875 of 1,385 | #7 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #822 of 1,425 ▼ 51 | #5 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,088 of 1,425 ▼ 8 | #10 of 11 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.5pp | #503 of 1,184 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,297 | #221 of 2,107 | #2 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #1,000 of 1,344 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #199 of 1,346 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.6% | #857 of 1,522 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.2% | #160 of 672 | #4 of 9 |
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
2,297
+337 (+17%) vs 2020
+194% since 1990-91, when it was 781
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 2,297 | 139.3 | 16.5:1 | 58% (1,323) |
| 2023-24 | 2,163 | 142.4 | 15.2:1 | 58% (1,246) |
| 2022-23 | 2,160 | 137.3 | 15.7:1 | 55% (1,178) |
| 2020-21 | 1,960 | 131 | 15.0:1 | 41% (795) |
| 2017-18 | 1,835 | 124 | 14.8:1 | 37% (685) |
| 2015-16 | 1,878 | 115 | 16.3:1 | 40% (751) |
| 2010-11 | 1,875 | 109 | 17.2:1 | 32% (607) |
| 2000-01 | 1,393 | 80 | 17.4:1 | 6% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 781 | 44 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Oak High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (1,835 to 2,297); teachers up 12% (124 to 139.3).
About Red Oak High School
Red Oak High School is a public high school run by RED OAK ISD in RED OAK, Texas. The school enrolls 2,297 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Texas is about 796, so this school runs 189% larger than that.
RED OAK ISD is the district for Red Oak High School. It has 8 schools and 6,696 students.
Black students are the largest group at Red Oak High School, with 40% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 38% Hispanic, 16% White, and 4% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 15%. Red Oak High School has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 139.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.5:1. For comparison, high schools in Texas average 15.1:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 58%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Red Oak High School would score about 49.1%. It scores 48.4%, within a point of that figure.
Federal survey data for Ellis County show that median household income is about $99,595, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Red Oak High School is among the 83 public schools in Ellis County.
The nearest public school is Wooden Elementary School, at about 0.6 miles. Red Oak High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 48.4% average proficiency ranks 1st among 9 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Red Oak High School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Red Oak High School had 1,960 students in 2020-21 and 2,297 in 2024-25, a 17% increase. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.0:1 to 16.5:1 over the same years.
The Red Oak 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.
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 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
- Red Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 students
Other schools in RED OAK
- Red Oak Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,488 students
- Life School Red OakElementary · 1,045 students
- Eastridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Wooden Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Red Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 students
Other Red Oak High schools
One other US public school is named Red Oak High. Red Oak High School is the largest of the 2.
- Red Oak High SchoolRed Oak, OK · 91 students
Nearby schools
- Wooden Elementary School0.6 mi · 508
- Red Oak Middle School0.6 mi · 1,488
- Red Oak Elementary School0.7 mi · 491
- Life School Red Oak1.6 mi · 1,045
- Eastridge Elementary School1.9 mi · 530
- Russell P Schupmann Elementary School3.2 mi · 756
Frequently asked questions
About Red Oak High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Red Oak High School?
Red Oak High School enrolls approximately 2,297 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Red Oak High School serve?
Red Oak High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Red Oak High School have?
Red Oak High School employs 139 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Red Oak High School?
At Red Oak High School, the student body is approximately 16% White, 38% Hispanic, 40% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Red Oak High School in?
Red Oak High School is part of RED OAK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.