Enrollment
357
High
DISTRICT 276 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REDWATER ISD·NCES 483675004109
Redwater High School
120 RED RIVER RD N, REDWATER, TX 75573 · (903) 671-3421 · Bowie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Texas public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
126 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 91 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 100 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 92 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 74 | 21% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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 REDWATER ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
78.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +5.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
71.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 68.0% | 12.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 47.0% | 25.0% | 4.0% |
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 | 78.0% | 71.0% |
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 78.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 59% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Redwater High School
Redwater High School's state test result (72.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redwater High School this school | 357 | 35.3% | 72.9% |
| White Oak High School WHITE OAK | 406 | 36.0% | 66.6% |
| Beckville Jr-Sr High School BECKVILLE | 347 | 32.9% | 63.8% |
| Bells High School BELLS | 318 | 33.6% | 70.8% |
| Tolar High School TOLAR | 272 | 39.0% | 76.8% |
| Chisum High School PARIS | 334 | 38.3% | 56.8% |
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 Redwater High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bowie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #177 of 1,385 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #135 of 1,425 ▲ 13 | #1 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #214 of 1,425 ▲ 127 | #1 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 357 | #1,074 of 2,107 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #73 of 1,344 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.4% | #1,116 of 1,346 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.3% | #1,284 of 1,522 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #511 of 672 | N/A |
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
357
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 254
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 357 | 37.8 | 9.4:1 | 35% (126) |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 38.7 | 9.1:1 | 43% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 339 | 38.4 | 8.8:1 | 44% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 345 | 35 | 9.9:1 | 33% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 341 | 37.1 | 9.2:1 | 29% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 382 | 34 | 11.2:1 | 29% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 37 | 9.7:1 | 26% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 327 | 26 | 12.6:1 | 11% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 254 | 17 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Redwater High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (341 to 357); teachers up 2% (37.1 to 37.8).
About Redwater High School
Redwater High School is a small high school in REDWATER, Texas, (ZIP code 75573). Enrollment is 357 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Texas is about 796 students, so this school is 55% smaller than average.
REDWATER ISD is the district for Redwater High School. It has 4 schools and 1,103 students.
Federal enrollment data show Redwater High School is 90% White. After that, the student body is 3% Black, 3% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Bowie County, the White share is about 64%. Pick two students at random and there is an 18% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.4:1. That is lower than the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 35%. That is 33 points below the 68% average for public schools in Bowie County.
Measured against Texas public high schools, Redwater High School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Redwater High School beats its 58.6% prediction with 72.9%, a top-10% result in Texas.
Census Bureau estimates for Bowie County show that the median household income is $59,803, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. There are 46 public schools in Bowie County, enrolling about 17,523 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Redwater Junior High School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Redwater High School ranks 1st of 9 on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment climbed 3% from its 2020-21 level of 345.
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Bowie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,115
Census ACS
Median income
$59,803
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
17,523 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in REDWATER ISD
- Redwater Elementary SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Redwater Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 251 students
- Redwater Junior High SchoolMiddle · 166 students
Other schools in REDWATER
- Redwater Elementary SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Redwater Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 251 students
- Redwater Junior High SchoolMiddle · 166 students
Nearby schools
- Redwater Junior High School0.0 mi · 166
- Redwater Elementary School0.1 mi · 329
- Redwater Intermediate School0.7 mi · 251
- Maud School6.4 mi · 450
- Leary Elementary School6.9 mi · 119
- Hooks Elementary School7.2 mi · 323
Frequently asked questions
About Redwater High SchoolHow many students attend Redwater High School?
Redwater High School enrolls approximately 357 students in grades 09-12.
Is Redwater High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Redwater High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Redwater High School have?
Redwater High School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Redwater High School?
Student demographics at Redwater High School are roughly 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Redwater High School?
Redwater High School is overseen by REDWATER ISD in Bowie County.
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