WOODEN EL

WOODEN EL is one of the medium-sized elementary schools in RED OAK, Texas, part of RED OAK ISD, with 508 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, WOODEN EL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 66% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 24% White, 7% Black, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 64% of students at WOODEN EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Ellis County's rate of about 51%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WOODEN EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.2%.

In the broader community, Ellis County reports that median household earnings sit near $99,595, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Ellis County's 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,344 students), WOODEN EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: RED OAK MIDDLE, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WOODEN EL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 42.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WOODEN EL has decreased 8%, going from 552 students in 2018 to 508 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 53% to 66% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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