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What's the one class at WOODEN EL every student should take?
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Enrollment
508
Elementary
DISTRICT 582 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RED OAK ISD·NCES 483666006164
Wooden Elementary School
200 LOUISE RITTER BLVD, RED OAK, TX 75154 · (972) 617-2977 · Ellis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
13.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
327 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 | 30 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
50%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
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 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 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 27.0% | 20.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 29.0% | 25.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 45.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 Wooden Elementary School
Wooden Elementary School's state test result (46.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wooden Elementary School this school | 508 | 64.4% | 46.6% |
| Naomi Pasemann Elementary School TAYLOR | 552 | 67.0% | 33.6% |
| Dunaway Elementary School WAXAHACHIE | 525 | 65.9% | 47.1% |
| Kocurek Elementary School AUSTIN | 507 | 65.7% | 38.6% |
| The Gathering Place SAN ANTONIO | 555 | 61.4% | 19.8% |
| Turner Elementary School PASADENA | 526 | 64.4% | 52.0% |
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 Wooden Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Ellis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #1,784 of 4,401 | #17 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,253 of 4,466 ▲ 598 | #6 of 36 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,861 of 4,466 ▲ 630 | #16 of 36 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #1,751 of 3,998 | #14 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #2,460 of 4,938 | #19 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #851 of 4,622 | #4 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.8% | #2,439 of 4,628 | #35 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.4% | #2,882 of 4,789 | #19 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #2,218 of 2,838 | #12 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
508
+16 (+3%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 391
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 508 | 38.9 | 13.1:1 | 64% (327) |
| 2023-24 | 524 | 38.2 | 13.7:1 | 67% (350) |
| 2022-23 | 504 | 34.7 | 14.5:1 | 63% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 492 | 34 | 14.5:1 | 52% (254) |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 31.7 | 17.4:1 | 49% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 545 | 31 | 17.6:1 | 51% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | 30 | 14.4:1 | 51% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 544 | 32 | 17.0:1 | 18% (97) |
| 1990-91 | 391 | 22 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wooden Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (552 to 508); teachers up 23% (31.7 to 38.9).
About Wooden Elementary School
Wooden Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school based in RED OAK, Texas. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 508 students enrolled.
RED OAK ISD is the district for Wooden Elementary School. It has 8 schools and 6,696 students.
Of every 100 students at Wooden Elementary School, about 66 are Hispanic. The school is also 24% White, 7% Black, and 2% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 28%. The diversity index for Wooden Elementary School is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 38.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.1:1. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 64%. Compared with the 51% average for public schools in Ellis County, the school's rate is higher.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Wooden Elementary School outscored 59%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Wooden Elementary School is 46.2%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.6%.
The school's county is Ellis County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $99,595 a year, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Ellis County number 83, with about 46,344 students.
Among nearby public schools, Red Oak Middle School is closest at about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Wooden Elementary School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Wooden Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
The school's student count increased 3% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.5 to 13.1 over 4 years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Red Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 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
- Red Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 students
Nearby schools
- Red Oak Middle School0.3 mi · 1,488
- Red Oak High School0.6 mi · 2,297
- Red Oak Elementary School1.2 mi · 491
- Life School Red Oak1.8 mi · 1,045
- Eastridge Elementary School2.2 mi · 530
- Shackelford Elementary School3.2 mi · 452
Frequently asked questions
About Wooden Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Wooden Elementary School?
Wooden Elementary School enrolls approximately 508 students in grades PK-05.
Is Wooden Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wooden Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Wooden Elementary School have?
Wooden Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
How diverse is Wooden Elementary School?
Wooden Elementary School reports a student body of 24% White, 66% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Wooden Elementary School in?
Wooden Elementary School is part of RED OAK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.