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Schools in Glenn Heights · DeSoto Independent School District, Red Oak Independent School District

Glenn Heights’s public schools score below 72% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Glenn Heights’s districts is 32%, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Glenn Heights, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.

#493of 642 Texas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
42%
▼ 9 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 9 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
88%
▼ 2 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.9K
▼ 7% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024 · Red Oak Independent
Students per teacher
17.1
TX 14.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
4
6,725 students on the public path
In brief

Glenn Heights’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 605 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Glenn Heights’s, its schools beat 20%, lower than their 28% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 32% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

DeSoto Independent spends $13,331 per student and Red Oak Independent $11,943, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Glenn Heights’s grade

C Test scoresD Graduation

C: better than 28% of Texas school districts, #493 of 642 Texas towns. Both inputs trail the Texas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 28%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (605)Better than 20%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 7,718 test results and a graduating class of 575 could put Glenn Heights anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Glenn Heights’s students in the tested grades sat them (7,713 in math, 7,723 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Glenn Heights, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−
6–8Curtistene S McCowan MiddleDeSoto Independent School DistrictC−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−

Glenn Heights runs its own schools through grade 12 (DeSoto Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Red Oak Independent School District, shared with Oak Leaf, Ovilla, Pecan Hill and Red Oak. Its high school is in Red Oak. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Glenn Heights

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

DeSoto Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 11 schools · 5,708 students, down 20% since 2020–21 · 18.7 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$13,331TX $12,815 · FY2024
C−
Red Oak Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 6,696 students, up 6% since 2021–22 · 16.0 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$11,943TX $12,815 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, DeSoto Independent School District39%
State average 51.1% · 4104 students tested
Math · PK–12, DeSoto Independent School District23%
State average 40.9% · 4158 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Red Oak Independent School District46%
State average 51.1% · 3619 students tested
Math · PK–12, Red Oak Independent School District42%
State average 40.9% · 3555 students tested

Glenn Heights vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Glenn Heights’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Glenn HeightsCDeSoto Independent PK–12 · Red Oak Independent PK–12
OvillaBRed Oak Independent PK–12 · Midlothian Independent PK–12
Oak LeafB−Red Oak Independent
DeSotoC−DeSoto Independent
Red OakB−Red Oak Independent PK–12 · Ferris Independent PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Red Oak Independent with Glenn Heights for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Glenn Heights

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Glenn Heightsby address
Russell P Schupmann El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
756 students16:1Rate it →
Shields El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
625 students16:1Rate it →
Frank D Moates El
Elementary · Grades 3–5
D−
468 students16:1Rate it →
Curtistene S McCowan Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
C−
643 students23:1Rate it →
Also serving Glenn Heightsin other towns
Red Oak H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Red Oak
A−
2,297 students16:1Rate it →
Desoto H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Desoto
C−
1,936 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Glenn Heights’s schools

Are Glenn Heights’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Glenn Heights children attend score below 72% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #493 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 20%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Glenn Heights in?

Two districts: DeSoto Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Red Oak Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Oak Leaf, Ovilla, Pecan Hill and Red Oak.

Where do Glenn Heights kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Red Oak H S and Desoto H S.

What is Glenn Heights’s graduation rate?

88% of the class of 2023 in DeSoto Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.

How much does Glenn Heights spend per student?

$13,331 in DeSoto Independent School District and $11,943 in Red Oak Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.