Red Oak’s public schools score below 52% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Red Oak, 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.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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.
Red Oak’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 376 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Red Oak’s, its schools beat 36%, lower than their 48% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 45% of tested students were proficient in reading and 39% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Red Oak Independent spends $11,943 per student and Ferris Independent $14,344, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Life School Red Oak is in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Red Oak’s grade
B−: better than 48% of Texas school districts, #349 of 642 Texas towns. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Red Oak, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Red Oak · depends on your address
Eastridge El
Grades PK–5 · 530 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Wooden El
Grades PK–5 · 508 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Red Oak El
Grades PK–5 · 491 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Red Oak · depends on your address
Eastridge El
Grades PK–5 · 530 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Wooden El
Grades PK–5 · 508 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Red Oak El
Grades PK–5 · 491 students · 15:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Red Oak · depends on your address
Eastridge El
Grades PK–5 · 530 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Wooden El
Grades PK–5 · 508 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Red Oak El
Grades PK–5 · 491 students · 15:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Red Oak · depends on your address
Eastridge El
Grades PK–5 · 530 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Wooden El
Grades PK–5 · 508 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Red Oak El
Grades PK–5 · 491 students · 15:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Red Oak · depends on your address
Eastridge El
Grades PK–5 · 530 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Wooden El
Grades PK–5 · 508 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Red Oak El
Grades PK–5 · 491 students · 15:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Red Oak · depends on your address
Eastridge El
Grades PK–5 · 530 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Wooden El
Grades PK–5 · 508 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Red Oak El
Grades PK–5 · 491 students · 15:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Red Oak · depends on your address
Eastridge El
Grades PK–5 · 530 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Wooden El
Grades PK–5 · 508 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Red Oak El
Grades PK–5 · 491 students · 15:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Red Oak
Red Oak Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,488 students · 17:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Red Oak
Red Oak Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,488 students · 17:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Red Oak
Red Oak Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,488 students · 17:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Red Oak
Red Oak H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,297 students · 16:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Red Oak
Red Oak H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,297 students · 16:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Red Oak
Red Oak H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,297 students · 16:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Red Oak
Red Oak H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,297 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Red Oak runs its own schools through grade 12 (Red Oak Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Ferris Independent School District, shared with Ferris. Parts of Red Oak (2% of its land) are served by Waxahachie Independent instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Red Oak
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Red Oak vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Red Oak’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Red Oak | B− | Red Oak Independent PK–12 · Ferris Independent PK–12 |
| Waxahachie | B | Waxahachie Independent |
| Glenn Heights | C | DeSoto Independent PK–12 · Red Oak Independent PK–12 |
| Oak Leaf | B− | Red Oak Independent |
| Ferris | C+ | Ferris Independent |
| Lancaster | C | Lancaster Independent |
| Pecan Hill | — | Red Oak Independent |
3 of the 6 neighbors share Red Oak Independent with Red Oak for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Red Oak
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).
Questions about Red Oak’s schools
Are Red Oak’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Red Oak children attend score below 52% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #349 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 36%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Red Oak in?
Two districts: Red Oak Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Ferris Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Ferris.
Where do Red Oak kids go to high school?
Red Oak H S, with 2,297 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Red Oak’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Red Oak Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Red Oak spend per student?
$11,943 in Red Oak Independent School District and $14,344 in Ferris Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Red Oak families are saying about school.
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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.