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Schools in Redwood · San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District

Redwood’s public schools score below 88% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 24% of Redwood’s students scored proficient, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Redwood, 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.

#615of 642 Texas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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
39%
▼ 12 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 17 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
▼ 6 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.9K
▲ 1% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
7,787 students on the public path
In brief

Redwood’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 533 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Redwood’s, its schools beat 3%, lower than their 12% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 39% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,914 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Seven elementary schools, then two middle and one high school

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

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 Redwood’s grade

C− Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 12% of Texas school districts, #615 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 12%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (533)Better than 3%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 4,346 test results and a graduating class of 580 could put Redwood anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Redwood’s students in the tested grades sat them (4,158 in math, 4,535 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to B
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to C
9–12San Marcos H Sin San MarcosC

Redwood’s public schools are run by San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District, which also serves Martindale, San Marcos and Staples. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 51.1% · 4535 students tested
Math24%
State average 40.9% · 4158 students tested

Redwood vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
RedwoodDSan Marcos Consolidated Independent
San MarcosDSan Marcos Consolidated Independent

Every school in Redwood

10 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).

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Questions about Redwood’s schools

Are Redwood’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Redwood children attend score below 88% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #615 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 3%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Redwood in?

San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 8,222 students in 12 schools (2024–25).

Where do Redwood kids go to high school?

San Marcos H S in San Marcos, with 2,371 students; its own test results earn a C.

What is Redwood’s graduation rate?

84% of the class of 2023 in San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.

How much does Redwood spend per student?

$12,914 in San Marcos Consolidated 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.