Public schools in Red Oak, TX
Red Oak has 6 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 6,359 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Red Oak ISD runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Red Oak's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Red Oak | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Oak ISD | 5 | 6,499 | $10,825 |
| Life School | 1 | 5,498 | $10,430 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Red Oak, 2,297 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Oak High School | 2,297 | 16.5 | 57.2% | Red Oak ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Red Oak, 1,488 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Oak Middle | 1,488 | 17.2 | 62.3% | Red Oak ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
4 elementary schools in Red Oak, 2,574 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life School Red Oak | 1,045 | 23.1 | 42.5% | Life School |
| Eastridge Elementary | 530 | 15.1 | 63.0% | Red Oak ISD |
| Wooden Elementary | 508 | 13.0 | 64.0% | Red Oak ISD |
| Red Oak Elementary | 491 | 14.8 | 65.4% | Red Oak ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Red Oak's public schools compare with Texas's
The median Red Oak school has 15.8 students per full-time teacher, more than the Texas median of 14.5. 67% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 788 students (state 507).
| Red Oak | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 15.8 | 14.5 |
| Median school size (students) | 788 | 507 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 67% | 70% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 83% | 52% |
| Charter schools | 17% | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 6 Red Oak schools and the 8,846 Texas schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Red Oak
- Red Oak ISDRuns 5 of Red Oak's 6 public schools and spent $10,825 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,825
- Red Oak High School, the largest high school in Red Oak2,297 students in 2024-25, 16.5 per teacher.2,297
- Compare Red Oak ISD with Life SchoolRed Oak's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in TexasTexas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Red Oak addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Texas
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- El Paso213 schools
- Arlington102 schools
- Corpus Christi90 schools
Questions about schools in Red Oak
How many public schools are in Red Oak, TX?
6 public schools with an address in Red Oak were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 6,359 students. 1 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Red Oak?
Red Oak High School, with 2,297 students in 2024-25 (Red Oak ISD).Which districts run Red Oak's schools?
Red Oak ISD (5 schools), Life School (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25