Red Lick Middle School
Public middle school in Texarkana, Texas · Red Lick ISD · Grades 5–8
Red Lick Middle School serves 234 students in grades 5–8 in Texarkana (Bowie County). It is one of 2 schools in Red Lick ISD. By enrollment it is the 1492nd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.9 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 18.16 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Red Lick ISD |
| County | Bowie County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 483663007191 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Red Lick ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 234 | 504 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.9 | 11.4 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 26% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Red Lick Middle School in context
Size
Red Lick Middle School is the only middle school in Red Lick ISD. Its 234 students are 46.4% of the district's 504. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 8.3 miles away and have a median of 254 students, so Red Lick Middle School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 5 with 73 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 44, against an average of 59 per grade. This year grade 8 has 40% fewer students than grade 5 (44 against 73). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 85.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Red Lick ISD (85.9%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Red Lick Middle School has 18.16 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 234 students would have about 16.3 teachers, so Red Lick Middle School has 1.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other middle school is Pleasant Grove Middle School, 5.2 miles away in Pleasant Grove ISD. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 6 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 85.9% |
| Hispanic | 6% |
| Two or more races | 5.1% |
| Black | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
52.6% of students are girls and 47.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 73 |
| Grade 6 | 58 |
| Grade 7 | 59 |
| Grade 8 | 44 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3511 Nfm 2148, Texarkana, TX 75503
Phone: (903)838-6006
Website: redlickisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Red Lick Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Grove Middle School | Pleasant Grove ISD | 5.2 mi | 537 | 13.1 | 40.2% |
| Texas Middle School | Texarkana ISD | 6.2 mi | 1,421 | 13.1 | 79.7% |
| Hooks Junior High School | Hooks ISD | 7.5 mi | 257 | 10.6 | 54.9% |
| Redwater Junior High School | Redwater ISD | 8.1 mi | 166 | 9.6 | 53.6% |
| Liberty-Eylau Middle School | Liberty-Eylau ISD | 8.4 mi | 594 | 13.6 | 87.9% |
| Redwater Intermediate School | Redwater ISD | 8.9 mi | 251 | 11.5 | 52.6% |
| New Boston Middle School | New Boston ISD | 13.7 mi | 240 | 9.3 | 84.2% |
| James Bowie Middle School | Simms ISD | 20.8 mi | 115 | 9.5 | 57.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Red Lick ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Lick Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 270 |