Red Oak Elementary School
Public elementary school in Red Oak, Texas · Red Oak ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Red Oak Elementary School serves 491 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Red Oak (Ellis County). It is one of 7 schools in Red Oak ISD. By enrollment it is the 2614th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.8 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 33.14 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Red Oak ISD |
| County | Ellis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483666004105 |
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 Oak ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 491 | 6,696 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 16 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 65.4% | 61.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 49% of Texas elementary 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 Oak Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 5 elementary schools in Red Oak ISD, Red Oak Elementary School is the smallest, with 7.3% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 3.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 533; Red Oak Elementary 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 2 with 79 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 55, against an average of 70 per grade. This year grade 5 has 44% more students than kindergarten (79 against 55). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 61 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 40.7% here and 37.8% across Red Oak ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 37.7%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
65.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.7% across Red Oak ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 33.14 full-time-equivalent teachers for 491 students, Red Oak Elementary School has 14.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 491 students would have about 33.2 teachers, so Red Oak Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Red Oak Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Wooden Elementary School, 1.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 48 other elementary schools, 9 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 40.7% |
| Hispanic | 37.7% |
| White | 16.5% |
| Two or more races | 3.3% |
| Asian | 1.8% |
47.5% of students are girls and 52.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 61 |
| Kindergarten | 55 |
| Grade 1 | 59 |
| Grade 2 | 79 |
| Grade 3 | 79 |
| Grade 4 | 79 |
| Grade 5 | 79 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
200 Valley Ridge Dr., Red Oak, TX 75154
Phone: (972)617-3523
Website: redoakisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Red Oak Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wooden Elementary School | Red Oak ISD | 1.2 mi | 508 | 13 | 64.4% |
| Eastridge Elementary School | Red Oak ISD | 1.3 mi | 530 | 15.1 | 63.8% |
| Life School Red Oak | Life School | 2.2 mi | 1,045 | 23.1 | 56% |
| Russell P Schupmann Elementary School | Red Oak ISD | 3.2 mi | 756 | 16.2 | 69% |
| Shields Elementary School | Red Oak ISD | 3.9 mi | 625 | 16.4 | 59.2% |
| Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet Academy | Desoto ISD | 4.1 mi | 536 | 18.8 | 45.9% |
| Life School Lancaster | Life School | 4.3 mi | 455 | 17.4 | 73.8% |
| Shackelford Elementary School | Waxahachie ISD | 4.3 mi | 452 | 13.5 | 42.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Red Oak ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastridge Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 530 |
| Red Oak High School | High | 9–12 | 2,297 |
| Red Oak Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,488 |
| Russell P Schupmann Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 756 |
| Shields Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 625 |
| Wooden Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 508 |