Red Oak Middle School
Public middle school in Red Oak, Texas · Red Oak ISD · Grades 6–8
Red Oak Middle School serves 1,488 students in grades 6–8 in Red Oak (Ellis County). It is one of 7 schools in Red Oak ISD. By enrollment it is the 26th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 17.2 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 86.72 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Red Oak ISD |
| County | Ellis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483666004107 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,488 | 6,696 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 17.2 | 16 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 62.7% | 61.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 87% 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 Oak Middle School in context
Size
Red Oak Middle School is the only middle school in Red Oak ISD. Its 1,488 students are 22.2% of the district's 6,696. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 6.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 709; Red Oak Middle School is larger than most of them.
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 8 with 526 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 463, against an average of 496 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 499 in grade 6 and 526 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 39.4% here and 37.8% across Red Oak ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 39%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
62.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.7% across Red Oak ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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 86.72 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,488 students, Red Oak Middle School has 17.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,488 students would have about 103.3 teachers, so Red Oak Middle School has 16.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Red Oak Middle School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other middle school is Life Middle Waxahachie, 3.1 miles away in Life School. Within 10 miles there are 14 other middle schools, 1 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 | 39.4% |
| Hispanic | 39% |
| White | 16.3% |
| Two or more races | 3.8% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
46.4% of students are girls and 53.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 499 |
| Grade 7 | 463 |
| Grade 8 | 526 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
152 Louise Ritter Blvd, Red Oak, TX 75154
Phone: (972)617-0066
Website: redoakisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Red Oak Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Middle Waxahachie | Life School | 3.1 mi | 551 | 15.3 | 60.4% |
| Finley Junior High School | Waxahachie ISD | 5.9 mi | 839 | 14.5 | 49.9% |
| Coleman Junior High School | Waxahachie ISD | 6.4 mi | 775 | 13.7 | 47.4% |
| Curtistene S McCowan Middle School | Desoto ISD | 6.4 mi | 643 | 22.7 | 78.5% |
| Howard Junior High School | Waxahachie ISD | 6.7 mi | 918 | 16.7 | 50.2% |
| Iltexas Lancaster Middle School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 7.1 mi | 379 | 18.3 | 83.9% |
| G W Carver 6th Grade STEM Learning Center | Lancaster ISD | 7.2 mi | 473 | 13.5 | 84.1% |
| Lancaster Middle School | Lancaster ISD | 7.3 mi | 908 | 14 | 85.2% |
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 Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 491 |
| Red Oak High School | High | 9–12 | 2,297 |
| 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 |