Wooden Elementary School
Public elementary school in Red Oak, Texas · Red Oak ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Wooden Elementary School serves 508 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 2453rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than 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 ÷ 38.93 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 | 483666006164 |
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 | 508 | 6,696 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13 | 16 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 64.4% | 61.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 19% 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.
Wooden Elementary School in context
Size
Wooden Elementary School is the 4th largest of Red Oak ISD's 5 elementary schools; its 508 students are 7.6% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 3.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 564; Wooden 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 5 with 97 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 30, against an average of 73 per grade. This year grade 5 has 41% more students than kindergarten (97 against 69). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 30 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 66.3% here and 40.7% across Red Oak ISD. White students are next, at 23.6%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
64.4% 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 38.93 full-time-equivalent teachers for 508 students, Wooden Elementary School has 13 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 508 students would have about 34.3 teachers, so Wooden Elementary School has 4.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Wooden 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 Red Oak Elementary School, 1.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 44 other elementary schools, 6 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 66.3% |
| White | 23.6% |
| Black | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
48.2% of students are girls and 51.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 30 |
| Kindergarten | 69 |
| Grade 1 | 64 |
| Grade 2 | 89 |
| Grade 3 | 84 |
| Grade 4 | 75 |
| Grade 5 | 97 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
200 Louise Ritter Blvd, Red Oak, TX 75154
Phone: (972)617-2977
Website: redoakisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wooden Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Oak Elementary School | Red Oak ISD | 1.2 mi | 491 | 14.8 | 65.4% |
| Life School Red Oak | Life School | 1.8 mi | 1,045 | 23.1 | 56% |
| Eastridge Elementary School | Red Oak ISD | 2.2 mi | 530 | 15.1 | 63.8% |
| Shackelford Elementary School | Waxahachie ISD | 3.2 mi | 452 | 13.5 | 42.7% |
| Russell P Schupmann Elementary School | Red Oak ISD | 3.8 mi | 756 | 16.2 | 69% |
| Shields Elementary School | Red Oak ISD | 4.4 mi | 625 | 16.4 | 59.2% |
| Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet Academy | Desoto ISD | 5.2 mi | 536 | 18.8 | 45.9% |
| Simpson Elementary School | Waxahachie ISD | 5.3 mi | 592 | 16.2 | 35% |
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 |
| 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 |