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Red Oak Independent School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 6,592 (2023-2024)
Schools: 8 (2023-2024)
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Red Oak Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Ellis County). During the 2024 school year, 6,592 students attended one of the district's eight schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Red Oak Independent School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Michelle Porter20202027
Melanie Petersen20152027
Sean Kelly20232026
Johnny Knight20142026
John Anderson20022026
Donna Knight20222025
Brian Sebring20192025

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Red Oak Independent School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Texas House of Representatives District 10Brian E. HarrisonRepublican Party 100% 4%

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $9,672,000 $1,536 12%
Local: $37,317,000 $5,927 45%
State: $35,714,000 $5,672 43%
Total: $82,703,000 $13,136
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $72,336,000 $11,489
Total Current Expenditures: $63,931,000 $10,154
Instructional Expenditures: $36,190,000 $5,748 50%
Student and Staff Support: $7,181,000 $1,140 10%
Administration: $8,310,000 $1,319 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $12,250,000 $1,945 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,317,000 $526
Construction: $1,912,000 $303
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,358,000 $215
Interest on Debt: $3,678,000 $584

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 42 40-49 35 41 >=50 55-59 53
2020-2021 40 50-59 33 35 <50 50-54 51
2018-2019 52 40-59 47 49 60-79 60-64 57
2017-2018 51 40-59 44 49 60-79 55-59 57
2016-2017 81 >=80 76 79 >=80 80-84 84
2015-2016 80 60-79 76 79 >=80 70-79 82
2014-2015 79 >=80 75 79 60-79 80-89 81
2013-2014 85 >=80 82 83 >=80 80-89 88
2012-2013 82 >=80 76 79 >=80 85-89 86
2011-2012 86 >=80 81 84 >=50 >=90 89
2010-2011 84 >=80 80 83 >=80 87

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 46 40-49 42 44 >=50 60-64 54
2020-2021 36 40-49 32 33 21-39 45-49 43
2018-2019 45 21-39 39 42 60-79 65-69 51
2017-2018 42 40-59 34 39 40-59 55-59 49
2016-2017 71 60-79 68 68 >=80 80-84 75
2015-2016 72 60-79 69 69 70-79 70-74 77
2014-2015 79 60-79 76 77 60-69 80-84 83
2013-2014 81 80-89 81 79 70-79 75-79 84
2012-2013 82 70-79 82 78 >=80 80-89 85
2011-2012 92 >=80 90 89 >=50 >=90 93
2010-2011 91 >=80 88 90 >=80 93

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 89 >=50 90-94 85-89 PS >=50 80-84
2020-2021 91 PS 90-94 85-89 PS >=50 90-94
2018-2019 94 PS >=95 90-94 PS >=50 90-94
2017-2018 94 PS >=95 >=95 PS PS 90-94
2016-2017 94 PS 90-94 >=95 PS >=50 90-94
2015-2016 96 >=50 >=95 >=95 PS >=50 90-94
2014-2015 93 PS 90-94 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2013-2014 93 >=50 90-94 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2012-2013 97 >=95 >=95 PS >=50 >=95
2011-2012 95 PS >=90 90-94 PS >=50 90-94
2010-2011 93 PS 90-94 >=95 >=50 >=50 90-94

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 6,592 1.4
2022-2023 6,499 3.1
2021-2022 6,296 4.7
2020-2021 6,001 -1.1
2019-2020 6,067 2.9
2018-2019 5,891 1.4
2017-2018 5,810 1.0
2016-2017 5,749 -1.5
2015-2016 5,837 3.6
2014-2015 5,629 0.8
2013-2014 5,584 -0.9
2012-2013 5,634 2.0
2011-2012 5,519 0.1
2010-2011 5,515 1.9
2009-2010 5,408 0.9
2008-2009 5,360 3.4
2007-2008 5,179 0.9
2006-2007 5,134 1.3
2005-2006 5,069 5.0
2004-2005 4,818 0.3
2003-2004 4,803 -0.2
2002-2003 4,811 2.6
2001-2002 4,688 2.2
2000-2001 4,585 3.1
1999-2000 4,443 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Red Oak Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.0 5.4
Black 36.1 12.8
Hispanic 40.2 53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2
Two or More Races 3.8 3.1
White 18.7 25.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Red Oak Independent School District had 435.21 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.15.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 9.46
Kindergarten: 22.73
Elementary: 165.10
Secondary: 200.43
Total: 435.21

Red Oak Independent School District employed 11.00 district administrators and 42.81 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 11.00
District Administrative Support: 32.96
School Administrators: 42.81
School Administrative Support: 33.16
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 95.32
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 9.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 17.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 7.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 37.12
Other Support Services: 246.22

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Red Oak Independent School District operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Eastridge El536PK-5
Ellis Co Jjaep57-9
Red Oak El523PK-5
Red Oak H S2,1638-12
Red Oak Middle1,5406-8
Russell P Schupmann El706PK-5
Shields El595PK-5
Wooden El524PK-5

School board meetings

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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