| Index | Red Oak | Texas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 48% | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 9 | 7,418 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,267 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 463 | 7,963 |
| Index | Red Oak | Texas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 82.2% | 79.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 78.5% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 59.0% | 57.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 28.1% | 34.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 20.7% | 28.1% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.4% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.7% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.6% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 9 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Red Oak. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Red Oak, TX schools is 48%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Red Oak, TX, an average of 82.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 78.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Ovilla, TX | 4,010 | 64% | 32.3% |
| Palmer, TX | 2,540 | 55% | 15.3% |
| Midlothian, TX | 31,533 | 55% | 13.8% |
| Waxahachie, TX | 36,735 | 52% | 8.6% |
| Grand Prairie, TX | 193,835 | 47% | 1.4% |
| Red Oak, TX | 13,010 | 48% | 0.9% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Dunmore, PA | 13,008 | 56% | 16.7% |
| Butler, PA | 13,008 | 61% | 27.3% |
| Stony Point, NY | 13,006 | 41% | 14.6% |
| Moody, AL | 13,004 | 55% | 15.4% |
| Coolidge, AZ | 13,016 | 20% | 58.1% |
| Red Oak, TX | 13,010 | 48% | 0.9% |
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