Red Oak High School

Top notch all the way. Parents that have so many complaints are not involved parents, I can promise you that! Parent involvement is lacking and that is to blame on the parents, not the school. The bullying complaints are ridiculous as well, kids get picked on, they ALWAYS have. there is a huge difference in a bully and just someone picking on you. Too many parents just want to blame everyone else....step up & be a parent!
--Submitted by a parent

I think Red Oak High School has a an outstanding teaching staff! My son's and daughter's teachers have been great. We have been well pleased with their education. If parents have concerns, they should set an appointment with the counselors or teachers before they cast judgement without getting involved. The counselors are outstanding too! They have been so helpful with college prep. and scholarship information!
--Submitted by a parent

This school is horrible. A total disappointment. The children are out of control and some teachers have lost complete control of their classes. Another problem not being addressed is bullying, which is rampant at ROHS. We moved here two years ago and from a great school out of state and Red Oak is just no comparison academically.
--Submitted by a parent

I concur with some of the earlier reviews posted by Red Oak High parents. My son is a senior. He is academically gifted and well-behaved. The has progressively gotten worse each year. A good school is more than just having a "Recognized" rating based on the TAKS test. What good is having that rating if the learning environment continues to deteriorate, discipline problems multiply, and the kids who want a good education aren't nurtured? Had I known what I know now about Red Oak High School before moving here four years ago, I would have chosen to live elsewhere or opted for a private school.
--Submitted by a parent

I'm not sure why all of the parents are giving such bad reviews of the school, it is a great school and I have experienced none of these problems. The academics are excellent, I'm involved in the Advanced Placement classes and if those aren't enough for your student the school offers college courses. In advanced classes we are expected to take the information the teacher provides and learn from it, just like in college. We do have the rude students, what school won't have snotty teenagers? Your child must surround themselves with bad people. The school offers so many new classes and clubs to add to the wonderful experience of High School and prepare you for your future. The school does focus a lot on TAKS, which without it many students wouldn t pass, but they also teach outside of the TAKS curriculum. Overall I am very pleased with my school.
--Submitted by a student

Based on my experiences last year as a new student, I would say that ROHS is average. Its not the best, not the worst, and there is plenty of room for improvement. I' hoping this school year will be better.
--Submitted by a student

You must not have seen the 2010 TEA ratings for Red Oak ISD......Red Oak ISD has been rated by the TEA a RECOGNIZED district.....that includes Red Oak High School. As a former student of the district, its the best south of Dallas, and maybe even beyond that!
--Submitted by a student

I agree, this school is aweful. A few years back I commented about what a wonderful school the High School was/is. I have been to current events here and the students seem completely in control of the school I don't know when this happened. The administration is new since my last post and from what I have observed there is minimal to no teaching goin on here. I now agree, take you children elsewhere. The teachers have no support.
--Submitted by a parent

This school is awful. The students are rude and disrespectful. They are being taught to the test so that the school will appear to be better than it really is. There is absolutely no focus on building knowledge. Parents, please think twice about sending your child to this school.
--Submitted by a parent

I have had nothing but problems with this school since my son, a sophomore, began attending the campus last year. I am fed up with the appalling behavior of some ROHS students, the unequal enforcement of disciplinary actions, and the nonchalant attitudes of staff members. The overall atmosphere at ROHS is no longer suitable for my child to receive a quality education there. I see from one of the earlier postings that I'm not the only parent who has given up on this school and will be sending a child outside of the district. At this point, just about any campus is better than having to put up with these issues for another two-and-a-half years. It is a shame that my tax dollars are funding such a problematic school.
--Submitted by a parent