Red Lick Middle, Texarkana TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Red Lick Middle

Red Lick Middle serves students in grades five through eight in the rural Texarkana area of Bowie County, east Texas. The school is a regular public school with an enrollment of roughly two hundred students, drawn from a community that is predominantly white, with small Black, Hispanic, and Asian populations and a small number of students from two or more racial or ethnic backgrounds. Free-and-reduced-price lunch eligibility data were not available.

On state assessment results, Red Lick Middle shows uneven performance across subjects and grades. In reading and language arts, the school's strength is clear: sixth and eighth graders both reach high proficiency, while seventh graders post a solid proficiency rate. Across all grades tested, around nine in ten students approach grade level in English language arts, and a majority meet it. Reading is a clear asset of this school.

Mathematics presents a softer picture. Sixth-grade math proficiency sits at about three in five students; seventh grade drops sharply to two in five; eighth grade recovers slightly to near one in two. Across all grades, about four in five students approach the math standard, but only about one in four masters it. The drop in seventh grade math and the generally lower mastery rates in math compared to reading suggest that a parent would want to discuss with the school how it supports students moving from elementary math into algebra and pre-algebra coursework during middle years.

In science, eighth graders show proficiency at about two in three, and across tested grades nearly nine in ten approach grade level. Social studies proficiency on the eighth-grade test sits at three in five, with about four in five approaching it but only one in five mastering it, indicating that while students access the content, depth of mastery lags.

Among the county's districts, Red Lick Middle's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile, a genuine strength. No graduation rate applies to a middle school, and chronic absenteeism data were not provided.

Texarkana itself is a bi-state community anchored by a historic downtown straddling the Texas-Arkansas line. The broader area is anchored by healthcare, manufacturing, retail, and logistics, with major employers including the Red River Army Depot, Cooper Tire, Domtar, and two hospital systems. The town is experiencing construction growth, driven by affordability; new subdivisions and a wave of development including an Amazon facility, a new airport terminal, and expansion of Texas A&M University-Texarkana are reshaping the region. Housing values in the Texarkana 75503 zip code are moderately priced relative to national and state benchmarks, and rental costs are proportionally lower than home purchase costs. Walkability is limited, though the city is working to expand sidewalks and bike lanes, and civic anchors cluster downtown: the public library, the Texarkana Urban Transit District, Amtrak's Union Station, and several parks.

Red Lick Middle is a small-enrollment, rural public school with solid overall performance, especially in reading. The math progression into seventh grade and the gap between approach and mastery in math and social studies are areas a prospective parent may want to explore with the school. The school fits families seeking a small, community-rooted setting in a growing but affordable region.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 661%

School 61% · District 61%

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 742%

School 42% · District 42%

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 848%

School 48% · District 48%

▲ 6 pts above state median · even with county median

English language arts

Grade 688%

School 88% · District 88%

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Grade 760%

School 60% · District 60%

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 887%

School 87% · District 87%

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Science

Grade 867%

School 67% · District 67%

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 860%

School 60% · District 60%

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

This schoolRED LICK ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 8Lower-income67%Higher-income92%25 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income50%Higher-income59%9 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income29%Higher-income51%22 pp gap