Redwater J H, Redwater TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Redwater J H

Redwater Junior High serves grades seven and eight in a small school within the Redwater Independent School District, located in southeastern Bowie County about twelve miles southwest of Texarkana. The school sits along Red River Road North in Redwater, a tight-knit residential community where most families own their homes and where the school district functions as a significant civic anchor.

The student body is small, with roughly similar numbers of seventh and eighth graders. About half the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The enrollment is predominantly white, with smaller populations of other racial and ethnic groups represented. Data on students receiving special education services or classified as English learners was not available.

On state assessments, the school shows a mixed academic picture that varies notably by grade and subject. In eighth grade, performance is substantially stronger. Eighth graders achieved solid proficiency in English language arts and especially strong results in mathematics, with most meeting or exceeding the state standard. Science proficiency for eighth graders reached close to three-fifths of students, though social studies proficiency was markedly lower, with roughly a third of students meeting the standard. Seventh graders performed well in English language arts, but mathematics proficiency dropped significantly compared to their eighth-grade peers, with fewer than two in five students meeting the standard. The pattern suggests a cohort effect or uneven preparation in math as students enter the school, a parent may want to look into this further with the school.

Looking across all tested areas and grade levels, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among Bowie County school districts, an indication of relative strength compared to other middle schools in the area. The high English language arts performance, particularly in the "approaches" category where nearly all students show at least foundational skill, is a strength. Mathematics presents a gentler slope, with room for growth especially in seventh grade. Science and social studies, particularly the latter, appear as areas where additional support or instructional focus could benefit students.

The school sits in a residential community with moderate housing costs relative to national benchmarks, where homeownership is common and the pace of life is deliberately unhurried. Employment draws mostly toward Texarkana and surrounding county areas rather than from within Redwater itself. The district has not reported recent major curriculum or operational changes available in public sources.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 737%

School 37% · District 37%

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 878%

School 78% · District 78%

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

English language arts

Grade 769%

School 69% · District 69%

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

Grade 871%

School 71% · District 71%

▲ 16 pts above state median · even with county median

Science

Grade 859%

School 59% · District 59%

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 830%

School 30% · District 30%

▲ 6 pts above state median · even with county median

This schoolREDWATER 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 7Lower-income57%Higher-income83%26 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income72%Higher-income69%3 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income26%Higher-income57%31 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income78%Higher-income79%1 pp gap