Red Oak, Texas

The Red Oak Independent School District is a school district in northern Ellis County, Texas (USA). The district serves the majorities of the municipalities of Red Oak, Pecan Hill and Oak Leaf, along with some portions of Glenn Heights, Ovilla, and Waxahachie. In 2010, the school district was rated "Recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.

Red Oak High School is a 5A high school located in Red Oak, Texas, United States. It is part of the Red Oak Independent School District located in far north central Ellis County. In 2012, the school was rated "Academically Acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.The Red Oak ISD has recently built a new facility for the school, located west and across the street from the current school. The new school also connects to nearby Texas State Highway 342, the main north-south highway through Red Oak.

Texas State Technical College (TSTC) is a public community college with its main campus near Waco, Texas. TSTC is the State of Texas's only public multicampus technical college, offering associate degrees and certificates in technical skills and trades on 10 campuses throughout the state. TSTC's headquarters are located north of Waco and are co-located with the Waco campus, the oldest TSTC location and flagship location. TSTC also operates campuses in Harlingen, Marshall, Red Oak, Abilene, Breckenridge, Brownwood, Sweetwater, Williamson County, and Fort Bend County.

Glenn Heights Park & Ride is a small bus-only station located west of I-35E in Glenn Heights, Texas (USA) and is under ownership of Dallas Area Rapid Transit. It is the southernmost transit center in the DART system. Unlike many Transit Centers, Glenn Heights Park & Ride does not have a heating/cooling facility nor does it have a station attendant, however it does have four passenger shelters.

Pecan Hill is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 626 at the 2010 census, down from 672 at the 2000 census.

Oak Leaf is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,298 at the 2010 census.

Glenn Heights is a city in Dallas and Ellis counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 11,278 at the 2010 census, and 15,819 in 2020.

Life School is a charter school operator headquartered in Red Oak, Texas. Life School was chartered in the state of Texas in 1998 and has campuses in Dallas-Fort Worth, Cedar Hill, Carrollton, Lancaster, Oak Cliff, Red Oak, Waxahachie, and West Dallas. It operates with a private school atmosphere and adheres to public school education requirements mandated by the state.Life School has been recognized by the state of Texas on numerous occasions for its allocation of resources, earning a five star rating from the Texas Comptroller's Office. It is also the first charter school in the state of Texas to access the Permanent School Fund, allowing its school bonds used for funding to be guaranteed by the state of Texas.

Bear Creek Ranch is a planned community and census-designated place (CDP) in Dallas County, Texas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 1,787.It is in the southern part of the county, on the southeast side of Texas State Highway 342, which leads north 2 miles (3 km) to Lancaster and 9 miles (14 km) to the southern part of Dallas, while to the south it leads 3 miles (5 km) to the eastern part of Red Oak. Downtown Dallas is 17 miles (27 km) to the north, and Waxahachie is 13 miles (21 km) to the south.

Rockett is an unincorporated community in Ellis County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Rockett is located on FM 813, approximately five miles northeast of Waxahachie.

Ferris Red Oak Muni Heliport (FAA LID: 12T) is a city-owned public heliport in Ellis County, Texas, United States, serving the cities of Ferris, Texas and Red Oak, Texas. The heliport has no IATA or ICAO designation. The facility is alternatively known as the Ferris Red Oak Municipal Heliport.The heliport is jointly owned by both cities, although the listed owner address is in Ferris, and it is maintained by City of Ferris Public Works.The heliport is used solely for general aviation purposes.

Ovilla Christian School (OCS) is a private Christian school located in Ovilla, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, Texas. Founded in 1990 with nine kindergarten students, OCS is a ministry of Ovilla Road Baptist Church (ORBC) and is co-located with the church on a 54-acre (220,000 m2) campus. The school is accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) and is a member of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS). OCS participates in numerous extracurricular events, both athletic and academic, sponsored by ACSI and/or TAPPS. OCS states that it has a maximum capacity of 578 students, and currently averages around 365 students, in a full K4-12 program.