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Enrollment
760
Elementary
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROYAL ISD·NCES 483819009418
Royal Elementary School
2222 DURKIN RD, BROOKSHIRE, TX 77423 · (281) 934-3166 · Waller County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL760 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
577 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 178 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 173 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 202 | 27% |
| Grade 5 | 207 | 27% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ROYAL ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
36.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 23.0% | 30.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 30.0% | 31.0% | 23.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 36.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 31.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Royal Elementary School
Royal Elementary School's state test result (30.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Elementary School this school | 760 | 75.9% | 30.2% |
| Rutherford Elementary School MESQUITE | 803 | 78.2% | 43.2% |
| Trinity Basin Preparatory - Mesquite MESQUITE | 800 | 75.6% | 35.6% |
| Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School WEBSTER | 810 | 75.7% | 42.5% |
| Trimmier Elementary School KILLEEN | 672 | 72.9% | 35.3% |
| Travis Elementary School BAYTOWN | 709 | 77.9% | 32.7% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Royal Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Waller County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #3,651 of 4,401 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,211 of 4,466 ▲ 1,284 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #4,014 of 4,466 ▼ 305 | #6 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #1,547 of 3,998 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 760 | #597 of 4,938 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #3,325 of 4,622 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.5% | #2,820 of 4,628 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.9% | #2,221 of 4,789 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.1% | #1,307 of 1,307 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
760
+57 (+8%) vs 2020
+4% since 2010-11, when it was 734
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 12.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 760 | 47.4 | 16.1:1 | 76% (577) |
| 2023-24 | 745 | 42.7 | 17.5:1 | 81% (607) |
| 2022-23 | 762 | 46.9 | 16.3:1 | 78% (593) |
| 2020-21 | 703 | 55 | 12.8:1 | 78% (550) |
| 2017-18 | 759 | 51.8 | 14.7:1 | 89% (678) |
| 2015-16 | 917 | 65 | 14.1:1 | 82% (751) |
| 2010-11 | 734 | 55 | 13.3:1 | 86% (628) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Royal Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (759 to 760); teachers down 9% (51.8 to 47.4).
About Royal Elementary School
Royal Elementary School is an elementary school in BROOKSHIRE, Texas, according to federal school records. It enrolls 760 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 2 through 5. The school is 46% larger than the average for elementary schools in Texas.
ROYAL ISD enrolls 2,884 students in 4 schools, including Royal Elementary School.
The student body at Royal Elementary School is 72% Hispanic. The school is also 16% Black, 8% White, and 2% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 34%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 45, compared with 70 nationally.
Royal Elementary School lists 47.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.1 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 76% of the student body. The average for public schools in Waller County is 60%.
Royal Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 30.2% and a predicted 41.3%.
For the population of Waller County, the median household earns about $80,397 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Waller County, 19 public schools serve about 10,294 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Royal Early Childhood Center, is the closest to Royal Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 52.4% proficiency; Royal Elementary School posts 30.2%.
NCES assigns Royal Elementary School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 57 students, from 703 to 760. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 12.8:1 to 16.1:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Waller County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,552
Census ACS
Median income
$80,397
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
10,294 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROYAL ISD
- Royal High SchoolHigh · 968 students
- Royal Junior High SchoolMiddle · 639 students
- Royal Early Childhood CenterElementary · 517 students
- Royal Early College High SchoolCombined
Other schools in BROOKSHIRE
- Bryant Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,194 students
- Royal High SchoolHigh · 968 students
- Royal Junior High SchoolMiddle · 639 students
- Willie Melton Sr Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- Royal Early Childhood CenterElementary · 517 students
- Royal Early College High SchoolCombined
Other Royal Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Royal Elementary. Royal Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Royal ElementaryLouisburg, NC · 349 students
- Royal Elementary SchoolHonolulu, HI · 293 students
Nearby schools
- Royal Early Childhood Center0.2 mi · 517
- Royal Junior High School0.4 mi · 639
- Royal High School0.5 mi · 968
- Willie Melton Sr Elementary School5.6 mi · 635
- Bryant Elementary School5.7 mi · 1,194
- Kathleen Joerger Lindsey Elementary School6.7 mi · 923
Frequently asked questions
About Royal Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Royal Elementary School?
Royal Elementary School enrolls approximately 760 students in grades 02-05.
What grades does Royal Elementary School serve?
Royal Elementary School serves grades 02-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Royal Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Royal Elementary School is approximately 16.1:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Royal Elementary School?
Student demographics at Royal Elementary School are roughly 8% White, 72% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Royal Elementary School in?
Royal Elementary School is part of ROYAL ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.