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Enrollment
639
Middle
DISTRICT 721 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROYAL ISD·NCES 483819004265
Royal Junior High School
2500 DURKIN RD, BROOKSHIRE, TX 77423 · (281) 934-2241 · Waller County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL639 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
478 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 210 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 223 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 206 | 32% |
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
Royal Junior High School→Royal High School
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% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
25.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp 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 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 20.0% | 28.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 15.0% | 27.0% | 48.0% |
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% | 25.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Junior High School
Royal Junior High School's state test result (28.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Junior High School this school | 639 | 74.8% | 28.3% |
| Ferris Junior High School FERRIS | 658 | 75.5% | 33.3% |
| C D Fulkes Middle School ROUND ROCK | 604 | 69.9% | 27.0% |
| Paredes Middle School AUSTIN | 635 | 78.3% | 17.2% |
| Baytown Junior High School BAYTOWN | 711 | 81.0% | 34.6% |
| Neff Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 810 | 75.3% | 26.5% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #1,445 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,547 of 1,670 ▼ 106 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,564 of 1,670 ▼ 166 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #1,213 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 639 | #864 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #1,424 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.7% | #1,029 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.8% | #621 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.1% | #88 of 437 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
639
+9 (+1%) vs 2020
+129% since 1990-91, when it was 279
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 639 | 35.6 | 18.0:1 | 75% (478) |
| 2023-24 | 613 | 44 | 13.9:1 | 78% (481) |
| 2022-23 | 593 | 40.4 | 14.7:1 | 73% (434) |
| 2020-21 | 630 | 40 | 15.8:1 | 79% (496) |
| 2017-18 | 495 | 42 | 11.8:1 | 87% (429) |
| 2015-16 | 480 | 45 | 10.7:1 | 79% (377) |
| 2010-11 | 411 | 32 | 12.8:1 | 82% (339) |
| 2000-01 | 321 | 22 | 14.6:1 | 64% (206) |
| 1990-91 | 279 | 24 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Royal Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (495 to 639); teachers down 15% (42 to 35.6).
About Royal Junior High School
This page covers Royal Junior High School, a medium-sized middle school in BROOKSHIRE, Texas. The school counts 639 students across grades 6 through 8.
ROYAL ISD counts 2,884 students in its 4 schools, and Royal Junior High School is one of them.
At 72%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Royal Junior High School combined. The remaining students are 16% Black, 8% White, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Waller County, the Hispanic share is about 34%. By the diversity index, Royal Junior High School comes in at 45%.
At Royal Junior High School, 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 18.0:1. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. Roughly 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 60% average for public schools in Waller County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Royal Junior High School would score about 41.7%. It scores 28.3%, 13.5 points below that figure.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Waller County show that median household income is about $80,397, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Federal data list 19 public schools in Waller County, with a combined enrollment of about 10,294.
Royal Early Childhood Center is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Royal Junior High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. The school's 28.3% average proficiency ranks 8th among 8 nearby schools.
Federal data place Royal Junior High School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment went from 630 in 2020-21 to 639 in 2024-25, a change of 9 students. By 2024-25, the school had 18.0 students per teacher, compared with 15.8 in 2020-21.
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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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 760 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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 760 students
- Willie Melton Sr Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- Royal Early Childhood CenterElementary · 517 students
- Royal Early College High SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Royal Early Childhood Center0.3 mi · 517
- Royal High School0.3 mi · 968
- Royal Elementary School0.4 mi · 760
- Bryant Elementary School5.8 mi · 1,194
- Willie Melton Sr Elementary School5.8 mi · 635
- Kathleen Joerger Lindsey Elementary School6.8 mi · 923
Frequently asked questions
About Royal Junior High SchoolHow large is Royal Junior High School?
Royal Junior High School enrolls approximately 639 students in grades 06-08.
Is Royal Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Royal Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Royal Junior High School have?
Royal Junior High School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
How diverse is Royal Junior High School?
Royal Junior High School reports a student body of 8% White, 72% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Royal Junior High School?
Royal Junior High School is overseen by ROYAL ISD in Waller County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.