ROYALWOOD EL

Set in HOUSTON, Texas, ROYALWOOD EL is a reasonably sized elementary campus, part of SHELDON ISD. It serves 607 students across grades 1 through 5.

SHELDON ISD runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 10,946 students. ROYALWOOD EL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, ROYALWOOD EL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (81%); the rest breaks down as 12% Black, 6% White. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, ROYALWOOD EL has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ROYALWOOD EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.5%, the actual is 40.1%, a residual of +5.6 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Harris County) logs that median household earnings sit near $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ROYALWOOD EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

The closest other public school is HIGHPOINT, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. ROYALWOOD EL's enrollment has contracted 8% since 2018, when it stood at 663 (now 607). Black enrollment moved from 3% to 12% across the same window.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.