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Enrollment
2,834
High
DISTRICT 912 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROYSE CITY ISD·NCES 483822004268
Royse City High School
700 FM 2642, ROYSE CITY, TX 75189 · (972) 636-9991 · Hunt County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL2,834 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Texas public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
190 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
1,111 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 801 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 740 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 681 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 612 | 22% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Based on grade levels within ROYSE CITY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 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 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 45.0% | 17.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 28.0% | 44.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 55.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 14.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Royse City High School
Royse City High School's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royse City High School this school | 2,834 | 39.2% | 53.0% |
| McKinney High School MCKINNEY | 2,668 | 41.1% | 63.1% |
| Boswell High School FORT WORTH | 2,445 | 40.8% | 61.4% |
| Waxahachie High School WAXAHACHIE | 3,056 | 44.4% | 52.7% |
| Birdville High School NORTH RICHLAND HILLS | 2,069 | 40.6% | 64.0% |
| Oak Ridge High School CONROE | 2,758 | 43.1% | 66.8% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Royse City High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hunt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #717 of 1,385 | #7 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #1,003 of 1,425 ▲ 37 | #9 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #810 of 1,425 ▼ 12 | #8 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.5pp | #591 of 1,184 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,834 | #104 of 2,107 | #1 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #721 of 1,344 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #165 of 1,346 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.2% | #1,224 of 1,522 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +71.2% | #43 of 672 | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,834
+786 (+38%) vs 2020
+919% since 1990-91, when it was 278
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 2,834 | 189.9 | 14.9:1 | 39% (1,111) |
| 2023-24 | 2,726 | 170.4 | 16.0:1 | 39% (1,064) |
| 2022-23 | 2,526 | 144.1 | 17.5:1 | 37% (937) |
| 2020-21 | 2,048 | 118 | 17.4:1 | 32% (656) |
| 2017-18 | 1,655 | 98.6 | 16.8:1 | 31% (507) |
| 2015-16 | 1,461 | 91 | 16.1:1 | 32% (470) |
| 2010-11 | 1,170 | 82 | 14.3:1 | 35% (405) |
| 2000-01 | 480 | 34 | 14.1:1 | 24% (115) |
| 1990-91 | 278 | 19 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Royse City High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 71% (1,655 to 2,834); teachers up 93% (98.6 to 189.9).
About Royse City High School
Royse City High School is a large high school in ROYSE CITY, Texas, under ROYSE CITY ISD. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 2,834 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Texas is about 796 students, so this school is 256% larger than average.
Royse City High School is run by ROYSE CITY ISD, whose 11 schools enroll 10,034 students.
Royse City High School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 39%. Beyond that, enrollment is 37% Hispanic, 17% Black, and 4% multiracial. In Hunt County overall, about 70% of residents are White. Royse City High School's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
Royse City High School's 189.9 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.9:1. That matches the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas fairly closely. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 39%. The gap from the 61% average for public schools in Hunt County is 22 points.
Royse City High School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 33% of Texas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 57.0% for a school in Texas with Royse City High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Royse City High School posts 53.0%.
Census Bureau estimates for Hunt County show that the median household income is $71,938, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Royse City High School is one of 45 public schools in the county.
W R (bill) Fort Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 43.9%, lower than Royse City High School's 53.0%.
Locale data from NCES put Royse City High School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
2024-25 enrollment was 2,834, a 38% gain from 2,048 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.4:1 to 14.9:1 over the same years.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Royse City High School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Hunt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,972
Census ACS
Median income
$71,938
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
20,771 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROYSE CITY ISD
- Ouida Baley Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,224 students
- Bobby Summers Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,066 students
- Miss May Vernon Elementary SchoolElementary · 790 students
- Ruth Cherry Elementary SchoolElementary · 772 students
- W R (bill) Fort Elementary SchoolElementary · 762 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolElementary · 616 students
Other schools in ROYSE CITY
- Ouida Baley Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,224 students
- Ruth Cherry Elementary SchoolElementary · 772 students
- W R (bill) Fort Elementary SchoolElementary · 762 students
- John & Barbara Roderick Elementary SchoolElementary · 663 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolElementary · 616 students
- Harry Herndon Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
Nearby schools
- W R (bill) Fort Elementary School0.7 mi · 762
- Ouida Baley Middle School1.8 mi · 1,224
- Ruth Cherry Elementary School1.9 mi · 772
- Glenda Arnold Early Childhood Learning Center1.9 mi · 393
- Davis Elementary School2.1 mi · 616
- Education Center International Academy 32.9 mi · 136
Frequently asked questions
About Royse City High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Royse City High School?
Royse City High School enrolls approximately 2,834 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Royse City High School serve?
Royse City High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Royse City High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Royse City High School is approximately 14.9:1 (190 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Royse City High School?
At Royse City High School, the student body is approximately 39% White, 37% Hispanic, 17% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Royse City High School public or private?
Royse City High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ROYSE CITY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.