Grandfalls-Royalty School
Public school in Grandfalls, Texas · Grandfalls-Royalty ISD · Grades Pre-K–12
Grandfalls-Royalty School serves 157 students in grades Pre-K–12 in Grandfalls (Ward County). It is the only school in Grandfalls-Royalty ISD. By enrollment it is the 249th largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 9.8 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas school (11).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 356 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 16 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| District | Grandfalls-Royalty ISD |
| County | Ward County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482148002168 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Grandfalls-Royalty ISD | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 157 | 157 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 9.8 | 9.8 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 62.4% | 62.4% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 37% of Texas schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Grandfalls-Royalty School in context
Size
Grandfalls-Royalty School is the only school in Grandfalls-Royalty ISD, so its 157 students are the district's whole enrollment. Its 8 closest schools sit a median 56.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 719; Grandfalls-Royalty School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 1 with 16 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 8, against an average of 11 per grade. This year grade 12 has 11% fewer students than kindergarten (8 against 9). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 10 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 67.5% here and 53.5% across Texas public schools. White students are next, at 28%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
62.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 61.6% for Texas schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 16 full-time-equivalent teachers for 157 students, Grandfalls-Royalty School has 9.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 157 students would have about 14.3 teachers, so Grandfalls-Royalty School has 1.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (11).
Location
Grandfalls-Royalty School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other school is Buena Vista School, 10.3 miles away in Buena Vista ISD. No other school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 67.5% |
| White | 28% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |
| Black | 1.9% |
47.1% of students are girls and 52.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 10 |
| Kindergarten | 9 |
| Grade 1 | 16 |
| Grade 2 | 12 |
| Grade 3 | 13 |
| Grade 4 | 14 |
| Grade 5 | 10 |
| Grade 6 | 14 |
| Grade 7 | 11 |
| Grade 8 | 9 |
| Grade 9 | 11 |
| Grade 10 | 9 |
| Grade 11 | 11 |
| Grade 12 | 8 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
115 Ave C, Grandfalls, TX 79742
Phone: (432)547-2266
Website: grisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Grandfalls-Royalty School. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista School | Buena Vista ISD | 10.3 mi | 220 | 11 | 48.2% |
| The STEM Academy | Ector County ISD | 48.8 mi | 755 | 18.4 | 40.1% |
| Compass Academy Charter School | Compass Academy Charter School | 51.0 mi | 1,558 | 17 | 2.6% |
| Rankin School | Rankin ISD | 54.2 mi | 301 | 7.1 | – |
| Balmorhea ISD Educational Community | Balmorhea ISD | 58.7 mi | 146 | 8.1 | 83.6% |
| Texas Leadership of Midland | Texas Leadership Public Schools | 62.2 mi | 888 | 16.9 | 45% |
| IDEA Travis Academy | Midland ISD | 64.1 mi | 1,298 | – | 73.1% |
| Ft Davis School | Ft Davis ISD | 81.1 mi | 682 | 29 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.