Royal Academy of Excellence
Public school (charter) in San Antonio, Texas · Royal Public Schools · Grades K–9
Royal Academy of Excellence serves 469 students in grades K–9 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is the only school in Royal Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 98th largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 15.3 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 30.67 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | K–9 |
| District | Royal Public Schools |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480147714114 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Royal Public Schools | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 469 | 469 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 15.3 | 15.3 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 84.9% | 84.9% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 77% 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.
Royal Academy of Excellence in context
Size
Royal Academy of Excellence is the only school in Royal Public Schools, so its 469 students are the district's whole enrollment. Its 8 closest schools sit a median 4.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 812; Royal Academy of Excellence is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 5 with 75 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 12, against an average of 47 per grade. This year grade 9 has 74% fewer students than kindergarten (12 against 46). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 86.6% here and 53.5% across Texas public schools. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
84.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 61.6% for Texas schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 30.67 full-time-equivalent teachers for 469 students, Royal Academy of Excellence has 15.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 469 students would have about 42.6 teachers, so Royal Academy of Excellence has 11.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (11).
Location
Royal Academy of Excellence is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other school is Advanced Learning Academy, 3.5 miles away in San Antonio ISD. Within 10 miles there are 10 other schools, 5 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 86.6% |
| White | 7.2% |
| Black | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
48.2% of students are girls and 51.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 46 |
| Grade 1 | 50 |
| Grade 2 | 55 |
| Grade 3 | 71 |
| Grade 4 | 54 |
| Grade 5 | 75 |
| Grade 6 | 49 |
| Grade 7 | 35 |
| Grade 8 | 22 |
| Grade 9 | 12 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4018 S Presa St, San Antonio, TX 78223
Phone: (210)531-0300
Website: royaltx.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Royal Academy of Excellence. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Learning Academy | San Antonio ISD | 3.5 mi | 1,087 | 15.7 | 46.8% |
| Jubilee San Antonio | Jubilee Academies | 4.4 mi | 1,011 | 15.8 | 88.4% |
| Somerset Academy Brooks | Somerset Academies of Texas | 4.4 mi | 1,227 | 22.4 | 74.7% |
| Jubilee - Lake View University Prep | Jubilee Academies | 4.7 mi | 548 | 15.4 | 92.5% |
| Southwest Preparatory Southeast Campus | Southwest Preparatory School | 4.9 mi | 172 | 10.7 | 93% |
| Compass Rose Ingenuity | Compass Rose Public Schools | 5.2 mi | 830 | 18.1 | 81.9% |
| George Gervin Academy | George Gervin Academy | 8.0 mi | 793 | 22.5 | 100% |
| Compass Rose Opportunity | Compass Rose Public Schools | 8.2 mi | 95 | 13.8 | 45.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.