Royal Elementary School
Public elementary school in Brookshire, Texas · Royal ISD · Grades 2–5
Royal Elementary School serves 760 students in grades 2–5 in Brookshire (Waller County). It is one of 4 schools in Royal ISD. By enrollment it is the 594th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 47.36 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | 2–5 |
| District | Royal ISD |
| County | Waller County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483819009418 |
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 ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 760 | 2,884 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16 | 15.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 75.9% | 71.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 72% of Texas elementary 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 Elementary School in context
Size
Royal Elementary School is the largest of Royal ISD's 2 elementary schools; its 760 students are 26.4% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 6.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 989; Royal Elementary 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 5 with 207 students, and its smallest is grade 3 with 173, against an average of 190 per grade. This year grade 5 has 16% more students than grade 2 (207 against 178). 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: 72.2% here and 72% across Royal ISD. Black students are next, at 15.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
75.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71.8% across Royal ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary 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. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 47.36 full-time-equivalent teachers for 760 students, Royal Elementary School has 16 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 760 students would have about 51.4 teachers, so Royal Elementary School has 4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Royal Elementary School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other elementary school is Royal Early Childhood Center, 0.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 20 other elementary schools, 1 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 | 72.2% |
| Black | 15.9% |
| White | 8.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |
| Asian | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
49.3% of students are girls and 50.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 2 | 178 |
| Grade 3 | 173 |
| Grade 4 | 202 |
| Grade 5 | 207 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2222 Durkin Rd, Brookshire, TX 77423
Phone: (281)934-3166
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Royal Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Early Childhood Center | Royal ISD | 0.2 mi | 517 | 15.9 | 79.5% |
| Willie Melton Sr. Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 5.6 mi | 635 | 18.2 | 26% |
| Bryant Elementary School | Katy ISD | 5.7 mi | 1,194 | 13.6 | 28.5% |
| Kathleen Joerger Lindsey Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 6.7 mi | 923 | 17.5 | 21.5% |
| Robertson Elementary School | Katy ISD | 7.2 mi | 1,508 | 15.2 | 29.2% |
| Tamarron Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 7.2 mi | 1,167 | 19.6 | 44% |
| Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School | Katy ISD | 7.4 mi | 1,054 | 14.1 | 18.9% |
| Fletcher Morgan Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 8.4 mi | 817 | 18 | 30.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Royal ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Early Childhood Center | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 517 |
| Royal High School | High | 9–12 | 968 |
| Royal Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 639 |