Royal High School
Public high school in Brookshire, Texas · Royal ISD · Grades 9–12
Royal High School serves 968 students in grades 9–12 in Brookshire (Waller County). It is one of 4 schools in Royal ISD. By enrollment it is the 603rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.1 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 68.44 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Royal ISD |
| County | Waller County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483819004264 |
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 high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 968 | 2,884 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.1 | 15.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 62.6% | 71.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 50% of Texas high 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 High School in context
Size
Royal High School is the only high school in Royal ISD. Its 968 students are 33.6% of the district's 2,884. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 9 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,967; Royal High 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 10 with 261 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 212, against an average of 242 per grade. This year grade 12 has 17% fewer students than grade 9 (212 against 255). 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: 71.8% here and 72% across Royal ISD. Black students are next, at 18.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
62.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71.8% across Royal ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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 68.44 full-time-equivalent teachers for 968 students, Royal High School has 14.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 968 students would have about 69.1 teachers, so Royal High School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Royal High 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 high school is Katy High School, 7.9 miles away in Katy ISD. Within 10 miles there are 6 other high schools, 0 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 | 71.8% |
| Black | 18.5% |
| White | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
48% of students are girls and 52% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 255 |
| Grade 10 | 261 |
| Grade 11 | 240 |
| Grade 12 | 212 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
34499 Royal Rd, Brookshire, TX 77423
Phone: (281)934-2215
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Royal High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katy High School | Katy ISD | 7.9 mi | 3,543 | 15.4 | 36.8% |
| Aristoi Classical Upper School | Aristoi Classical Academy | 8.7 mi | 664 | 14.4 | 19% |
| Jordan High School | Katy ISD | 8.8 mi | 3,330 | 17.3 | 16.6% |
| Fulshear High School | Lamar CISD | 8.8 mi | 3,401 | 23.2 | 28% |
| Opport Awareness Center | Katy ISD | 9.1 mi | 170 | 3.5 | 71.8% |
| Freeman High School | Katy ISD | 10.0 mi | 778 | 11.9 | 53.7% |
| Tompkins High School | Katy ISD | 10.2 mi | 3,155 | 17.2 | 16.8% |
| Leadership Academy | Excel Academy | 10.6 mi | 36 | 6 | 91.7% |
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 Elementary School | Elementary | 2–5 | 760 |
| Royal Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 639 |