High Schools in Royal Independent School District (Isd)

The Royal Independent School District (Isd) in Brookshire, Texas, contains a single high school, Royal High School, serving grades 9 through 12 with an enrollment of 968 students. The school serves a community where 62.6% of students are eligible for free or reduced lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage, and the district itself ranks in the bottom 10% of all Texas school districts.

Royal High School consistently underperforms compared to state averages across all academic subjects. In the most recent data (2025-2026), proficiency rates are dramatically low: only 15.16% of students are proficient in Algebra I (compared to 54.03% statewide), 46.35% in Biology (vs. 70.51%), and 43.32% in English II Reading (vs. 59.88%). The school's strongest subject relative to the state is Biology, though it still lags significantly. A notable paradox exists: despite these low test scores, the school maintains a relatively high graduation rate of 93.3% and a low dropout rate of 1.0%, suggesting students are being promoted but may not be mastering state standards. The school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1 and per-student spending of $13,675, indicating that resource allocation alone does not explain the academic struggles.

Key takeaways for parents include the critical challenge in Algebra I, where proficiency has actually decreased and the gap with the state average is nearly 39 percentage points. However, there is a glimmer of improvement in English II Reading, which rose from 33.44% to 43.32% proficiency over the past year. The school's academic challenges appear systemic across the district, as proficiency rates for most subjects match the district average, except for Algebra I, where the high school performs significantly worse. While the school excels at keeping students on track to graduate, the data strongly suggests that families should investigate the academic support and instructional quality available to ensure students are truly prepared for college or careers.