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Grandfalls-Royalty School

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
4418th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Alternative Schools
Better than 5% of Texas alternative schools
Summary

Grandfalls-Royalty School in Grandfalls, TX, is a small, rural public school serving 157 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, with a high level of economic disadvantage reflected in its 62.42% free/reduced lunch rate.

This school offers a notably low student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1, which allows for more personalized instruction than even its closest comparable neighbor, Buena Vista School (11:1). The Grandfalls-Royalty Independent School District (Isd) also invests significantly more per student ($14,399) compared to the Buena Vista Independent School District (Isd) ($12,053). Despite these advantages, academic performance is mixed. A bright spot is 8th-grade mathematics, where 50% of Grandfalls students were proficient in 2025-2026, outperforming both Buena Vista (22.73%) and the state average (47.24%). However, high school End-of-Course exams show a different story, with Buena Vista significantly outperforming Grandfalls in English I Reading (60% vs. 16.67%) and Biology (65% vs. no data for Grandfalls).

The most concerning trend is a recent drop in the graduation rate, from 100% in 2022-2023 to 80% in 2023-2024, while Buena Vista maintained a perfect 100% rate. This decline, combined with volatile test scores due to small class sizes, suggests that the challenges of rural poverty are significant headwinds. While Grandfalls shows potential in middle school math, the data indicates that Buena Vista is currently on a more stable path, particularly in preparing students for high school and beyond. Parents should consider these factors when evaluating the school's overall trajectory.

157
Students ?
9.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,839
Per pupil spending ?
62.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 115 Ave C
       Grandfalls, TX  79742-0010

(432) 547-2266

District: Grandfalls-Royalty Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
67.5%
White:
28.0%
Two or more races:
2.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2023 → 16th in 2026
Strengths
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (27% vs 51% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)
!English I Reading scores 39 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school27%
District avg27%
Texas avg51%
Elementary school
4,418th of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 5%▼ down 9 pts since 2016
From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,978th of 2,335
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 15%▼ down 3 pts since 2016
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
1,692nd of 2,009
Texas public high schools ?
Bottom 16%▼ down 58 pts since 2016
From top 26% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202612.14418 of 46274.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20256.94567 of 46511.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.74276 of 47109.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.54258 of 46478.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.24196 of 45818.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202130.63135 of 457831.5%★★☆☆☆
20192.54469 of 44790.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.44085 of 43596.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201727.03345 of 432922.7%★☆☆☆☆
201620.23720 of 428613.2%★☆☆☆☆
201535.73074 of 432028.8%★☆☆☆☆
201442.72767 of 426035.0%★★☆☆☆
201336.23075 of 422127.1%★☆☆☆☆
201227.33551 of 420615.6%★☆☆☆☆
201176.8702 of 409582.9%★★★★☆
201032.53177 of 393719.3%★☆☆☆☆
200934.92989 of 388423.0%★☆☆☆☆
200811.43627 of 37683.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200726.03222 of 372413.5%★☆☆☆☆
200632.02769 of 347620.3%★☆☆☆☆
200566.81161 of 347566.6%★★★☆☆
200421.93126 of 34659.8%☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20197.34285 of 42950.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.64230 of 42400.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202514.53510 of 37446.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.44221 of 46589.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.84515 of 45611.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.14486 of 44990.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.64341 of 43480.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.84059 of 43065.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20269.84332 of 44131.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20255.13631 of 36440.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.54113 of 44657.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.44097 of 44016.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202229.43452 of 437621.1%★☆☆☆☆
202134.62943 of 432932.0%★★☆☆☆
20193.34183 of 41880.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.64130 of 41680.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202611.84401 of 45202.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20258.43659 of 37051.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202422.24040 of 459412.1%★☆☆☆☆
202315.44275 of 45215.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.33878 of 447713.4%★☆☆☆☆
202132.43219 of 445127.7%★☆☆☆☆
20192.34304 of 43090.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.13775 of 426411.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20269.84465 of 45822.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20257.43670 of 37391.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.64240 of 46478.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202332.83211 of 458530.0%★★☆☆☆
202234.73094 of 456332.2%★★☆☆☆
202147.92091 of 449853.5%★★★☆☆
20194.04342 of 43570.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.24271 of 43191.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202444.32279 of 429246.9%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20191.03136 of 31420.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20180.93125 of 31270.1%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202622.71978 of 233515.3%★☆☆☆☆
20256.82279 of 23442.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202419.52050 of 237213.6%★☆☆☆☆
202336.91504 of 233035.5%★★☆☆☆
202211.52132 of 22545.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.91947 of 225213.5%★☆☆☆☆
201922.31828 of 219316.6%★☆☆☆☆
201828.71558 of 208025.1%★☆☆☆☆
201731.11457 of 202728.1%★☆☆☆☆
201625.91631 of 198717.9%★☆☆☆☆
201526.71654 of 204319.0%★☆☆☆☆
201459.6794 of 198760.0%★★★☆☆
201353.0970 of 197350.8%★★★☆☆
201228.91532 of 195121.5%★☆☆☆☆
201127.01660 of 189512.4%★☆☆☆☆
20102.71772 of 18031.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200918.31629 of 17637.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200825.31497 of 171812.9%★☆☆☆☆
200761.1665 of 168460.5%★★★☆☆
200619.11404 of 158511.4%★☆☆☆☆
200524.61317 of 158216.8%★☆☆☆☆
200431.11247 of 157320.7%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20227.22177 of 21820.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.31917 of 20586.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.31886 of 20086.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20256.81810 of 18250.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.42201 of 22210.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202120.51825 of 215115.2%★☆☆☆☆
201910.81972 of 20473.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201826.01619 of 200819.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202628.41706 of 214120.3%★☆☆☆☆
20255.71720 of 17310.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202422.81822 of 211914.0%★☆☆☆☆
202359.2691 of 211667.3%★★★☆☆
202217.21906 of 20778.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202128.81552 of 204324.0%★☆☆☆☆
201918.01787 of 19357.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201828.41505 of 189520.6%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202624.71912 of 225315.1%★☆☆☆☆
20257.31802 of 18201.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.22120 of 22355.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202335.01536 of 225131.8%★★☆☆☆
202213.42118 of 22204.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202125.11797 of 217217.3%★☆☆☆☆
20197.12038 of 20731.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201841.41201 of 203941.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202617.02055 of 22538.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202423.61844 of 224617.9%★☆☆☆☆
202379.5319 of 224585.8%★★★★☆
202218.91951 of 222812.4%★☆☆☆☆
202122.11784 of 216817.7%★☆☆☆☆
201929.61541 of 206925.5%★☆☆☆☆
201833.61385 of 203031.8%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20224.21708 of 17230.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.41630 of 16843.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.01468 of 167312.3%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202617.01692 of 200915.8%★☆☆☆☆
202510.21783 of 19749.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.31694 of 199014.9%★☆☆☆☆
202317.61635 of 196116.6%★☆☆☆☆
202245.0999 of 187646.7%★★☆☆☆
202145.9977 of 186147.5%★★☆☆☆
201932.91285 of 185730.8%★★☆☆☆
201824.81395 of 179722.4%★☆☆☆☆
201730.31241 of 177730.2%★★☆☆☆
201667.5457 of 176274.1%★★★★☆
201566.7506 of 174371.0%★★★★☆
201453.4833 of 173452.0%★★★☆☆
201318.11448 of 165212.3%★☆☆☆☆
201210.31488 of 16037.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201137.11349 of 167219.3%★☆☆☆☆
201049.41044 of 156833.4%★★☆☆☆
200921.71371 of 153910.9%★☆☆☆☆
200862.6608 of 151059.7%★★★☆☆
200735.01155 of 149722.8%★☆☆☆☆
200643.8992 of 143030.6%★★☆☆☆
200555.3754 of 142947.2%★★☆☆☆
200465.7491 of 142765.6%★★★☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202259.7447 of 183775.7%★★★★☆
202119.81581 of 182913.6%★☆☆☆☆
201927.11451 of 181019.8%★☆☆☆☆
201810.21738 of 17842.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20266.01797 of 19367.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20253.91450 of 15043.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20242.31846 of 18801.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.81619 of 189114.4%★☆☆☆☆
20224.91752 of 18414.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202129.31326 of 181526.9%★☆☆☆☆
201922.71486 of 179817.4%★☆☆☆☆
201831.41304 of 178126.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202622.41521 of 186018.2%★☆☆☆☆
20258.61355 of 14536.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.71716 of 18054.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.91503 of 182017.4%★☆☆☆☆
202243.7906 of 176248.6%★★☆☆☆
202154.9662 of 174362.0%★★★☆☆
201933.41195 of 171430.3%★★☆☆☆
201821.91427 of 169115.6%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20264.81844 of 19374.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20254.91464 of 15133.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.81794 of 18844.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202329.71377 of 189727.4%★☆☆☆☆
202241.41019 of 184744.8%★★☆☆☆
202143.41011 of 184845.3%★★☆☆☆
201941.21062 of 181841.6%★★☆☆☆
201826.61442 of 179419.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202635.61253 of 195435.9%★★☆☆☆
202516.61286 of 151515.1%★☆☆☆☆
202416.71600 of 189115.4%★☆☆☆☆
202330.91314 of 191331.3%★★☆☆☆
202268.4394 of 185378.7%★★★★☆
202173.9316 of 184082.8%★★★★☆
201951.9772 of 182457.7%★★★☆☆
201823.51464 of 180318.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202529.0986 of 129924.1%★☆☆☆☆
202425.21276 of 154817.6%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20249.41441 of 15567.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20230.91545 of 15762.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202228.91158 of 152524.1%★☆☆☆☆
202128.31161 of 151023.1%★☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
Special Education (2024)47th percentile+38 vs school
Female (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile-3 vs school
At Risk (2019)<1st percentile~ school
White (2019)<1st percentile~ school
Middle school
Hispanic (2026)20th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile~ school
Male (2026)9th percentile-7 vs school
White (2022)1st percentile-5 vs school
Female (2025)1st percentile~ school
At Risk (2022)<1st percentile-5 vs school
High school
At Risk (2022)76th percentile+29 vs school
Male (2026)36th percentile+20 vs school
Special Education (2025)24th percentile+14 vs school
Hispanic (2026)18th percentile~ school
White (2024)7th percentile-7 vs school
Female (2026)7th percentile-9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
English II Reading50%-10 vs state
U.S. History43%-27 vs state
Mathematics30%-13 vs state
Algebra I25%-29 vs state
Reading22%-32 vs state
English I Reading17%-39 vs state
Social Studies0%-32 vs state

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Grandfalls-Royalty School ranks in the bottom 4.5% of Texas alternative schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 157 students attended Grandfalls-Royalty School.

Students at Grandfalls-Royalty School are 68% Hispanic, 28% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026
2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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