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Royal Elementary

Public Grades 2-5

4000^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Royal Elementary is a public elementary school located in Brookshire, Texas, serving grades 2-5 with a total enrollment of 745 students. The school is part of the Royal Independent School District, which is ranked 872 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Royal Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 3,354 and 4,158 out of over 4,500 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on STAAR assessments is significantly below the state average, with proficiency rates ranging from 22% to 53% in reading and 17% to 48% in math across grades 3-5. The school spends between $9,618 and $11,778 per student, which is slightly higher than the state average but lower than many of the nearby schools in the Katy and Lamar Consolidated Independent School Districts.

The nearby Jenks Elementary and Kathleen Joerger Lindsey Elementary significantly outperform Royal Elementary on academic measures, with proficiency rates that are 30-50 percentage points higher in reading and math. Over the past 10 years, Royal Elementary's statewide ranking has steadily declined, from the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools to the bottom 5%, suggesting the school's academic performance is not keeping pace with the state as a whole.

760

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,348

Per pupil spending ?

75.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2222 Durkin Rd
Brookshire, TX 77423

(281) 934-3166

District: Royal Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Royal Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Royal J H
High:	Royal High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.2%

African American:

15.9%

White:

8.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 27th percentile in 2021 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (30% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 27th-percentile peak (2021) to 14th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg30%

Texas avg46%

4,000^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

872^nd of 961Royal Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	4000 of 4651	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	3691 of 4710	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	3790 of 4647	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	3448 of 4581	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	3354 of 4578	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	3827 of 4479	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	4158 of 4359	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.3	4037 of 4329	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.3	3996 of 4286	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.8	4012 of 4320	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	18.7	3867 of 4260	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.2	4081 of 4221	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.6	4098 of 4206	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	24.9	3589 of 4095	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.5	3670 of 3937	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	20.3	3544 of 3884	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.8	3579 of 3768	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.3	3513 of 3724	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.5	3393 of 3476	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	18.2	3217 of 3475	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	20.3	3163 of 3465	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	1473 of 1905	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.4	1405 of 2443	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	1315 of 2443	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	1211 of 2421	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.3	1795 of 2444	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	2405 of 2515	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	2425 of 2483	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	43.1	2588 of 4461	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	2163 of 4331	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	1849 of 4295	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.1	3100 of 4240	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	2432 of 2918	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	2763 of 3668	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	2763 of 3556	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	2636 of 3487	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.7	1597 of 3446	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	1513 of 3333	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.7	1990 of 3226	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	3144 of 3744	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	3533 of 4658	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	3688 of 4588	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	3324 of 4561	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	3265 of 4499	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	3726 of 4348	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	4091 of 4306	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	2207 of 2619	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	2801 of 3184	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	2964 of 3644	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	3426 of 4465	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	3408 of 4401	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	3294 of 4376	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.8	2716 of 4329	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	3033 of 4188	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	3868 of 4168	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	2980 of 3705	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	3498 of 4594	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	3424 of 4521	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	3113 of 4477	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	2874 of 4451	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	3476 of 4309	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	4086 of 4264	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	3058 of 3739	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	3972 of 4647	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	3782 of 4585	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	3515 of 4563	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	3369 of 4498	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	3712 of 4357	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	4129 of 4319	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	834 of 975	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1016 of 1128	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1042 of 1099	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	3038 of 3549	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	3712 of 4292	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	3560 of 4086	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	2742 of 3952	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	2384 of 3799	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	2255 of 3684	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	2830 of 3558	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	1850 of 2612	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	2645 of 3108	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	2853 of 3106	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	2413 of 3082	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	2917 of 3082	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	2682 of 3142	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	2858 of 3127	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)42nd percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)16th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading36%-19 vs state

Mathematics31%-14 vs state

Science9%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Royal Elementary	Public	2-5	2222 Durkin Rd	Brookshire	77423	Waller County	Royal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 934-3166	760	47	16.0	75.9%	64 (8.4%)	121 (15.9%)	549 (72.2%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	20.5	4000^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.0%		26.3	3691^st of 4710 public elementary schools	21.6%	309	0.0	40.0	40.0	0.0	22.2	20.0	0.0	36.7	36.7	34.7	28.7	32.0	32.8	9.0	$9,348
Royal Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-1	2300 Durkin Rd	Brookshire	77423	Waller County	Royal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 934-3147	517	33	15.8	79.5%	49 (9.5%)	75 (14.5%)	372 (72.0%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)								(n/a)															$9,098
Willie Melton Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2880 Jordan Ranch Blvd	Brookshire	77423	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(832) 223-7100	635	35	18.2	26.0%	181 (28.5%)	132 (20.8%)	179 (28.2%)	120 (18.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)								(n/a)								72.5	77.1	83.2	68.4	59.0	59.0	37.9	$00
Bryant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	29801 Kingsland Blvd	Brookshire	77423	Waller County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-4300	1,194	88	13.5	28.5%	419 (35.1%)	209 (17.5%)	250 (20.9%)	231 (19.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (6.9%)	86.2	530^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.6%		85.6	554^th of 4710 public elementary schools	88.2%	24								67.7	61.2	80.8	68.5	56.5	81.4	59.0	$9,365
Kathleen Joerger Lindsey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2431 Joan Collier Trce	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-5400	923	53	17.4	21.5%	309 (33.5%)	143 (15.5%)	230 (24.9%)	201 (21.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.0%)	89.9	374^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.0%		86.8	509^th of 4710 public elementary schools	89.2%	135	0.0	0.0	0.0		20.0	0.0	0.0	72.9	74.5	77.4	66.2	64.9	66.0	56.6	$7,427
Robertson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7400 Innovation Dr	Katy	77493	Waller County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 234-5900	1,508	99	15.2	29.2%	356 (23.6%)	435 (28.8%)	330 (21.9%)	249 (16.5%)	6 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	127 (8.4%)	74.6	943^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	79.7%		79.5	784^th of 4710 public elementary schools	83.4%	159								62.7	66.8	63.1	55.7	63.0	55.7	33.6	$7,796
Tamarron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	29616 Rileys Ridge	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-5700	1,167	59	19.6	44.0%	175 (15.0%)	249 (21.3%)	548 (47.0%)	136 (11.7%)	10 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.2%)	74.5	945^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.7%		71.8	1060^th of 4710 public elementary schools	77.5%	115	59.5	69.1	40.0	47.8	17.7	20.0	0.0	63.7	73.7	64.9	60.1	61.7	57.9	26.3	$7,022
Ray And Jamie Wolman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	28727 N Firethorne Rd	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-1700	1,054	75	14.0	18.9%	488 (46.3%)	96 (9.1%)	168 (15.9%)	234 (22.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (6.0%)	95.2	178^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.2%		95.9	148^th of 4710 public elementary schools	96.9%	30								71.1	80.2	82.6	73.3	79.2	84.0	63.2	$9,244
Campbell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 Cross Creek Bend Ln	Katy	77441	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-4500	1,173	88	13.3	11.5%	341 (29.1%)	80 (6.8%)	271 (23.1%)	410 (35.0%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (5.7%)	97.5	75^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.4%		97.5	83^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	98.2%	8								85.7	83.0	92.9	81.4	74.9	82.0	73.5	$9,053
Fletcher Morgan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	32727 School Hill Rd	Fulshear	77441	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-6200	817	45	17.9	30.2%	342 (41.9%)	172 (21.1%)	217 (26.6%)	49 (6.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.2%)	81.5	705^th of 4651 public elementary schools	84.8%		77.1	869^th of 4710 public elementary schools	81.5%	164								77.4	72.4	74.2	67.7	54.9	56.1	36.8	$6,955

Frequently Asked Questions about Royal Elementary

What district is Royal Elementary in?

Royal Independent School District (Isd)

Is Royal Elementary a good school?

Royal Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.0% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Royal Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 760 students attended Royal Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Royal Elementary?

Students at Royal Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 16% African American, 8% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Royal Elementary attend?

Students who attend Royal Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Royal J H
High : Royal High School

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