Royal High School
- High school in Royal ISD
- Brookshire, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Royal ISD: N/A
Total students
892
Avg. teacher experience
6.7 years
Royal ISD: 6.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
91.4 %
Royal ISD: 91.4%
Statewide: 90.3%
Royal High School is a high school in Brookshire, TX, in the Royal ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 892 students. 74% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 42.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
In the Class of 2023, 91.4% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.9% during the 2022-2023 school year.
The average SAT score at Royal High School was 870 for 2022-2023 graduates.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $66,399, which is $3,925 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 6.7 years of experience.
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Principal
- Shalonda Dumas
- contactus@royal-isd.net
- (281) 934-2215
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Royal High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
892
African American
156 (17.5%)
Royal ISD: 15.9%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
3 (0.3%)
Royal ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
5 (0.6%)
Royal ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
638 (71.5%)
Royal ISD: 72.6%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
1 (0.1%)
Royal ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
71 (8%)
Royal ISD: 8.2%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
18 (2%)
Royal ISD: 2.2%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
74 %
Royal ISD: 73.8%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
71.1 %
Royal ISD: 77.5%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
43.5 %
Royal ISD: 48.9%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
42.4 %
Royal ISD: 48.1%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
2.1 %
Royal ISD: 3%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
11.3 %
Royal ISD: 12.6%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Royal ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Royal ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Royal ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Royal ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
91.4 %
Royal ISD: 91.4%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
96.6 %
Royal ISD: 96.6%
Statewide: 86.7%
American Indian
N/A
Royal ISD: N/A
Statewide: 89.3%
Asian
Masked
Royal ISD: Masked
Statewide: 96.9%
Hispanic
90 %
Royal ISD: 90%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Royal ISD: N/A
Statewide: 88.3%
White
92.3 %
Royal ISD: 92.3%
Statewide: 94.2%
Two or more races
Masked
Royal ISD: Masked
Statewide: 91.7%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.
All students
1.9 %
Royal ISD: 1.9%
Statewide: 2%
African American
1.4 %
Royal ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 3.2%
American Indian
Masked
Royal ISD: Masked
Statewide: 2.3%
Asian
0 %
Royal ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
1.7 %
Royal ISD: 1.7%
Statewide: 2.4%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Royal ISD: Masked
Statewide: 1.8%
White
5.1 %
Royal ISD: 5.1%
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
0 %
Royal ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.7%
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
41.9 %
Royal ISD: 28%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
40.9 %
Royal ISD: 26.3%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Royal ISD: Masked
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
0 %
Royal ISD: 6.3%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
42.7 %
Royal ISD: 28.8%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Royal ISD: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
37.2 %
Royal ISD: 22.9%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
52.2 %
Royal ISD: 36.5%
Statewide: 18.7%
College readiness
AP/IB participation
The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.
All students
28.9 %
Royal ISD: 28.9%
Statewide: 24.2%
African American
33.9 %
Royal ISD: 33.9%
Statewide: 15.9%
American Indian
Masked
Royal ISD: Masked
Statewide: 19.8%
Asian
Masked
Royal ISD: Masked
Statewide: 61.5%
Hispanic
26.8 %
Royal ISD: 26.8%
Statewide: 21.4%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Royal ISD: Masked
Statewide: 19.5%
White
37.9 %
Royal ISD: 37.9%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
14.3 %
Royal ISD: 14.3%
Statewide: 26.9%
AP/IB performance
The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.
All students
19.4 %
Royal ISD: 19.4%
Statewide: 53.3%
African American
10.5 %
Royal ISD: 10.5%
Statewide: 34.1%
American Indian
N/A
Royal ISD: N/A
Statewide: 53.6%
Asian
Masked
Royal ISD: Masked
Statewide: 79.5%
Hispanic
21.4 %
Royal ISD: 21.4%
Statewide: 39.9%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Royal ISD: Masked
Statewide: 47.4%
White
18.2 %
Royal ISD: 18.2%
Statewide: 67%
Two or more races
Masked
Royal ISD: Masked
Statewide: 66%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.
Avg. SAT score
870
Royal ISD: 870
Statewide: 978
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
Masked
Royal ISD: Masked
Statewide: 19.2
College-ready graduates
A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.
Reading
35.4 %
Royal ISD: 35.4%
Statewide: 62.8%
Math
29.1 %
Royal ISD: 29.1%
Statewide: 54.3%
Reading + Math
24 %
Royal ISD: 24%
Statewide: 48.4%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
62.3
African American
28.4 (45.6%)
Royal ISD: 32%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Royal ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Royal ISD: 1%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
10.7 (17.2%)
Royal ISD: 25.4%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Royal ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
23.1 (37.2%)
Royal ISD: 41.7%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Royal ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
7.6 (12.3%)
Royal ISD: 4.8%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
36.3 (58.2%)
Royal ISD: 73.7%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
17.4 (27.9%)
Royal ISD: 21%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
1 (1.6%)
Royal ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
14.3
Royal ISD: 15.2
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
6.7 years
Royal ISD: 6.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$66,399
Royal ISD: $65,234
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$65,661
Royal ISD: $63,977
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$63,236
Royal ISD: $62,605
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$67,905
Royal ISD: $65,089
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$67,779
Royal ISD: $67,700
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$73,615
Royal ISD: $73,511
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$75,456
Royal ISD: $75,475
Statewide: $74,014