Royalwood Elementary School
- Elementary school in Sheldon ISD
- Houston, TX
- 1st grade - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Sheldon ISD: N/A
Total students
618
Avg. teacher experience
4.9 years
Sheldon ISD: 8.2 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Sheldon ISD: 89%
Statewide: 90.3%
Royalwood Elementary School is an elementary school in Houston, TX, in the Sheldon ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 618 students. 76.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 54.9% 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.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,855, which is $2,381 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 4.9 years of experience.
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Website
Address
7715 Royalwood DrHouston, TX 77049-2314
Office phone number
Principal
- Jesus Altamirano
- JesusAltamirano@sheldonisd.com
- (281) 454-2700
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Royalwood Elementary 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
618
African American
84 (13.6%)
Sheldon ISD: 27.3%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
2 (0.3%)
Sheldon ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
3 (0.5%)
Sheldon ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
478 (77.3%)
Sheldon ISD: 66.2%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Sheldon ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
42 (6.8%)
Sheldon ISD: 4%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
9 (1.5%)
Sheldon ISD: 1.7%
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
76.1 %
Sheldon ISD: 68.8%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
91.7 %
Sheldon ISD: 86.5%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
51.1 %
Sheldon ISD: 35.4%
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
54.9 %
Sheldon ISD: 35.9%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
7.8 %
Sheldon ISD: 5.7%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
15.9 %
Sheldon ISD: 11.7%
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
Sheldon ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Sheldon ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Sheldon ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Sheldon 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.
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
15.6 %
Sheldon ISD: 25.3%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
42.5 %
Sheldon ISD: 28.8%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Sheldon ISD: 26.5%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Sheldon ISD: 9.3%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
10.3 %
Sheldon ISD: 23.5%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Sheldon ISD: 28.6%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
21.7 %
Sheldon ISD: 27.7%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
44.4 %
Sheldon ISD: 35.8%
Statewide: 18.7%
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
33.9
African American
6 (17.7%)
Sheldon ISD: 46.2%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Sheldon ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Sheldon ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
21.9 (64.6%)
Sheldon ISD: 27.6%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
1 (3%)
Sheldon ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
5 (14.7%)
Sheldon ISD: 22.4%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Sheldon ISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Sheldon ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
27.5 (81%)
Sheldon ISD: 72.2%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
6.4 (19%)
Sheldon ISD: 26.6%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Sheldon ISD: 0.7%
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
18.2
Sheldon ISD: 16.7
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
4.9 years
Sheldon ISD: 8.2 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
$64,855
Sheldon ISD: $67,099
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$63,069
Sheldon ISD: $61,262
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$63,474
Sheldon ISD: $64,516
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$66,160
Sheldon ISD: $66,582
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$71,292
Sheldon ISD: $70,593
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$73,910
Sheldon ISD: $76,698
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Sheldon ISD: $90,916
Statewide: $74,014