Royal H S

Royal Isd · Waller County · High school

Royal H S enrolled 966 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 95.4% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 42% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~16 Black students in a recent year here. One student can move a rate several points. Read the shaded 95% bands, not single-year jumps.

At a glance vs. Texas

Royal H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24top 8% in TX+10.2 vs TX
Royal H S 100.0%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24bottom 33% in TX-6.3 vs TX
Royal H S 68.8%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22bottom 19% in TX-10.1 vs TX
Royal H S 34.5%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24top 50% in TX+6.4 vs TX
Royal H S 87.5%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24bottom 14% in TX-10.9 vs TX
Royal H S 3.6%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25bottom 8% in TX-18.1 vs TX
Royal H S 7.9%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 21% in TX-12.0 vs TX
Royal H S 43.1%Texas 55.1%

The advanced pipeline

Black students at each gate, latest year. Each stage has its own denominator; the bars sit side by side, never multiplied.

Complete an advanced or dual-credit course43 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 65 · White: 71
Take an AP/IB exam24 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 66 · White: 35
Pass an AP/IB exam6 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 16 · White: 30

Outcomes

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

80901002012201520182021202410090

College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

204060802017201920212023202475

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

Enrolled in a Texas college

Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.

02040608020162018202020224535

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

204060801002012201520182021202488

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

0102030405020122015201820212024154

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Avg SAT math

Average SAT math score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 530 is the college-ready benchmark.

35040045050020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark434405

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg SAT reading/writing

Average SAT reading and writing score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 480 is the college-ready benchmark.

40050060070080020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark457

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg ACT math

Average ACT math score among test-takers (1-36).

16171819202013201620192022202416

Avg ACT English

Average ACT English score among test-takers (1-36).

1416182022201320162019202220241614

Avg ACT science

Average ACT science score among test-takers (1-36).

16182022201320162019202220241716

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

01020304020172019202220242025268

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

0204060201720192022202420254935

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

0204060201720192022202420254425

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

204060201420172020202320245543

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

02040602015201720192021202320244435

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

01020304050201220152018202120242417

Passed an AP/IB exam

Scored a passing 3+ on an AP exam (4+ on IB), among students who took one.

020406020122015201820212024366

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336178

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202495.4%100%95.9%80%95.9%
College/career/military ready202462.1%68.8%59.3%61.5%57.9%
Algebra I proficiency202512.9%7.9%13.4%11.1%9.8%
Biology proficiency202543.9%35.1%44.9%87.5%38.5%
English II proficiency202529.4%25%27%66.7%25.9%
Advanced course completion202447.1%43.1%44.5%71%46.6%
Took an AP/IB course202444.3%43.8%44.7%38.5%43.8%
Took an AP/IB exam202423.7%24.2%21.7%34.5%23.5%
Passed an AP/IB exam202417.6%6.3%16.7%30%15.2%

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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).