Is Royal Middle School a good school?

Royal Middle School ranks 370 th of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Royal Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 281 students attended Royal Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Royal Middle School?

Students at Royal Middle School are 80% Hispanic, 19% White.

What high school do graduates of Royal Middle School attend?

Students who attend Royal Middle School usually go on to attend Royal High School

Royal Middle School

Summary:

Royal Middle School is a public middle school located in Royal City, Washington, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 283 students. The school is part of the Royal School District, which is ranked 195 out of 247 districts in Washington and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Royal Middle School faces significant academic challenges, consistently underperforming the state average in standardized test scores across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in ELA (42.7%) and Math (24.54%) were significantly lower than the state averages of 52.63% and 41.68%, respectively. The school's performance for English Language Learners and Special Education students is among the lowest in the state. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 65.77% in 2020-2021 to 82.69% in 2022-2023, suggesting a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When compared to the nearby Royal Intermediate School, which serves grades 4-6, Royal Middle School performs significantly worse across all academic measures. This raises concerns about the effectiveness of the school's instructional practices and the transition from elementary to middle school. The school's per-student spending has also fluctuated over the years, which may contribute to the school's challenges in improving student outcomes. Overall, Royal Middle School faces significant demographic and academic challenges that require a comprehensive review of its instructional practices, support systems, and resource allocation to improve outcomes for all students.

Detail:

Public 7-8

921 Ahlers Ave N
Royal City, WA 99357-0486

(509) 346-2268

District: Royal School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
370^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,037

Students who attend Royal Middle School usually attend:

High:

Royal High School

Feeder schools for Royal Middle School:

Elementary:

Red Rock Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 20.5

Number of students: 281

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.4%

White:

19.2%

Two or more races:

0.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Royal Middle School ranks worse than 69.2% of middle schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.37. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (80.4%), White (19.2%), two or more races (0.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 81.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Royal Middle School is 20.5. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Royal Middle School is $14,037.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Royal Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Royal Middle School 370^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Royal Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Royal School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Royal School District 195^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Royal Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Royal Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	22.05	352^nd	421	16.4%
2005	28.99	323^rd	425	24.0%
2006	25.61	354^th	449	21.2%
2007	26.15	367^th	463	20.7%
2008	31.59	336^th	466	27.9%
2009	37.89	312^th	476	34.5%
2010	41.63	301^st	483	37.7%
2011	33.98	353^rd	492	28.3%
2012	29.02	380^th	497	23.5%
2013	22.31	410^th	498	17.7%
2015	15.96	383^rd	445	13.9%
2016	25.34	341^st	443	23.0%
2017	17.32	368^th	435	15.4%
2018	20.68	353^rd	437	19.2%
2019	12.29	470^th	512	8.2%
2021	17.19	450^th	529	14.9%
2022	30.64	379^th	541	29.9%
2023	26.94	396^th	539	26.5%
2024	30.37	370^th	535	30.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Royal Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	39.08	72^nd	135	46.7%
2022	22.17	52^nd	63	17.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Royal Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	25.65	222^nd	268	17.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Royal Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	17.22	312^th	349	10.6%
2019	17.91	398^th	448	11.2%
2021	25.94	369^th	458	19.4%
2022	38.92	293^rd	475	38.3%
2023	34.46	304^th	463	34.3%
2024	37.27	281^st	455	38.2%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Royal Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	24.69	37^th	43	14.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Royal Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	13.25	335^th	376	10.9%
2019	11.26	414^th	452	8.4%
2021	22.10	376^th	469	19.8%
2022	37.44	292^nd	479	39.0%
2023	27.36	347^th	464	25.2%
2024	27.26	348^th	464	25.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Royal Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	24.53	290^th	371	21.8%
2019	13.62	412^th	453	9.1%
2021	13.53	431^st	476	9.5%
2022	22.20	387^th	480	19.4%
2023	26.30	357^th	470	24.0%
2024	32.58	307^th	466	34.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Royal Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	20.35	222^nd	259	14.3%
2019	16.88	309^th	344	10.2%
2021	25.82	261^st	353	26.1%
2022	43.02	184^th	360	48.9%
2023	38.61	191^st	336	43.2%
2024	35.40	213^th	344	38.1%

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Rank History for White students at Royal Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	81.79	67^th	470	85.7%
2021	60.16	171^st	480	64.4%
2022	76.23	94^th	488	80.7%
2023	77.50	92^nd	488	81.1%
2024	85.68	59^th	486	87.9%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Royal Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	116	0	2	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	154
1989	132	0	2	42	0	n/a	n/a	0	176
1990	127	1	3	48	1	n/a	n/a	0	180
1991	132	1	1	55	1	n/a	n/a	0	190
1992	130	0	1	70	1	n/a	n/a	0	202
1993	141	0	7	67	0	n/a	n/a	0	215
1994	145	0	2	93	0	n/a	n/a	0	240
1995	99	1	0	83	0	n/a	n/a	0	183
1996	99	1	0	83	0	n/a	n/a	0	183
1997	149	0	3	146	0	n/a	n/a	0	298
1998	134	2	3	156	0	n/a	n/a	0	295
1999	121	1	2	161	2	n/a	n/a	0	287
2000	110	1	1	178	0	n/a	n/a	0	290
2001	112	0	1	180	0	n/a	n/a	0	293
2002	114	1	0	222	0	n/a	n/a	0	337
2003	114	1	0	222	0	n/a	n/a	0	337
2004	116	1	0	234	0	n/a	n/a	0	351
2005	88	1	0	250	0	n/a	n/a	0	339
2006	75	0	1	245	0	n/a	n/a	1	322
2007	57	1	1	261	0	n/a	n/a	1	321
2008	61	1	1	252	0	n/a	n/a	1	316
2009	59	1	1	248	0	n/a	n/a	0	309
2010	76	1	1	279	0	n/a	n/a	0	357
2011	78	1	1	271	0	0	0	0	351
2012	74	1	0	307	0	0	0	0	382
2013	61	0	0	314	0	0	0	0	375
2014	56	0	0	327	0	0	0	0	383
2015	64	0	0	308	0	0	0	0	372
2016	43	0	0	205	0	0	0	0	248
2017	56	0	1	207	0	0	0	0	264
2018	51	0	1	210	0	0	1	0	263
2019	39	0	0	211	0	0	1	0	251
2020	49	0	0	227	0	0	1	0	277
2021	46	0	0	251	0	0	1	0	298
2022	51	0	0	265	0	0	0	0	316
2023	47	0	0	235	0	0	1	0	283
2024	54	0	0	226	0	0	1	0	281

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Royal Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	154	7.0	22.0	0
1989	176	8.0	22.0	n/a
1990	180	7.2	25.0	0
1991	190	8.5	22.3	n/a
1992	202	12.2	16.5	n/a
1993	215	12.0	17.9	n/a
1994	240	12.5	19.2	n/a
1995	183	7.8	23.5	n/a
1996	183	7.8	23.5	n/a
1997	298	14.0	21.3	n/a
1998	295	15.2	19.4	n/a
1999	287	14.2	20.2	n/a
2000	290	14.8	19.6	n/a
2001	293	15.8	18.5	n/a
2002	337	16.3	20.7	n/a
2003	337	16.3	20.7	n/a
2004	351	17.0	20.6	76.6
2005	339	17.0	19.9	80.2
2006	322	18.0	17.9	83.5
2007	321	17.0	18.9	78.4
2008	316	16.0	19.8	78.7
2009	309	16.0	19.3	75.7
2010	357	17.1	20.8	81.2
2011	351	17.0	20.6	99.1
2012	382	18.4	20.7	99.2
2013	375	17.7	21.1	99.2
2014	383	n/a	n/a	99.2
2015	372	17.0	21.8	48.4
2016	248	12.0	20.6	69.8
2017	264	14.0	18.8	48.9
2018	263	13.0	20.2	27
2019	251	12.0	20.9	49.4
2020	277	14.0	19.7	64.6
2021	298	13.0	22.9	65.8
2022	316	13.7	22.9	73.1
2023	283	14.2	19.8	82.7
2024	281	13.7	20.5	81.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Royal Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	154	7.0	22.0	0
1989	176	8.0	22.0	n/a
1990	180	7.2	25.0	0
1991	190	8.5	22.3	n/a
1992	202	12.2	16.5	n/a
1993	215	12.0	17.9	n/a
1994	240	12.5	19.2	n/a
1995	183	7.8	23.5	n/a
1996	183	7.8	23.5	n/a
1997	298	14.0	21.3	n/a
1998	295	15.2	19.4	n/a
1999	287	14.2	20.2	n/a
2000	290	14.8	19.6	n/a
2001	293	15.8	18.5	n/a
2002	337	16.3	20.7	n/a
2003	337	16.3	20.7	n/a
2004	351	17.0	20.6	76.6
2005	339	17.0	19.9	80.2
2006	322	18.0	17.9	83.5
2007	321	17.0	18.9	78.4
2008	316	16.0	19.8	78.7
2009	309	16.0	19.3	75.7
2010	357	17.1	20.8	81.2
2011	351	17.0	20.6	99.1
2012	382	18.4	20.7	99.2
2013	375	17.7	21.1	99.2
2014	383	n/a	n/a	99.2
2015	372	17.0	21.8	48.4
2016	248	12.0	20.6	69.8
2017	264	14.0	18.8	48.9
2018	263	13.0	20.2	27
2019	251	12.0	20.9	49.4
2020	277	14.0	19.7	64.6
2021	298	13.0	22.9	65.8
2022	316	13.7	22.9	73.1
2023	283	14.2	19.8	82.7
2024	281	13.7	20.5	81.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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