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Royal Palm Middle School

8520 N 19TH AVE, PHOENIX, AZ 85021 · (602) 347-3200 · Maricopa County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
Enrollment
465
Middle
DISTRICT 647 · STATE 494
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 611224%
Grade 716936%
Grade 818440%
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
5412%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
30465%
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 48% · US 30%
Black
5311%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 6% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
204%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
317%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
25054%
Female
21546%

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Test scores

AASA 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
36.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +11.0pp since 2017
Math
28.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . +1.0pp since 2017

What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2017, while math scores are up about 1 points.

AASA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2536.0%28.0%
2023-2431.0%23.0%
2022-2331.0%19.0%
2021-2231.0%19.0%
2020-2122.0%17.0%
2018-1923.0%27.0%
2017-1825.0%27.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Royal Palm Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ArizonaIn Maricopa County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
28.0%#60 of 190#38 of 87
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
36.0%#79 of 190#47 of 87
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+7.0pp#18 of 160#12 of 78
Enrollment
ranked largest first
465#116 of 214#67 of 96
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.2:1#66 of 179#27 of 85
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
54.0%#89 of 182#52 of 86
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-33.1%#31 of 139#17 of 69
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
465
-141 (-23%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 1,002
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254652717.2:1N/A
2023-2446830.515.3:1N/A
2022-2353631.716.9:193% (497)
2020-216064214.4:1N/A
2017-1869545.915.2:187% (603)
2015-167304117.8:1100% (730)
2010-116693618.6:179% (530)
2000-011,2406618.8:1N/A
1990-911,0025020.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Royal Palm Middle School.

About Royal Palm Middle School

Royal Palm Middle School is the name of a mid-sized middle school in PHOENIX, Arizona. Total enrollment is 465 students, and the grades served are 5 through 8.

Royal Palm Middle School is in Washington Elementary School District (4260), a district with 18,816 students across 33 schools.

More than half of the students at Royal Palm Middle School are Hispanic (65%). Beyond that, enrollment is 12% White, 11% Black, 7% Native American, and 4% multiracial. In Maricopa County overall, about 31% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Royal Palm Middle School scores 54%.

Royal Palm Middle School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. It is about the same as the 17.8:1 average for middle schools in Arizona.

In Maricopa County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $89,300 a year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. The county has 1,352 public schools and about 725,139 students.

Washington Elementary School District Online Learning Academ sits less than a tenth of a mile from Royal Palm Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Royal Palm Middle School has an NCES locale of City: Large.

The school's student count decreased 23% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher increased from 14.4 to 17.2 over 4 years.

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Maricopa County at a glance

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Population
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students

Quick facts

School name
Royal Palm Middle School
District
Washington Elementary School District (4260)
Address
8520 N 19TH AVE, PHOENIX, AZ 85021
Phone
(602) 347-3200
County
Maricopa County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
465
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
17.2:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
040906000938
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Washington Elementary School District (4260)
Other schools in PHOENIX
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Frequently asked questions

About Royal Palm Middle School
How many students attend Royal Palm Middle School?
Royal Palm Middle School enrolls approximately 465 students in grades 05-08.
Is Royal Palm Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Royal Palm Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Royal Palm Middle School have?
Royal Palm Middle School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Royal Palm Middle School?
At Royal Palm Middle School, the student body is approximately 12% White, 65% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Royal Palm Middle School public or private?
Royal Palm Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Washington Elementary School District (4260).
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