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Enrollment
1,835
High
DISTRICT 1,217 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIMI VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 063684006264
Royal High
1402 Royal Ave., Simi Valley, CA 93065 · (805) 306-4875 · Ventura County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,835 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
83 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
791 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 442 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 477 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 438 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 478 | 26% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 62% · US 70%
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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
58.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.6pp since 2014
Math
27.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.8% | 31.6% | 21.1% | 20.6% |
| Math | 9.9% | 17.3% | 31.8% | 41.0% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.4% | 27.2% |
| 2023-24 | 57.5% | 24.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 33.6% |
| 2021-22 | 60.7% | 22.3% |
| 2020-21 | 44.2% | 19.4% |
| 2018-19 | 61.4% | 29.0% |
| 2017-18 | 64.5% | 33.0% |
| 2016-17 | 68.7% | 33.6% |
| 2015-16 | 73.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 64.0% | 27.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Royal High
Royal High's state test result (41.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal High this school | 1,835 | 43.1% | 41.8% |
| Centennial High Bakersfield | 2,212 | 44.5% | 50.5% |
| Liberty High Bakersfield | 2,369 | 43.1% | 51.2% |
| Dos Pueblos Senior High Goleta | 2,149 | 43.9% | 57.4% |
| Adolfo Camarillo High Camarillo | 1,969 | 40.9% | 46.8% |
| Vacaville High Vacaville | 2,044 | 45.4% | 40.0% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Royal High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #479 of 1,052 | #12 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #485 of 1,056 ▲ 14 | #11 of 22 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #505 of 1,056 ▼ 28 | #12 of 22 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #571 of 1,044 | #13 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,835 | #377 of 2,093 | #11 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #856 of 1,352 | #13 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #426 of 1,351 | #11 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.1% | #1,245 of 1,575 | #19 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #502 of 802 | #18 of 23 |
Ranked against other public high 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,835
-330 (-15%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 1,772
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 23.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,835 | 83.5 | 22.0:1 | 43% (791) |
| 2023-24 | 1,933 | 83.3 | 23.2:1 | 40% (776) |
| 2022-23 | 1,973 | 89.4 | 22.1:1 | 41% (817) |
| 2020-21 | 2,165 | 91 | 23.8:1 | 31% (671) |
| 2017-18 | 2,010 | 82.4 | 24.4:1 | 36% (717) |
| 2015-16 | 1,988 | 79 | 25.2:1 | 30% (592) |
| 2010-11 | 2,472 | N/A | N/A | 25% (609) |
| 2000-01 | 2,517 | 100 | 25.2:1 | 14% (360) |
| 1990-91 | 1,772 | 73 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Royal High.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (2,010 to 1,835); teachers up 1% (82.4 to 83.5).
About Royal High
Royal High is one of the public schools in Simi Valley, California. It is a large high school. The school reports 1,835 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in California is about 838 students.
Simi Valley Unified has 27 schools and 15,418 students, and Royal High is one of those schools.
Hispanic students account for 50% of enrollment at Royal High. The remaining students are 39% White, 6% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Royal High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 59%.
Its teaching staff equals 83.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 22.0:1. That ratio is over the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Around 43% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 59% average for public schools in Ventura County is 16 points.
Royal High's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (41.8%) and its predicted rate (54.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Among Ventura County residents, median household income is about $109,797, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Royal High is one of 238 public schools in Ventura County, which together enroll about 147,841 students.
Nearest public school: Monte Vista, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Royal High is 4th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 2,165 to 1,835. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 23.8:1 to 22.0:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Royal High. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Ventura County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
837,469
Census ACS
Median income
$109,797
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
238
147,841 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Simi Valley Unified
- Simi Valley HighHigh · 1,910 students
- Valley View MiddleMiddle · 1,329 students
- Hillside MiddleMiddle · 1,138 students
- Santa Susana HighHigh · 1,033 students
- Sinaloa MiddleMiddle · 843 students
- Vista ElementaryElementary · 567 students
Other schools in Simi Valley
- California Virtual Academy @ Los AngelesCombined · 5,705 students
- California Virtual Academy @ San DiegoCombined · 3,924 students
- California Virtual Academy @ San JoaquinCombined · 3,219 students
- Simi Valley HighHigh · 1,910 students
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Other Royal High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Royal High. Royal High is the largest of the 3.
- Royal High SchoolBROOKSHIRE, TX · 968 students
- Royal High SchoolRoyal City, WA · 592 students
Nearby schools
- Monte Vista0.6 mi · 371
- Hollow Hills Elementary0.7 mi · 560
- Sinaloa Middle0.7 mi · 843
- Park View Elementary0.9 mi · 319
- Berylwood Elementary1.1 mi · 457
- Hillside Middle1.1 mi · 1,138
Frequently asked questions
About Royal HighWhat is the total enrollment at Royal High?
Royal High enrolls approximately 1,835 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Royal High serve?
Royal High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Royal High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Royal High is approximately 22.0:1 (83 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Royal High?
Royal High reports a student body of 39% White, 50% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Royal High public or private?
Royal High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Simi Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.