Royal Oak Middle

Royal Oak Middle is a 6-8 campus of middle-of-the-pack scale in Covina, California, operated by Charter Oak Unified, educateing 610 students in grades 7 through 8.

Within Charter Oak Unified, which oversees 10 schools and 4,296 students, Royal Oak Middle is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Royal Oak Middle reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder is composed of 12% White, 8% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

On the resource side, On paper, Royal Oak Middle has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.0:1. The state averages about 20.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Royal Oak Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.4%; this one delivers 45.0%.

Across the wider county, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Royal Oak Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Sierra Vista Middle, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Royal Oak Middle ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Royal Oak Middle's enrollment has declined 17% since 2018, when it stood at 735 (now 610). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 64% to 75%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 25.0:1 in 2018 to 21.0:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Royal Oak Middle community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.