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What do students at Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8) actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
848
Elementary
DISTRICT 535 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUARTE UNIFIED·NCES 061152001288
Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8)
2499 Royal Oaks Dr., Bradbury, CA 91008 · (626) 599-5400 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL848 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
491 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 74 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 112 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 161 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 186 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 60% smaller than its 8th grade class (186).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
51.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.7pp since 2014
Math
34.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -13.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.5% | 27.8% | 20.4% | 28.4% |
| Math | 17.2% | 17.7% | 24.4% | 40.7% |
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 | 51.3% | 34.9% |
| 2023-24 | 49.5% | 35.3% |
| 2022-23 | 50.6% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 56.6% | 38.1% |
| 2020-21 | 56.4% | 39.9% |
| 2018-19 | 67.0% | 55.5% |
| 2017-18 | 65.3% | 51.8% |
| 2016-17 | 58.5% | 54.5% |
| 2015-16 | 57.0% | 51.0% |
| 2014-15 | 56.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8)
Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8)'s state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8) this school | 848 | 57.9% | 40.5% |
| Rio del Sol Oxnard | 839 | 54.6% | 45.6% |
| Brock Elliott Elementary Manteca | 758 | 60.3% | 28.5% |
| Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary Anaheim | 644 | 59.8% | 34.9% |
| Neil Hafley Elementary Manteca | 799 | 61.5% | 21.4% |
| Ranch View Elementary Ontario | 738 | 57.2% | 46.2% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #2,436 of 5,151 | #589 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #2,760 of 5,172 ▼ 180 | #701 of 1,129 ▼ 74 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #1,937 of 5,172 ▼ 12 | #441 of 1,129 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.3pp | #674 of 5,116 | #104 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 848 | #261 of 5,915 | #42 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #3,658 of 5,352 | #852 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #2,114 of 5,354 | #327 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.9% | #3,569 of 5,625 | #947 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.0% | #447 of 1,139 | #73 of 181 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
848
+35 (+4%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 617
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 848 | 35.5 | 23.9:1 | 58% (491) |
| 2023-24 | 846 | 35.2 | 24.0:1 | 41% (343) |
| 2022-23 | 872 | 34.9 | 25.0:1 | 39% (342) |
| 2020-21 | 813 | 34 | 23.9:1 | 47% (386) |
| 2017-18 | 757 | 31.3 | 24.2:1 | 52% (397) |
| 2015-16 | 500 | 20 | 25.0:1 | 55% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 556 | N/A | N/A | 51% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 618 | 28 | 22.1:1 | 56% (344) |
| 1990-91 | 617 | 25 | 24.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8).
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (757 to 848); teachers up 13% (31.3 to 35.5).
About Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8)
Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8) is a large elementary school in California, with an address in Bradbury. School enrollment was 848 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 8. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
Duarte Unified serves 2,949 students across 6 schools.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8), at 62%. The next largest groups are 17% Asian, 9% multiracial, 8% White, and 4% Black. In Los Angeles County overall, about 48% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8) in 2024-25, for a ratio of 23.9:1. That is 1.6 students per teacher above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 58%. That rate is below the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.
The allk12 Grade for Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8) is C. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 32% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8) falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 40.5% actual against 45.6% predicted.
Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8) is located in Los Angeles County, where the median household income is $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8) is one of 2,244 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Mt. Olive Innovation and Technology High, is about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8) is 3rd of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
In the federal locale system, Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8) is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8)'s enrollment grew 4%, to 848.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Duarte Unified
- Duarte HighHigh · 756 students
- Maxwell Academy (PK-8)Elementary · 504 students
- Beardslee Dual Language Immersion Academy (PK-8)Elementary · 470 students
- Valley View Acad of Tech and Creative Lrng (TK-6)Elementary · 317 students
- Mt. Olive Innovation and Technology HighHigh · 54 students
Nearby schools
- Mt. Olive Innovation and Technology High0.5 mi · 54
- Valley View Acad of Tech and Creative Lrng (TK-6)0.8 mi · 317
- California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley1.1 mi · 974
- Duarte High1.2 mi · 756
- Opportunities for Learning - Duarte1.6 mi · 224
- Bradoaks Elementary Science Academy1.8 mi · 368
Frequently asked questions
About Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8)What is the total enrollment at Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8)?
Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8) enrolls approximately 848 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8) serve?
Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8) serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8)?
Approximately 23.9:1 students per teacher at Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8)?
At Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8), the student body is approximately 8% White, 62% Hispanic, 4% Black, 17% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8) public or private?
Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8) is a public K-12 school, overseen by Duarte Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.