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Enrollment
592
High
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROYAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530762001123
Royal High School
955 Ahlers Ave N, Royal City, WA 99357 · (509) 346-2256 · Grant County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL592 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Washington public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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 Washington public high schools
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
340 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 | 148 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 151 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 168 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 125 | 21% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 68% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Royal School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
56.8%
WA avg 58.4% . -1.9pp since 2014
Math
23.7%
WA avg 51.2% . +1.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.8% | 23.7% |
| 2023-24 | 50.3% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.8% | 12.3% |
| 2021-22 | 51.1% | 16.1% |
| 2018-19 | 53.4% | 31.4% |
| 2017-18 | 66.7% | 35.4% |
| 2016-17 | 16.9% | 17.4% |
| 2015-16 | N/A | 20.9% |
| 2014-15 | 58.7% | 22.0% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
36.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 School
Royal High School's state test result (36.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal High School this school | 592 | 57.4% | 36.9% |
| Highland High School Cowiche | 366 | 67.2% | 46.5% |
| Prosser High School Prosser | 877 | 62.3% | N/A |
| Manson High School MANSON | 220 | 61.8% | N/A |
| Connell High School Connell | 615 | 71.4% | 29.0% |
| Zillah High School Zillah | 455 | 64.8% | 44.3% |
Matched among Washington 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 School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Grant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #178 of 271 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #207 of 321 ▲ 19 | #4 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #175 of 327 ▲ 53 | #2 of 9 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.7pp | #34 of 259 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 592 | #202 of 570 | #5 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #162 of 311 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.6% | #298 of 316 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.4% | #139 of 386 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.9% | #30 of 136 | N/A |
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
592
+86 (+17%) vs 2020
+208% since 1990-91, when it was 192
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 592 | 28.6 | 20.7:1 | 57% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 578 | 28.3 | 20.4:1 | 84% (488) |
| 2022-23 | 550 | 28.6 | 19.2:1 | 82% (453) |
| 2020-21 | 506 | 29 | 17.4:1 | 53% (270) |
| 2017-18 | 498 | 23 | 21.6:1 | 28% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 492 | 23 | 21.4:1 | 66% (327) |
| 2010-11 | 417 | 23 | 18.1:1 | 99% (414) |
| 2000-01 | 331 | 21 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 192 | 12 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Royal High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (498 to 592); teachers up 24% (23 to 28.6).
About Royal High School
Families in Royal City, Washington, are served by Royal High School, a medium-sized high school. The school counts 592 students across grades 9 through 12.
Federal data list 4 schools in Royal School District, with 1,769 students enrolled.
Hispanic students make up 84% of enrollment at Royal High School. The remaining students are 15% White. Census figures show Grant County is about 44% Hispanic. Royal High School's diversity index is 27%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Royal High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 20.7:1. That is lower than the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington. About 57% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is 12 points below the 69% average for public schools in Grant County.
Measured against Washington public high schools, Royal High School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Royal High School is 4.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (36.9% versus 41.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Washington.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Grant County show that the median household income is $73,267, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Royal High School is one of 61 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Royal High School is Royal Middle School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. By average proficiency, Royal High School is 3rd among 8 schools close by.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Royal High School's enrollment climbed from 506 in 2020-21 to 592 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 17.4:1 to 20.7:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Royal High School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,799
Census ACS
Median income
$73,267
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
20,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Royal School District
- Red Rock ElementaryElementary · 513 students
- Royal Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 382 students
- Royal Middle SchoolMiddle · 282 students
Other schools in Royal City
- Red Rock ElementaryElementary · 513 students
- Royal Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 382 students
- Royal Middle SchoolMiddle · 282 students
Other Royal High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Royal High. Royal High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Royal HighSimi Valley, CA · 1,835 students
- Royal High SchoolBROOKSHIRE, TX · 968 students
Nearby schools
- Royal Middle School0.0 mi · 282
- Red Rock Elementary0.2 mi · 513
- Royal Intermediate School0.2 mi · 382
- George Elementary15.6 mi · 163
- Wahluke High School17.2 mi · 750
- Wahluke Junior High17.3 mi · 554
Frequently asked questions
About Royal High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Royal High School?
Royal High School enrolls approximately 592 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Royal High School serve?
Royal High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Royal High School have?
Royal High School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Royal High School?
Student demographics at Royal High School are roughly 15% White, 84% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Royal High School in?
Royal High School is part of Royal School District.
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