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What's one thing Royal Intermediate School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
382
Middle
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROYAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530762003526
Royal Intermediate School
6261 Rd 12 SW, Royal City, WA 99357 · (509) 346-2226 · Grant County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
205 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 133 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 30% |
| Grade 6 | 134 | 35% |
Student demographics
34%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
Students here typically continue to
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
40.5%
WA avg 58.4% . +10.9pp since 2015
Math
39.1%
WA avg 51.2% . +12.7pp since 2015
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2015, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.5% | 39.1% |
| 2023-24 | 36.2% | 33.6% |
| 2022-23 | 38.9% | 30.3% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 35.4% |
| 2018-19 | 36.8% | 30.8% |
| 2017-18 | 32.6% | 31.6% |
| 2016-17 | 31.6% | 25.5% |
| 2015-16 | 29.7% | 26.3% |
% 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Intermediate School
Royal Intermediate School's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Intermediate School this school | 382 | 53.7% | 38.0% |
| Royal Middle School Royal City | 282 | 61.0% | 34.0% |
| Eastmont Junior High East Wenatchee | 687 | 62.6% | N/A |
| Chelan Middle School Chelan | 285 | 61.4% | N/A |
| Zillah Middle School Zillah | 300 | 72.0% | 35.0% |
| La Venture Middle School Mount Vernon | 663 | 69.8% | 32.1% |
Matched among Washington middle 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 Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Grant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #166 of 294 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #139 of 357 ▲ 30 | #2 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #241 of 357 ▲ 22 | #5 of 10 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.6pp | #161 of 290 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #293 of 377 | #7 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #26 of 340 | #1 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.8% | #304 of 340 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.7% | #160 of 359 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #94 of 192 | N/A |
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. 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
382
-35 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 382 | 23.6 | 16.2:1 | 54% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 23 | 16.9:1 | 80% (313) |
| 2022-23 | 404 | 23.1 | 17.5:1 | 80% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 417 | 21 | 19.9:1 | 67% (281) |
| 2017-18 | 432 | 18.5 | 23.4:1 | 37% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 408 | 17 | 24.0:1 | 74% (303) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Royal Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (432 to 382); teachers up 28% (18.5 to 23.6).
About Royal Intermediate School
Royal Intermediate School is a middle-grades school in Royal City, Washington, according to federal school records. The grade span is 4 through 6, and enrollment is 382 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in Washington is about 577, so this school runs 34% smaller than that.
Royal School District has 4 schools; together they serve 1,769 students.
At 79%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Royal Intermediate School combined. Other students are 21% White. By comparison, Grant County residents are about 44% Hispanic. Royal Intermediate School has a diversity index of 34%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 23.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.2:1. The 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Washington is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Grant County report 69%.
Royal Intermediate School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.0% and a predicted 44.2%.
Across Grant County, median household income is about $73,267, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The public schools of Grant County number 61 and enroll about 20,494.
Red Rock Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Royal Intermediate School at 2nd of 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Royal Intermediate School had 417 students in 2020-21 and 382 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 19.9:1 to 16.2:1.
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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
- Royal High SchoolHigh · 592 students
- Red Rock ElementaryElementary · 513 students
- Royal Middle SchoolMiddle · 282 students
Other schools in Royal City
- Royal High SchoolHigh · 592 students
- Red Rock ElementaryElementary · 513 students
- Royal Middle SchoolMiddle · 282 students
Nearby schools
- Red Rock Elementary0.1 mi · 513
- Royal High School0.2 mi · 592
- Royal Middle School0.2 mi · 282
- George Elementary15.8 mi · 163
- Wahluke High School17.3 mi · 750
- Wahluke Junior High17.4 mi · 554
Frequently asked questions
About Royal Intermediate SchoolHow large is Royal Intermediate School?
Royal Intermediate School enrolls approximately 382 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does Royal Intermediate School serve?
Royal Intermediate School serves grades 04-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Royal Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Royal Intermediate School is approximately 16.2:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Royal Intermediate School?
At Royal Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 21% White, 79% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Is Royal Intermediate School public or private?
Royal Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Royal School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.