Royal Middle School

Royal Middle School, a small middle-grades school in Royal City, Washington, run under Royal School District, enrolls 282 students, covering grades 7 through 8. That puts it 51% leaner than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 577 students.

Across the 4 schools in Royal School District (1,769 students total), Royal Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Royal Middle School records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 80%. The remainder consists of 20% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.9:1 average. Roughly 61% of students at Royal Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Grant County (around 69%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Royal Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.3%; this one delivers 34.0%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Grant County indicate median household earnings sit near $73,267, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Grant County runs 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,494 students), of which Royal Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Royal High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Royal Middle School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 30.0%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Royal Middle School's enrollment has climbed 7% since 2018, when it stood at 263 (now 282).

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.