Enrollment
282
Middle
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROYAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530762001124
Royal Middle School
921 Ahlers Ave N, Royal City, WA 99357 · (509) 346-2268 · Grant County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL282 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Washington public middle 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.
- CThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
172 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 7 | 148 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 134 | 48% |
Student demographics
32%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
Royal Middle School→Royal High School
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
46.0%
WA avg 58.4% . +16.5pp since 2014
Math
24.8%
WA avg 51.2% . -3.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 16 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 24.8% |
| 2023-24 | 42.1% | 24.1% |
| 2022-23 | 41.5% | 23.8% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 23.6% |
| 2018-19 | 40.0% | 29.6% |
| 2017-18 | 42.5% | 31.3% |
| 2016-17 | 38.1% | 30.1% |
| 2015-16 | 43.8% | 24.9% |
| 2014-15 | 29.5% | 27.9% |
% 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
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Middle School
Royal Middle School's state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Middle School this school | 282 | 61.0% | 34.0% |
| Royal Intermediate School Royal City | 382 | 53.7% | 38.0% |
| Zillah Middle School Zillah | 300 | 72.0% | 35.0% |
| Highland Middle School Cowiche | 243 | 76.5% | 23.2% |
| Chelan Middle School Chelan | 285 | 61.4% | N/A |
| Robert L Olds Junior High School Connell | 322 | 79.2% | 26.5% |
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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Grant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #202 of 294 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #255 of 357 ▼ 1 | #6 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #187 of 357 ▲ 29 | #3 of 10 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.1pp | #200 of 290 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 282 | #317 of 377 | #8 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #201 of 340 | #6 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.4% | #311 of 340 | #8 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.0% | #106 of 359 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.2% | #71 of 130 | 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
282
-16 (-5%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 190
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 282 | 14.3 | 19.8:1 | 61% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 13.7 | 20.5:1 | 82% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 283 | 14.3 | 19.8:1 | 83% (234) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 13 | 22.9:1 | 66% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 263 | 13 | 20.2:1 | 27% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 248 | 12 | 20.7:1 | 70% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 351 | 17 | 20.6:1 | 99% (348) |
| 2000-01 | 293 | 15 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 190 | 8 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Royal Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (263 to 282); teachers up 10% (13 to 14.3).
About Royal Middle School
Royal Middle School serves students in Royal City, Washington, as a small middle-grades school. It enrolls 282 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 7 through 8. It has 51% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Washington (about 577).
Royal School District, which runs Royal Middle School, has 4 schools and 1,769 students.
More than half of enrollment at Royal Middle School is Hispanic: 80%. Other groups make up 20% White. Grant County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Royal Middle School scores 32%.
There are 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 19.8:1. The average for middle schools in Washington, 18.9:1, is lower. Of all students at Royal Middle School, 61% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Grant County is 69%.
Royal Middle School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 35% of Washington public middle schools.
The model predicts 39.3% for a school in Washington with Royal Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Royal Middle School posts 34.0%.
Census data for Grant County show median household income comes to about $73,267, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The county has 61 public schools and about 20,494 students.
Among nearby public schools, Royal High School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Royal Middle School ranks 4th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Royal Middle School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 16 students, from 298 to 282. Students per teacher dropped from 22.9 in 2020-21 to 19.8 in 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 382 students
Other schools in Royal City
- Royal High SchoolHigh · 592 students
- Red Rock ElementaryElementary · 513 students
- Royal Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 382 students
Nearby schools
- Royal High School0.0 mi · 592
- 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 Middle SchoolHow many students attend Royal Middle School?
Royal Middle School enrolls approximately 282 students in grades 07-08.
Is Royal Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Royal Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Royal Middle School have?
Royal Middle School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Royal Middle School?
Student demographics at Royal Middle School are roughly 20% White, 80% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
What district is Royal Middle School in?
Royal Middle School is part of Royal School District.
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