Royal Palm Middle School

Summary:

Royal Palm Middle School is a public middle school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 536 students in grades 5-8 and part of the Washington Elementary School District, which is ranked 225 out of 288 districts in the state.

Academically, Royal Palm Middle School faces some challenges. Its proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates for 6th, 7th, and 8th grades were 36%, 32%, and 28%, respectively, compared to the district's 34%, 31%, and 29%, and the state's 43%, 41%, and 35%. The school has also experienced higher dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 0.0% to 3.0%, compared to the surrounding schools, which have dropout rates ranging from 2.4% to 11.0%. Additionally, Royal Palm Middle School has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 92.72% to 92.91% in recent years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

It's important to note that the challenges faced by Royal Palm Middle School are not unique to this school. Many of the nearby schools, such as Cholla Middle School, Palo Verde Middle School, and several Alhambra Elementary District schools, also struggle with low academic performance and high rates of economic disadvantage. Addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive, district-wide approach to improving educational outcomes for all students.


Detail:

Public 5-8

 8520 N 19th Ave
       Phoenix, AZ  85021-4201


(602) 347-3200

District: Washington Elementary School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
348th of 533 Arizona Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,243 Help


Students who attend Royal Palm Middle School usually attend:

High:    Sunnyslope High School

Feeder schools for Royal Palm Middle School:

Elementary:    Desert View Elementary School
    Richard E Miller School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.9 Help
Number of students:  536

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
65.3%
African American:
14.4%
White:
8.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  92.7% Help


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Compare Details Royal Palm Middle School ranks worse than 65.3% of middle schools in Arizona. It also ranks 4th among 5 ranked middle schools in the Washington Elementary School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.58. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Royal Palm Middle School has the smallest middle school student body size in the Washington Elementary School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (65.3%), African American (14.4%), White (8.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 92.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Washington Elementary School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Royal Palm Middle School is 16.9. 2 middle schools in the Washington Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Royal Palm Middle School is $7,243. 3 middle schools in the Washington Elementary School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Royal Palm Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Royal Palm Middle School 348th of 533 Arizona public middle schools. (See Royal Palm Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Washington Elementary School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Washington Elementary School District 225th of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Royal Palm Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Royal Palm Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 49.35 327th 663 50.7%
2010 48.86 339th 692 51.0%
2011 34.87 461st 685 32.7%
2012 35.37 541st 772 29.9%
2013 32.94 585th 787 25.7%
2014 26.13 529th 690 23.3%
2015 22.50 414th 521 20.5%
2016 31.72 433rd 677 36.0%
2017 32.66 432nd 695 37.8%
2018 31.07 465th 711 34.6%
2019 19.31 498th 605 17.7%
2021 30.35 534th 832 35.8%
2022 22.77 444th 605 26.6%
2023 36.43 476th 854 44.3%
2024 26.58 348th 533 34.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Royal Palm Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 28.09 495th 650 23.8%
2023 45.30 217th 384 43.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Royal Palm Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 46.43 163rd 606 73.1%
2023 24.36 107th 145 26.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Royal Palm Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.80 149th 178 16.3%
2021 45.04 343rd 789 56.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Royal Palm Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.01 278th 503 44.7%
2023 35.33 443rd 717 38.2%
2024 35.31 176th 314 43.9%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Royal Palm Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 64.83 28th 257 89.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Royal Palm Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.32 402nd 624 35.6%
2019 15.19 400th 466 14.2%
2021 32.29 510th 820 37.8%
2022 21.27 395th 494 20.0%
2023 41.23 404th 806 49.9%
2024 24.39 266th 379 29.8%
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Rank History for Foster Care students at Royal Palm Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 53.10 19th 37 48.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Royal Palm Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.46 452nd 617 26.7%
2019 15.20 374th 435 14.0%
2021 29.38 554th 818 32.3%
2022 16.55 405th 476 14.9%
2023 26.94 584th 810 27.9%
2024 19.19 284th 356 20.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Royal Palm Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 55.71 183rd 404 54.7%
2022 40.10 130th 192 32.3%
2023 46.12 119th 247 51.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Royal Palm Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.57 86th 125 31.2%
2021 33.54 385th 573 32.8%
2023 29.77 287th 400 28.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Royal Palm Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.52 325th 543 40.1%
2019 29.98 257th 387 33.6%
2021 37.61 451st 802 43.8%
2022 32.51 242nd 392 38.3%
2023 37.20 433rd 760 43.0%
2024 26.44 214th 322 33.5%
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Rank History for Native American students at Royal Palm Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.64 20th 62 67.7%
2021 35.90 242nd 390 37.9%
2023 30.02 106th 159 33.3%
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Rank History for White students at Royal Palm Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.99 373rd 436 14.4%
2021 55.08 306th 780 60.8%
2023 45.65 338th 675 49.9%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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by a parent
Monday, December 5, 2022

Open Quote This is the worst school district I’ve ever experienced. The steering from the principal down to the teachers. They are more interested in what the kids wear than their education. No matter how much you complain and beg the teachers to communicate they refuse. I took both my children out of this school immediately. The bullying the students receive from the faculty staff is unbelievable. My advice if you can take your babies somewhere else PLEASE DO. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Royal Palm Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 701 21 55 90 24 n/a n/a 77 968
1989 838 19 62 90 13 n/a n/a -114 908
1990 832 21 42 92 17 n/a n/a -101 903
1991 864 23 44 135 31 n/a n/a -95 1002
1992 794 26 59 180 35 n/a n/a -1 1093
1993 757 48 56 195 32 n/a n/a 0 1088
1994 772 44 46 225 38 n/a n/a 0 1125
1995 786 44 40 298 48 n/a n/a 0 1216
1996 786 44 40 298 48 n/a n/a 0 1216
1997 743 54 47 368 64 n/a n/a 0 1276
1998 671 64 48 417 42 n/a n/a 0 1242
1999 708 86 32 505 45 n/a n/a 0 1376
2000 576 75 40 465 50 n/a n/a 0 1206
2001 557 72 46 508 57 n/a n/a 0 1240
2002 438 99 23 572 65 n/a n/a 0 1197
2003 438 99 23 572 65 n/a n/a 0 1197
2004 407 86 19 587 73 n/a n/a 0 1172
2005 364 106 30 639 77 n/a n/a 0 1216
2006 313 100 24 613 68 n/a n/a 0 1118
2007 202 68 19 486 54 n/a n/a 0 829
2008 167 60 19 442 48 n/a n/a 0 736
2009 151 49 12 343 45 n/a n/a 0 600
2010 176 66 14 373 52 n/a n/a 0 681
2011 156 77 13 381 40 0 2 0 669
2012 157 81 10 388 58 3 6 0 703
2013 145 79 16 359 54 5 3 0 661
2014 137 88 15 411 53 3 11 0 718
2015 124 76 17 432 56 4 16 0 725
2016 121 70 15 461 51 2 10 0 730
2017 117 54 15 445 63 2 12 0 708
2018 106 72 10 434 57 2 14 0 695
2019 102 92 9 418 57 0 17 0 695
2020 97 81 8 405 59 0 25 0 675
2021 77 68 6 381 50 2 22 0 606
2022 79 99 13 451 53 2 36 0 733
2023 44 77 8 350 37 0 20 0 536

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Royal Palm Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 968 48.5 19.9 n/a
1989 908 48.0 18.9 n/a
1990 903 48.8 18.5 n/a
1991 1002 50.9 19.6 n/a
1992 1093 58.4 18.7 n/a
1993 1088 62.5 17.4 n/a
1994 1125 68.3 16.5 n/a
1995 1216 66.8 18.2 n/a
1996 1216 66.8 18.2 n/a
1997 1276 71.6 17.8 n/a
1998 1242 70.0 17.7 n/a
1999 1376 68.8 20.0 n/a
2000 1206 67.5 17.9 n/a
2001 1240 66.4 18.7 n/a
2002 1197 68.3 17.5 52
2003 1197 68.3 17.5 52
2004 1172 63.1 18.6 88.8
2005 1216 66.9 18.2 83.1
2006 1118 51.5 21.7 81.5
2007 829 43.2 19.2 99.6
2008 736 33.8 21.8 99.6
2009 600 37.3 16.1 99.5
2010 681 37.3 18.2 53.6
2011 669 36.5 18.3 79.2
2012 703 38.5 18.2 79.1
2013 661 34.3 19.2 76.6
2014 718 39.0 18.4 87.5
2015 725 41.0 17.6 0
2016 730 42.0 17.3 100
2017 708 43.3 16.3 99.9
2018 695 45.8 15.1 86.8
2019 695 45.0 15.4 86.8
2020 675 40.5 16.6 92.9
2021 606 42.5 14.2 n/a
2022 733 44.3 16.5 92.9
2023 536 31.7 16.9 92.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Royal Palm Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 968 48.5 19.9 n/a
1989 908 48.0 18.9 n/a
1990 903 48.8 18.5 n/a
1991 1002 50.9 19.6 n/a
1992 1093 58.4 18.7 n/a
1993 1088 62.5 17.4 n/a
1994 1125 68.3 16.5 n/a
1995 1216 66.8 18.2 n/a
1996 1216 66.8 18.2 n/a
1997 1276 71.6 17.8 n/a
1998 1242 70.0 17.7 n/a
1999 1376 68.8 20.0 n/a
2000 1206 67.5 17.9 n/a
2001 1240 66.4 18.7 n/a
2002 1197 68.3 17.5 52
2003 1197 68.3 17.5 52
2004 1172 63.1 18.6 88.8
2005 1216 66.9 18.2 83.1
2006 1118 51.5 21.7 81.5
2007 829 43.2 19.2 99.6
2008 736 33.8 21.8 99.6
2009 600 37.3 16.1 99.5
2010 681 37.3 18.2 53.6
2011 669 36.5 18.3 79.2
2012 703 38.5 18.2 79.1
2013 661 34.3 19.2 76.6
2014 718 39.0 18.4 87.5
2015 725 41.0 17.6 0
2016 730 42.0 17.3 100
2017 708 43.3 16.3 99.9
2018 695 45.8 15.1 86.8
2019 695 45.0 15.4 86.8
2020 675 40.5 16.6 92.9
2021 606 42.5 14.2 n/a
2022 733 44.3 16.5 92.9
2023 536 31.7 16.9 92.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Royal Palm Middle School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,285 (13.6%) $153 (1.6%) $2,723 (28.9%) $6,190 (65.7%) $1,787 (19.0%) $7,976 (84.7%) $9,415
2020 $757 (10.4%) $704 (9.7%) $2,218 (30.6%) $5,553 (76.6%) $232 (3.2%) $5,785 (79.8%) $7,246
2022 $1,692 (23.4%) $309 (4.3%) $3,694 (51.0%) $4,369 (60.3%) $872 (12.0%) $5,241 (72.4%) $7,242

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Royal Palm Middle School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
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Ranks 498th of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 476th of 854 Middle schools
 26.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students695536
 22.9%
African American9277
 16.3%
American Indian5737
 35.1%
Asian98
 11.1%
Hispanic418350
 16.3%
Pacific Islander00
White10244
 56.9%
Two or More Races1720
 17.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients86.8%92.7%
 6%


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Royal Palm Middle School ranks 348th of 533 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 536 students attended Royal Palm Middle School.

Students who attend Royal Palm Middle School usually go on to attend Sunnyslope High School

Students at Royal Palm Middle School are 65% Hispanic, 14% African American, 8% White, 7% American Indian, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.


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