Middle Schools in Royal Valley

There is only one middle school located in the Royal Valley area of Kansas - Royal Valley Middle School. This school serves students in grades 5-8 and has a diverse student population, with a significant percentage of Native American students compared to the state average. While the school's academic performance is mixed, with some grade levels and subject areas outperforming the state, the school has access to adequate resources as evidenced by its relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio.

Royal Valley Middle School's academic performance on the Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) tests was varied, with 5th grade students generally performing better than their 6th-8th grade counterparts. In the 2022-2023 school year, the school's overall proficiency rates in English Language Arts (28.15%) were lower than the state average (33.17%), while its Mathematics proficiency rate (31.42%) was slightly higher than the state average (31.29%). However, the school's Science proficiency rate (39.01%) was notably higher than the state average (31.13%).

Despite the mixed academic performance, Royal Valley Middle School has maintained a respectable ranking and rating, fluctuating between 106 out of 368 schools (4 stars) in 2021-2022 to 134 out of 367 schools (3 stars) in 2020-2021. The school's per-student spending of $11,401 and a student-teacher ratio of 11.5 to 1 suggest that it has access to adequate resources, though further investigation may be needed to understand the factors driving the school's academic outcomes.