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Royal Palm Middle School

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Royal Palm Middle School ranks 319 th of 552 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

319^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 42% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Royal Palm Middle School is a public middle school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 468 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Washington Elementary School District, which is ranked 212 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Royal Palm Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona middle schools, ranging from 319th to 534th out of 552-854 schools over the past 10 years. The school's academic performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with female, Asian, and White students generally performing better than male, African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently below the state and district averages, and its dropout rates are higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Osborn Middle School and Cholla Middle School, Royal Palm Middle School generally performs worse in terms of statewide ranking, academic proficiency, and other key metrics. The school's decreasing per-student spending and relatively high student-teacher ratio may be contributing to its stagnant academic performance, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and additional resources to support the diverse learning needs of its student population.

465

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,243

Per pupil spending ?

92.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8520 N 19th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85021-4201

(602) 347-3200

District: Washington Elementary School District

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.4%

White:

11.6%

African American:

11.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg27%

Arizona avg34%

319^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Middle Schools in the Washington Elementary School District

212^th of 289Washington Elementary School District among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	319 of 552	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	359 of 550	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	476 of 854	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	444 of 605	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	534 of 832	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.3	498 of 605	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	465 of 711	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.7	432 of 695	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.7	433 of 677	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.5	414 of 521	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.1	529 of 690	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.9	585 of 787	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.4	541 of 772	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.9	461 of 685	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.9	339 of 692	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.4	327 of 663	50.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.8	287 of 400	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	385 of 573	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	86 of 125	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	46.1	119 of 247	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	130 of 192	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.7	183 of 404	54.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.4	107 of 145	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.4	163 of 606	73.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	277 of 395	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.0	276 of 386	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.2	404 of 806	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.3	395 of 494	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	510 of 820	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.2	400 of 466	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	402 of 624	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	53.1	19 of 37	48.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	201 of 345	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	207 of 329	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	433 of 760	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	242 of 392	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	451 of 802	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	257 of 387	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	325 of 543	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	64.8	28 of 257	89.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	176 of 344	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	166 of 320	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	443 of 717	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	278 of 503	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	296 of 379	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	290 of 370	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	584 of 810	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	405 of 476	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	554 of 818	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.2	374 of 435	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	452 of 617	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	45.3	217 of 384	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	495 of 650	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.0	106 of 159	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	242 of 390	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	20 of 62	67.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	45.0	343 of 789	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.8	149 of 178	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	45.7	338 of 675	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.1	306 of 780	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.0	373 of 436	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2021)89th percentile+53 vs school

Special Education (2021)57th percentile+21 vs school

Asian (2023)52nd percentile+8 vs school

White (2023)50th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+7 vs school

Foster Care (2023)49th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)43rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Native American (2023)33rd percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2023)28th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)26th percentile-18 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-6 vs state

Mathematics28%~ state avg

Science23%-7 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, December 5, 2022

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)				AASA Mathematics (2025)				AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Royal Palm Middle School	Public	5-8	8520 N 19th Ave	Phoenix	85021	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-3200	465	27	17.2		54 (11.6%)	53 (11.4%)	304 (65.4%)	3 (0.6%)	31 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	31.7	319^th of 552 public middle schools	42.2%		27	359^th of 550 public middle schools	34.7%	40		27.0	36.0	41.0		28.0	27.0	28.0		23.0	$7,243	$1,692	$309	$3,694	$4,369	$872	$5,241
Vista College Preparatory - Metro North Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	2133 W Peoria Ave	Phoenix	85029	Maricopa County	Vista College Preparatory Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 612-3327	188	13	14.4		20 (10.6%)	35 (18.6%)	124 (66.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)								(n/a)	28.0	26.0			30.0			26.0
Imagine Cortez Park Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3535 W Dunlap Ave	Phoenix	85051	Maricopa County	Cortez Park Charter Middle School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 589-9840	252	12	21.0		13 (5.2%)	36 (14.3%)	134 (53.2%)	66 (26.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	13.4	495^th of 552 public middle schools	10.3%		22.7	393^rd of 550 public middle schools	28.5%	102		21.0	30.0	17.0		16.0	14.0			13.0		$00			$00
Madison Meadows School	Public	5-8	225 W Ocotillo Rd	Phoenix	85013	Maricopa County	Madison Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 664-7600	846	41	20.4		518 (61.2%)	13 (1.5%)	224 (26.5%)	14 (1.7%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (8.4%)	67	150^th of 552 public middle schools	72.8%		62.3	167^th of 550 public middle schools	69.6%	17	59.0	59.0	61.0	52.0	47.0	42.0	46.0	29.0	50.0	49.0	$9,728	$879	$103	$1,861	$6,589	$2,157	$8,746
Cholla Middle School	Public	5-8	3120 W Cholla St	Phoenix	85029	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-5400	681	38	17.8		146 (21.4%)	76 (11.2%)	385 (56.5%)	23 (3.4%)	21 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.4%)	20.3	413^th of 552 public middle schools	25.2%		30.5	337^th of 550 public middle schools	38.7%	76			30.0	25.0			22.0	20.0		15.0	$7,511	$638	$159	$1,434	$5,468	$1,246	$6,714
Palo Verde Middle School	Public	7-8	7502 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85051	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-2500	797	44	18.1		80 (10.0%)	119 (14.9%)	518 (65.0%)	46 (5.8%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	15.3	478^th of 552 public middle schools	13.4%		14.1	484^th of 550 public middle schools	12.0%	6			25.0	24.0			13.0	14.0		18.0	$7,569	$743	$125	$1,611	$5,717	$984	$6,701
Choice Learning Academy	Public	4-8	5330 N 23rd Ave	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 246-0699	462	25	18.4		23 (5.0%)	77 (16.7%)	320 (69.3%)	18 (3.9%)	14 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	11.3	522^nd of 552 public middle schools	5.4%		7.4	545^th of 550 public middle schools	0.9%	23			17.0	19.0	41.0			13.0	40.0	15.0	$9,315	$1,970	$290	$4,231	$6,140	$915	$7,055
Imagine Camelback Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5050 N. 19th Ave.	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Imagine Camelback Middle Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 344-4620	169	8	21.1		3 (1.8%)	32 (18.9%)	122 (72.2%)	5 (3.0%)	5 (3.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	12	511^th of 552 public middle schools	7.4%					(n/a)		20.0	20.0	24.0								$00			$00
Osborn Middle School	Public	7-8	1102 W Highland Ave	Phoenix	85013	Maricopa County	Osborn Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 707-2400	418	24	17.7		48 (11.5%)	54 (12.9%)	268 (64.1%)	11 (2.6%)	27 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	17.3	458^th of 552 public middle schools	17.0%		19.1	436^th of 550 public middle schools	20.7%	22			26.0	28.0			13.0	14.0		20.0	$7,635	$1,635	$140	$3,410	$5,463	$397	$5,860
Sevilla Elementary School-West Campus	Public	4-8	3851 W Missouri Ave	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-0232	666	34	19.5		18 (2.7%)	58 (8.7%)	532 (79.9%)	35 (5.3%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.5%)	20.6	411^th of 552 public middle schools	25.5%		28.5	346^th of 550 public middle schools	37.1%	65	17.0	20.0	26.0	26.0	19.0	22.0	10.0	26.0	14.0	29.0	$7,894	$1,382	$45	$2,808	$5,717	$750	$6,467

Frequently Asked Questions about Royal Palm Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Royal Palm Middle School?

Students at Royal Palm Middle School are 65% Hispanic, 12% White, 11% African American, 7% American Indian, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Royal Palm Middle School in?

Washington Elementary School District

What high school do graduates of Royal Palm Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend Royal Palm Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 465 students attended Royal Palm Middle School.

Is Royal Palm Middle School a good school?

Royal Palm Middle School ranks 319^th of 552 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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