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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 85021


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Top rankedRoyal Palm Middle School319th of 552 Arizona middle schools
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Biggest riser
Royal Palm Middle School up 40 spots statewide this year
Summary:

The 85021 zip code in Arizona has only one middle school, Royal Palm Middle School, which serves 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 seen a decline in its performance over the past few years, dropping from a ranking of 359 out of 550 Arizona middle schools in 2023-2024 to 319 out of 552 in 2024-2025. The school's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally below the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a relatively high dropout rate of 5.2% in the 2023-2024 school year.

While the school's student-teacher ratio of 15.3 is relatively low, its spending per student of $7,243 is also lower than the state average. These factors may be contributing to the school's academic challenges. Overall, the data suggests that Royal Palm Middle School is struggling to meet the academic standards of the district and state, and further investigation into the school's specific challenges and strategies for improvement would be necessary to develop a more comprehensive understanding of the situation.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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