Middle Schools in Charter Oak Unified

Charter Oak Unified has one listed middle school, Royal Oak Middle, serving grades 7–8 in California. It enrolls 610 students, and its reported student–teacher ratio is 21:1. In 2025–2026, the school was above California in English language arts and math, while science was close to, but below, the state result.

Because it is the only middle school listed, Royal Oak Middle is the only school represented; the data do not show which area school performs best or worst compared with its peers. Its strongest state comparisons were in ELA and math: 58% were proficient in ELA, 8 percentage points above the state, and 47% in math, also 8 points above. Science proficiency was 35%, 1 point below the state’s 36%. In grade 7, ELA proficiency was essentially level with the district at 60%, though fractionally lower; the school was above the state in ELA and math in both tested grades. Chronic absenteeism was 16%, compared with 17% for the district and 18% statewide.

Results improved over the two years reported, especially in ELA and math. ELA proficiency rose from 52% to 58%, and math from 42% to 47%; the school’s advantages over the state widened by 6 points in ELA and 4 points in math. Science also rose, from 29% to 35%, narrowing its state gap from 4 points below to 1 point below. SchoolDigger’s ranking rose to the 72nd percentile and 4 stars in 2025–2026, up from the 67th percentile and 3 stars the prior year. As context, 74% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; that measure describes eligibility, not the share receiving free meals.