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Royal Oak Middle

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Royal Oak Middle ranks 905 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

905^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 67% of California middle schools

Summary

Royal Oak Middle is a public school serving about 610 students in grades 7 and 8 in Covina, California, as part of the Charter Oak Unified School District, and it stands out for its strong academic support for students who face economic challenges.

While the school serves a population where a high percentage of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, it consistently outperforms the California state average in both English and Math. This is a notable achievement, especially when compared to some nearby schools with similar student demographics, such as Gladstone Middle or Walnut Grove Intermediate. The school shows particular strength in supporting English learners, Hispanic students, and students from low-income families, often ranking them well above average compared to their peers across the state.

Parents should be aware of two main challenges: a chronic absenteeism rate that is higher than both the district and state averages, and lower performance in Science compared to other subjects. The school's per-student spending is also higher than many higher-performing schools in the area, like Suzanne Middle. Overall, Royal Oak Middle is a school that has demonstrated effective strategies for its community, showing steady improvement over the past decade and performing as a relative strength within its district.

610

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,307

Per pupil spending ?

74.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

303 South Glendora Ave.
Covina, CA 91724-3235

(626) 967-6354

District: Charter Oak Unified

Students who attend Royal Oak Middle usually attend:

High:

Charter Oak High

Feeder schools for Royal Oak Middle:

Elementary:	Badillo Elementary
	Cedargrove Elementary
	Glen Oak Elementary
	Washington Elementary
	More...
	Willow Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.6%

White:

11.6%

Asian:

7.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2013 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg42%

California avg41%

905^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

794^th of 1,543Charter Oak Unified among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	905 of 2761	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	850 of 2783	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	723 of 2781	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	785 of 2740	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	846 of 2715	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	851 of 2480	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.8	918 of 2508	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.2	933 of 2497	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.5	932 of 2477	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.8	1270 of 2379	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.2	1160 of 2259	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.8	1040 of 2236	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.8	867 of 2179	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.6	984 of 2063	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	36.5	1261 of 2005	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.6	1125 of 1999	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.3	935 of 1804	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	58.6	637 of 1777	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	47.2	833 of 1769	52.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	93.0	28 of 637	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	59.6	228 of 643	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.6	150 of 600	75.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	359 of 739	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.9	581 of 743	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.6	449 of 733	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.8	310 of 745	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	315 of 700	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	59.3	414 of 1531	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	46.0	622 of 1491	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	379 of 1369	72.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.3	321 of 1478	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	215 of 1521	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	56.9	342 of 1540	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	28.5	1195 of 1442	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.2	276 of 1364	79.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	819 of 2533	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	862 of 2551	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	756 of 2531	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	60.8	797 of 2509	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	902 of 2380	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	919 of 2262	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	618 of 2395	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	477 of 2388	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	371 of 2374	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	552 of 2359	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	479 of 2213	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	570 of 2072	72.5%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	48 of 477	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	16 of 320	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	85.2	22 of 336	93.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	676 of 2542	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	625 of 2579	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	440 of 2531	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	459 of 2458	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.9	681 of 2369	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.4	663 of 2230	70.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	890 of 2534	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	771 of 2552	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	612 of 2538	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	689 of 2527	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	65.8	683 of 2407	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.1	711 of 2273	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	293 of 726	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	670 of 1566	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	524 of 1552	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	486 of 1531	68.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	482 of 1520	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	589 of 1537	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	528 of 1543	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.2	441 of 1555	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	53.6	727 of 1602	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	686 of 1496	54.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2022)96th percentile+24 vs school

Homeless (2025)90th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)78th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)73rd percentile~ school

White (2025)68th percentile~ school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

Male (2025)65th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)60th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)51st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Mathematics42%+4 vs state

Science29%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Royal Oak Middle	Public	7-8	303 South Glendora Ave.	Covina	91724	Los Angeles County	Charter Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 967-6354	610	29	21.0	74.1%	71 (11.6%)	10 (1.6%)	455 (74.6%)	48 (7.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	60.1	905^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.2%		61.6	850^th of 2783 public middle schools	69.5%	55	28.6	28.6		48.5	54.7	51.5		40.4	42.8	41.5	$19,307	$1,433	$17,874
Sierra Vista Middle	Public	6-8	777 East Puente St.	Covina	91723	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-7300	778	36	21.6	68.3%	47 (6.0%)	29 (3.7%)	592 (76.1%)	92 (11.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.5%)	55.5	1016^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.2%		48.6	1203^rd of 2783 public middle schools	56.8%	187	25.0	25.0	50.2	56.1	46.0	50.6	51.9	34.0	27.8	38.0	$21,171	$1,422	$19,749
Traweek Middle	Public	6-8	1941 East Rowland Ave.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-7400	614	27	22.4	79.3%	22 (3.6%)	21 (3.4%)	494 (80.5%)	60 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	45.4	1317^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.3%		52	1107^th of 2783 public middle schools	60.2%	210	30.8	30.8	46.0	40.2	47.5	44.5	36.9	24.1	25.8	29.2	$22,095	$1,997	$20,098
Lone Hill Middle	Public	6-8	700 South Lone Hill	San Dimas	91773	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8270	870	37	23.3	38.9%	154 (17.7%)	21 (2.4%)	512 (58.9%)	94 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	88 (10.1%)	87.8	315^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.6%		89.5	289^th of 2783 public middle schools	89.6%	26	56.1	56.1	70.0	69.7	73.4	71.1	56.0	53.9	53.1	54.3	$14,775	$842	$13,933
Hollencrest Middle	Public	6-8	2101 East Merced Ave.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-1760	737	30	24.5	80.9%	19 (2.6%)	15 (2.0%)	519 (70.4%)	163 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	55.5	1017^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.2%		58.6	916^th of 2783 public middle schools	67.1%	101	29.8	29.8	53.2	53.2	46.6	50.9	35.2	35.7	34.4	35.1	$19,360	$1,716	$17,644
Las Palmas Middle	Public	6-8	641 North Lark Ellen Ave.	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-7200	887	39	22.6	78.7%	41 (4.6%)	17 (1.9%)	754 (85.0%)	64 (7.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.0%)	61.5	865^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.7%		54.3	1035^th of 2783 public middle schools	62.8%	170	29.6	29.6	56.2	57.9	53.2	55.8	37.1	39.3	36.9	37.8	$21,183	$2,071	$19,112
Gladstone Middle	Public	6-8	1340 North Enid	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 815-3600	1,326	59	22.3	90.5%	46 (3.5%)	7 (0.5%)	1,203 (90.7%)	48 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.4%)	24.8	2014^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.1%		24.2	2074^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.5%	60	17.3	17.3	29.8	33.8	37.7	33.8	16.0	19.5	17.9	17.8	$22,128	$1,840	$20,288
Sandburg Middle	Public	6-8	819 West Bennett Ave.	Glendora	91741	Los Angeles County	Glendora Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 852-4530	695	28	24.6	30.8%	102 (14.7%)	12 (1.7%)	449 (64.6%)	87 (12.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.0%)	67.4	734^th of 2761 public middle schools	73.4%		62.8	822^nd of 2783 public middle schools	70.5%	88	40.4	40.4	44.7	60.4	58.5	54.3	34.5	52.4	45.2	43.8	$16,790	$2,596	$14,194
Suzanne Middle	Public	6-8	525 Suzanne Rd.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-1657	1,190	45	26.3	24.5%	51 (4.3%)	7 (0.6%)	293 (24.6%)	779 (65.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (5.0%)	92.8	204^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.6%		94	189^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.2%	15	63.6	63.6	70.9	72.4	76.5	73.3	63.8	65.5	62.0	63.7	$15,124	$739	$14,385
Walnut Grove Intermediate	Public	7-8	614 East Vine	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 919-7018	259	16	16.3	90.0%	4 (1.5%)	9 (3.5%)	197 (76.1%)	40 (15.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	36.8	1592^nd of 2761 public middle schools	42.3%		45.9	1282^nd of 2783 public middle schools	53.9%	310	18.2	18.2		35.3	42.5	39.2		28.7	29.4	29.1	$25,804	$2,783	$23,021

Frequently Asked Questions about Royal Oak Middle

What district is Royal Oak Middle in?

Charter Oak Unified

How many students attend Royal Oak Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 610 students attended Royal Oak Middle.

Is Royal Oak Middle a good school?

Royal Oak Middle ranks 905^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Royal Oak Middle attend?

Students who attend Royal Oak Middle usually go on to attend Charter Oak High

What is the racial makeup of Royal Oak Middle?

Students at Royal Oak Middle are 75% Hispanic, 12% White, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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