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Royal Oak Middle School

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Royal Oak Middle School ranks 160 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

160^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 82% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Royal Oak Middle School serves 1,058 students in grades 6-8 and is the sole middle school for the Royal Oak Schools district, consistently ranking among the top 20% of middle schools in Michigan with a stable 4-star rating over the past decade.

This school's academic performance is a standout, particularly in English Language Arts where 6th and 7th grade proficiency rates hover around 54%—well above the state average of roughly 38%—and 8th graders achieve an impressive 77.6% on the PSAT ELA portion. Science and social studies are also strengths, with 8th grade proficiency rates of 55.2% and 60.7% respectively, outpacing state averages by 16 and 10 points. The school has also made meaningful progress reducing chronic absenteeism from 27.6% to 21.9% in just one year, now sitting below the state average. When compared to nearby schools, Royal Oak holds its own against high-performing peers like Clawson Middle School, though Clawson edges it out in 8th grade science (65.9% vs. 55.2%) and social studies (68.1% vs. 60.7%). Royal Oak's per-student spending of $17,104 and favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.9 reflect a high-resource environment that supports these outcomes.

While the overall picture is strong, the school's greatest challenge lies in ensuring equitable outcomes for all learners. Students from low socio-economic backgrounds rank in the 50th percentile statewide, and special education students rank in the 41st percentile—a stark contrast to the school's overall 82nd percentile ranking. Interestingly, male students (84th percentile) outperform their female peers (78th percentile), a reversal of typical trends. For parents considering this school, Royal Oak offers a well-rounded, high-achieving education with particular strengths in literacy and science, backed by solid funding and smaller class sizes—though families with students who have higher learning needs may want to explore how the school supports those specific populations.

1,058

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,104

Per pupil spending ?

23.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

709 N Washington Ave
Royal Oak, MI 48067-1735

(248) 541-7100

District: Royal Oak Schools

Students who attend Royal Oak Middle School usually attend:

High:

Royal Oak High School

Feeder schools for Royal Oak Middle School:

Elementary:	Addams Elementary and ECC
	Alfred E Upton Elementary School
	Keller Elementary
	Northwood Elementary School
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	Oak Ridge Elementary School
	Oakland Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.7%

African American:

11.1%

Two or more races:

8.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 71st percentile in 2021 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Michigan middle schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 82nd (2026) from a 71st-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg52%

Michigan avg41%

160^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

113^th of 625Royal Oak Schools among Michigan 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	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	77.3	160 of 896	82.1%	★★★★☆
2025	74.1	179 of 890	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	208 of 897	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	211 of 883	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	187 of 776	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	62.0	197 of 675	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	179 of 792	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	172 of 838	79.5%	★★★★☆
2017	68.6	197 of 821	76.0%	★★★★☆
2016	84.8	104 of 894	88.4%	★★★★☆
2015	82.6	113 of 919	87.7%	★★★★☆
2014	80.9	129 of 921	86.0%	★★★★☆
2013	86.4	82 of 919	91.1%	★★★★★
2012	80.9	135 of 900	85.0%	★★★★☆
2011	72.7	217 of 858	74.7%	★★★★☆
2010	76.5	169 of 851	80.1%	★★★★☆
2009	77.2	156 of 847	81.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	119 of 337	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.3	112 of 338	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	125 of 300	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	120 of 310	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	69 of 182	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.2	126 of 196	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.0	125 of 366	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	61.3	44 of 104	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	174 of 789	77.9%	★★★★☆
2025	61.8	234 of 789	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	205 of 771	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	220 of 770	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	204 of 657	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.3	179 of 521	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.7	146 of 658	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	141 of 794	82.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	80 of 260	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.7	89 of 265	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	96 of 257	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	95 of 246	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	50 of 138	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	50 of 137	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	78 of 266	70.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	46.5	421 of 834	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.2	403 of 832	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	478 of 836	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.7	318 of 825	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	388 of 691	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	283 of 523	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	365 of 672	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	360 of 815	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	78.7	130 of 813	84.0%	★★★★☆
2025	78.3	133 of 798	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	191 of 786	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	186 of 776	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	148 of 658	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	58.8	173 of 540	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	190 of 639	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	192 of 797	75.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	54 of 195	72.3%	★★★★☆
2025	46.6	97 of 190	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.6	66 of 176	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	58 of 163	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	23 of 65	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	9 of 15	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	23 of 51	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	71 of 156	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	139 of 236	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.3	130 of 244	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	157 of 201	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	160 of 199	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	65 of 70	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	59 of 76	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.7	148 of 377	60.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	76.8	128 of 687	81.4%	★★★★☆
2025	72.7	152 of 696	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	181 of 701	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	174 of 688	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	147 of 638	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	59.5	195 of 577	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	147 of 624	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	161 of 678	76.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2026)84th percentile~ school

White (2026)81st percentile~ school

Female (2026)78th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)72nd percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2026)65th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2018)58th percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile-33 vs school

Special Education (2026)41st percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies61%+10 vs state

Science55%+16 vs state

English Language Arts54%+16 vs state

Math39%+6 vs state

Mathematics37%+4 vs state

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Saturday, March 16, 2013

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)		M-Step Math (2026)		M-Step Science (2026)	M-Step Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Royal Oak Middle School	Public	6-8	709 N Washington Ave	Royal Oak	48067	Oakland County	Royal Oak Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 541-7100	1,058	71	14.9	23.1%	769 (72.7%)	117 (11.1%)	62 (5.9%)	16 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (8.7%)	77.3	160^th of 896 public middle schools	82.1%		74.1	179^th of 890 public middle schools	79.9%	19	77.6	37.4	54.2	54.5	39.0	38.7	55.2	60.7	$17,104	$1,071	$16,033
Anderson Middle School	Public	6-8	3205 Catalpa Dr	Berkley	48072	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 837-8200	489	27	18.0	13.7%	381 (77.9%)	53 (10.8%)	18 (3.7%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.1%)	79.9	139^th of 896 public middle schools	84.5%		84.4	106^th of 890 public middle schools	88.1%	33	88.2	39.5	50.0	50.0	42.2	41.4	55.3	67.3	$16,590	$696	$15,893
Wilkinson Middle School	Public	6-12	26524 John R Rd	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Madison District Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 399-0455	168	11	15.7	78.0%	57 (33.9%)	96 (57.1%)	8 (4.8%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	6.8	868^th of 896 public middle schools	3.1%		23.2	661^st of 890 public middle schools	25.7%	207	25.9	322.0	11.7	11.4	1565.1	1660.7	1772.5	13.0	$21,352	$2,424	$18,929
Page Middle School	Public	6-8	29615 Tawas St	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Lamphere Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 589-3428	538	31	17.1	51.9%	349 (64.9%)	79 (14.7%)	37 (6.9%)	29 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.0%)	55.8	351^st of 896 public middle schools	60.8%		53.8	367^th of 890 public middle schools	58.8%	16	71.7	30.5	31.5	34.6	23.8	35.8	46.5	51.9	$17,974	$1,045	$16,928
Oak Park Preparatory Academy	Public	6-8	23261 Scotia Rd	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Oak Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 336-7620	707	37	19.1	76.0%	13 (1.8%)	670 (94.8%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	8.9	838^th of 896 public middle schools	6.5%		8.4	842^nd of 890 public middle schools	5.4%	4	34.8	6.2	13.2	13.9	5.3	4.5	10.9	19.0	$20,749	$1,841	$18,907
Ferndale Middle School	Public	6-8	725 Pinecrest Dr	Ferndale	48220	Oakland County	Ferndale Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 541-1783	528	31	17.0	45.8%	187 (35.4%)	289 (54.7%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.6%)	51.6	398^th of 896 public middle schools	55.6%		38.5	534^th of 890 public middle schools	40.0%	136	58.4	24.7	41.2	38.4	26.3	25.3	40.6	55.7	$16,217	$882	$15,336
Clawson Middle School	Public	6-8	101 Phillips Ave	Clawson	48017	Oakland County	Clawson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 655-4250	275	17	16.3	30.2%	212 (77.1%)	34 (12.4%)	13 (4.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	77.5	156^th of 896 public middle schools	82.6%		68.2	230^th of 890 public middle schools	74.2%	74	79.8	33.7	54.8	40.2	44.1	39.1	65.9	68.1	$14,494	$374	$14,119
Hazel Park Junior High School	Public	6-8	22770 Highland Ave	Hazel Park	48030	Oakland County	Hazel Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 658-2300	413	33	12.3	71.4%	179 (43.3%)	209 (50.6%)	13 (3.1%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.7	789^th of 896 public middle schools	11.9%		13.4	773^rd of 890 public middle schools	13.1%	16	40.6	9.4	9.2	17.9	7.4	9.8	21.0	22.5	$20,482	$1,025	$19,457
Beer Middle School	Public	6-8	3200 Martin Rd	Warren	48092	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 574-3175	665	35	18.8	70.8%	288 (43.3%)	86 (12.9%)	16 (2.4%)	244 (36.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.4%)	53.1	378^th of 896 public middle schools	57.8%		54.9	349^th of 890 public middle schools	60.8%	29	65.7	26.9	40.4	41.8	26.0	27.2	33.3	55.3	$14,902	$1,452	$13,450
PD Chatterton Middle School	Public	6-8	24333 Ryan Rd	Warren	48091	Macomb County	Fitzgerald Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 757-6650	409	25	16.4	74.3%	75 (18.3%)	191 (46.7%)	21 (5.1%)	70 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.7%)	20.2	700^th of 896 public middle schools	21.9%		15.8	743^rd of 890 public middle schools	16.5%	43	47.5	14.0	19.7	16.1	14.5	16.1	26.1	27.5	$15,676	$833	$14,843

Frequently Asked Questions about Royal Oak Middle School

How many students attend Royal Oak Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,058 students attended Royal Oak Middle School.

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

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

Is Royal Oak Middle School a good school?

Royal Oak Middle School ranks 160^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Royal Oak Middle School?

Students at Royal Oak Middle School are 73% White, 11% African American, 9% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What district is Royal Oak Middle School in?

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