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Royalton Middle School

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Royalton Middle School ranks 230 th of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

230^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 56% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Royalton Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Royalton, Minnesota, with an enrollment of 226 students. The school is part of the Royalton Public School District, which is ranked 188 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Royalton Middle School's performance, as measured by MCA-III test scores, is generally below the state and district averages. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in math (37.44%) and reading (44.16%) were lower than the state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%, respectively. This trend has been consistent over the past few years. When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Albany Area Middle School and Sartell Middle School, Royalton Middle School's performance is generally lower.

Royalton Middle School has also seen an increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 20.96% in 2021-2022 to 30.97% in 2023-2024, suggesting a growing population of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 16.4 to 18.6 over the past few years, which may impact the level of individual attention students receive. To address these challenges, the school and district may need to implement comprehensive strategies that focus on academic, social, and equity-related factors.

203

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,173

Per pupil spending ?

28.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

120 S Hawthorn St
Royalton, MN 56373-8888

(320) 584-4240

District: Royalton Public School District

Students who attend Royalton Middle School usually attend:

High:

Royalton High School

Feeder schools for Royalton Middle School:

Elementary:

Royalton Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.6%

Two or more races:

3.9%

Hispanic:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 67th percentile in 2024 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Minnesota median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (41% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 67th-percentile peak (2024) to 56th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg49%

Minnesota avg47%

230^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

188^th of 446Royalton Public School District among Minnesota 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	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	230 of 519	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	179 of 545	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.6	311 of 529	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.7	205 of 520	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.5	331 of 521	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	324 of 533	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	343 of 518	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.4	333 of 523	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.5	294 of 508	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.1	260 of 516	49.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	287 of 450	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.4	185 of 474	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.2	296 of 455	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.4	172 of 467	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.0	274 of 443	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	318 of 439	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.1	257 of 436	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	201 of 432	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	162 of 473	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	283 of 459	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.6	139 of 404	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.7	276 of 399	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	215 of 415	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	267 of 401	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	156 of 452	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	169 of 479	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	281 of 464	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.6	215 of 476	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.6	312 of 437	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.8	264 of 454	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	327 of 438	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	103 of 265	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	117 of 298	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	9.4	252 of 260	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	249 of 282	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	200 of 253	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	294 of 415	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.8	241 of 440	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	354 of 436	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.7	234 of 438	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.2	368 of 422	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	363 of 428	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	366 of 428	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)65th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)36th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading44%-5 vs state

Math37%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Royalton Middle School	Public	6-8	120 S Hawthorn St	Royalton	56373	Morrison County	Royalton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 584-4240	203	13	15.4	28.1%	188 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	53.4	230^th of 519 public middle schools	55.7%		62.5	179^th of 545 public middle schools	67.2%	51	37.7	38.5	36.2	37.4	56.7	43.9	33.8	44.2	$6,173
Community Middle	Public	6-8	1000 1st Ave NE	Little Falls	56345	Morrison County	Little Falls Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 616-4200	496	34	14.7	44.4%	434 (87.5%)	10 (2.0%)	18 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.6%)	42.7	304^th of 519 public middle schools	41.4%		44.2	310^th of 545 public middle schools	43.1%	6	26.3	32.0	28.9	29.0	46.8	42.5	38.0	42.4	$10,106
WIN-Middle School	Public	6-9	15770 18th Street NE	Little Falls	56345	Morrison County	Mid-State Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 631-2500	10	2	4.4	70.0%	6 (60.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				0.0
Sartell Middle	Public	6-8	748 7th Street North	Sartell	56377	Stearns County	Sartell-St. Stephen School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 656-3710	983	57	17.1	19.9%	834 (84.8%)	32 (3.3%)	42 (4.3%)	31 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.5%)	92.6	21^st of 519 public middle schools	96.0%		91.5	24^th of 545 public middle schools	95.6%	3	66.7	76.2	68.0	70.3	72.7	64.2	56.2	64.6	$8,972
Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School	Public	6-8	901 1st St S	Sauk Rapids	56379	Benton County	Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 654-9073	1,055	54	19.6	32.8%	863 (81.8%)	44 (4.2%)	65 (6.2%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (7.2%)	42	312^th of 519 public middle schools	39.9%		45.2	301^st of 545 public middle schools	44.8%	11	26.9	26.7	18.3	24.0	54.6	41.2	41.5	45.7	$10,864
St. Cloud Math & Science Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1025 18th St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(320) 774-2201	91	7	12.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	91 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.1	412^th of 519 public middle schools	20.6%		30.6	397^th of 545 public middle schools	27.2%	15	16.7	19.1	5.3	15.5	36.1	42.9	15.8	35.1
North Junior High	Public	6-8	1212 29th Ave N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7000	720	45	16.0	71.9%	216 (30.0%)	275 (38.2%)	118 (16.4%)	31 (4.3%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.7%)	69 (9.6%)	20	431^st of 519 public middle schools	17.0%		23.2	444^th of 545 public middle schools	18.5%	13	18.4	17.4	16.8	17.6	34.5	29.5	27.4	30.6	$12,962
Success Academy St. Cloud - Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	809 12th St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	Success Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(320) 640-3525	46	3	15.3	93.5%	0 (0.0%)	45 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)								(n/a)
Albany Area Middle School	Public	6-8	30 Forest Ave	Albany	56307	Stearns County	Albany Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 845-2171	457	25	18.5	19.3%	428 (93.7%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	83.8	53^rd of 519 public middle schools	89.8%		77.2	88^th of 545 public middle schools	83.9%	35	63.7	62.5	57.1	61.1	64.6	52.6	50.7	55.9	$9,078

Frequently Asked Questions about Royalton Middle School

Is Royalton Middle School a good school?

Royalton Middle School ranks 230^th of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Royalton Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 203 students attended Royalton Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Royalton Middle School?

Students at Royalton Middle School are 93% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What district is Royalton Middle School in?

Royalton Public School District

What high school do graduates of Royalton Middle School attend?

Students who attend Royalton Middle School usually go on to attend Royalton High School

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