Royal School District

Royal School District serves about 1,769 students in four schools covering preschool through grade 12: Red Rock Elementary, Royal Intermediate School, Royal Middle School, and Royal High School. The district has one elementary school, two middle-level schools, and one high school, and more than half of students at each school qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Overall, the district ranks below the midpoint among Washington districts, but several schools show encouraging strengths and recent improvement.

Royal Intermediate School is the strongest overall academic performer, with the highest average results across English Language Arts, Math, and Science. It improved in all three subjects in 2025–2026, and its Math proficiency was slightly above the state comparison. Royal High School has the district’s strongest ELA performance, exceeding the state comparison, along with an 86.5% graduation rate and a lower-than-state dropout rate. However, high school Math remains a major weakness. Red Rock Elementary had the district’s best Math result, but its ELA proficiency dropped sharply in the latest year and is now the lowest among the schools.

Royal Middle School is comparatively strong in ELA, with results close to the state, but its Math performance is considerably lower. Across the district, secondary Math is the most urgent academic concern, while Science results are below the state comparison at every school where they are reported. Families may also want to pay attention to the transition from grade 6 to grade 7, where Math performance declines substantially. Overall, the district’s best opportunities include expanding the practices behind Royal Intermediate School’s recent gains, strengthening early-literacy support at Red Rock Elementary, and improving Math and Science continuity through middle and high school.