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Royal Intermediate School

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Royal Intermediate School is a public school in Royal City, Washington, serving 382 students in grades 4–6 within the Royal School District. The school is in a smaller community and has a 16.1-to-1 student-teacher ratio. Its 2025–2026 results show a mixed academic picture: 42.66% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 43.21% in math, and 39.20% in science. The school’s reported free- or reduced-price lunch rate was 53.66% in 2024–2025, and spending was $16,513 per student in 2023–2024.

Math is the school’s clearest strength. Royal Intermediate’s 43.21% math proficiency rate was essentially equal to Washington’s 43.11% average and well above Royal Middle School at 21.19% and Wahluke Junior High at 16.13%. Math proficiency also rose steadily from 30.40% in 2022–2023 to 43.21% in 2025–2026. However, results declined by grade, from 52.89% in fourth grade to 35.65% in sixth grade. ELA proficiency was below the state average of 52.81%, although it exceeded Wahluke Junior High’s 28.28%. Fifth grade was the strongest ELA grade at 48.80%, while fourth grade was weakest at 37.19%.

Science proficiency was 39.20%, above the Royal School District average and nearby comparison schools, but below the state’s 50.95%. Science has improved over the long term yet fluctuated considerably from year to year. Compared with Wahluke Junior High, located about 17.44 miles away, Royal Intermediate had substantially higher results in all three subjects, though the schools serve different grade spans and operate in different district contexts. Overall, the school appears strongest in math and would benefit from maintaining those gains while focusing on fourth-grade literacy, sixth-grade readiness, and more consistent science achievement.

382

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,513

Per pupil spending ?

53.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6261 Rd 12 SW
Royal City, WA 99357-9733

(509) 346-2226

District: Royal School District

Students who attend Royal Intermediate School usually attend:

High:

Royal High School

Feeder schools for Royal Intermediate School:

Elementary:

Red Rock Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.5%

White:

21.2%

Two or more races:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2018 → 43rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2018

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (42% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Science scores 12 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg40%

Washington avg48%

654^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 34 pts since 2018

From bottom 9% (2018) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

147^th of 238Royal School District among Washington 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	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	654 of 1138	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.5	787 of 1160	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	822 of 1168	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	908 of 1169	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	723 of 1169	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	742 of 1107	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.9	1011 of 1130	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	961 of 1054	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	236 of 326	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.2	237 of 303	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	266 of 320	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	231 of 254	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	209 of 213	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	247 of 248	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	290 of 333	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	648 of 1020	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.5	718 of 1092	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	726 of 1093	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	801 of 1094	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	753 of 1100	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	731 of 1008	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	902 of 1068	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	905 of 1004	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	54.4	275 of 649	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.8	434 of 659	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	451 of 651	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	502 of 633	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.0	372 of 694	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	302 of 501	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.0	590 of 697	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	465 of 540	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	486 of 1008	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.2	639 of 1013	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	703 of 1024	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	838 of 1013	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.5	609 of 1019	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	531 of 854	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.8	885 of 979	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	757 of 835	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	571 of 1059	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.9	782 of 1098	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	845 of 1099	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	922 of 1099	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.5	643 of 1113	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	680 of 1025	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	8.7	1027 of 1075	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	918 of 999	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	8 of 29	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	57.3	12 of 28	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.9	4 of 25	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	54.6	17 of 45	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.4	42 of 61	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	231 of 432	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	249 of 308	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.6	275 of 478	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	127 of 158	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	517 of 637	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	100 of 1007	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	64 of 1009	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	131 of 1011	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	89.6	64 of 1031	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	84.3	121 of 943	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	61.1	404 of 1027	60.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)90th percentile+58 vs school

Migrant (2026)72nd percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2026)58th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)47th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)28th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Math43%~ state avg

English Language Arts43%-10 vs state

Science39%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)			SBAC English Language Arts (2026)						SBAC Math (2026)						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 (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	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Royal Intermediate School	Public	4-6	6261 Rd 12 SW	Royal City	99357	Grant County	Royal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 346-2226	382	24	16.1	53.7%	81 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	300 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)	39.2		39.2	37.2	48.8	41.7			42.7	52.9	40.8	35.7			43.2	$16,513	$930	$15,584
Royal Middle School	Public	7-8	921 Ahlers Ave N	Royal City	99357	Grant County	Royal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 346-2268	282	14	19.7	61.0%	56 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	225 (79.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	34.9	328^th of 514 public middle schools	36.2%		30.4	371^st of 534 public middle schools	30.5%	43		35.9	35.9				53.2	50.4	51.7				22.2	20.3	21.2	$15,224	$1,084	$14,140
Wahluke Junior High	Public	6-8	502 N. Boundary	Mattawa	99349	Grant County	Wahluke School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 932-4455	554	32	17.5	94.9%	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	547 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10.3	477^th of 514 public middle schools	7.2%		11.1	490^th of 534 public middle schools	8.2%	13		15.6	15.6			26.1	24.7	32.7	28.3			14.7	14.3	18.6	16.1	$19,292	$1,042	$18,250

Frequently Asked Questions about Royal Intermediate School

What is the racial makeup of Royal Intermediate School?

Students at Royal Intermediate School are 79% Hispanic, 21% White.

What district is Royal Intermediate School in?

Royal School District

How many students attend Royal Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 382 students attended Royal Intermediate School.

What high school do graduates of Royal Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Royal Intermediate School usually go on to attend Royal High School

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