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Royal Palm Middle School

Serves grades 5 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
8520 N 19 Th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85021
Phone
(602) 347-3200
District
Washington Elementary School District (4260)
County
MARICOPA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
536
Classroom Teachers
32

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arizona

3

(10 is best)

Better than 29.6% of all AZ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Royal Palm Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
40%
37%
44%
19%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
38%
32%
43%
18%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
26%
35%
27%
38%
25%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
17
17
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 0 0.0%
Grade 6 147 27.4%
Grade 7 188 35.1%
Grade 8 201 37.5%
Total 536 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 8.5% 24.9% 36.4%
Black 14.9% 10.7% 5.9%
Hispanic 67.8% 57.7% 49.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.6% 2.9% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 7.2% 3.7% 5.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 92.7% 77.3% 44.8%
Free lunch eligible 81.9% 68.3% 37.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.8% 9.0% 7.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 244,507 7,359,197
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 5,617.2 64
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.0% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.6% 19.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.0% 33.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.9% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 13.6% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 95,611 2,739,136
Single Parent Households With Children 11.0% 8.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 85.6% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 26.1% 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.0% 17.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.3% 17.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.0% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.5% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.1% 15.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.4% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 8.8% 8.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,767 $111,470,000 46.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,110 $21,460,000 9.0%
Staff $573 $11,073,000 4.6%
General Administration $90 $1,733,000 0.7%
School Administration $463 $8,940,000 3.7%
Operation $1,076 $20,799,000 8.7%
Transportation $305 $5,900,000 2.5%
Other $345 $6,675,000 2.8%
Total Support $3,962 $76,580,000 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,621 $50,650,000 21.2%
Total Expenditures $12,350 $238,700,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,028 $5,737,989,000 45.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $769 $877,539,000 6.9%
Staff $469 $535,813,000 4.2%
General Administration $189 $215,431,000 1.7%
School Administration $504 $575,332,000 4.5%
Operation $1,055 $1,204,512,000 9.5%
Transportation $289 $329,985,000 2.6%
Other $428 $488,733,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,704 $4,227,345,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,420 $2,761,833,000 21.7%
Total Expenditures $11,151 $12,727,167,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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