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Royal Palm Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

8520 North 19th Ave

Phoenix AZ, 85021, Maricopa County

Phone: 602-347-3200

Ranking:

(947 out of 1,363, bottom 31%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8

School District: Washington Elementary District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	39		34		39		37		37		37		34
Total Students:	718		661		703		669		681		600		736
Grade 5:	12	1.7%	5	0.8%	18	2.6%	20	3.0%	25	3.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 6:	234	32.6%	202	30.6%	210	29.9%	211	31.5%	239	35.1%	191	31.8%	197	26.8%
Grade 7:	250	34.8%	214	32.4%	239	34.0%	238	35.6%	199	29.2%	200	33.3%	224	30.4%
Grade 8:	222	30.9%	240	36.3%	236	33.6%	200	29.9%	218	32.0%	209	34.8%	315	42.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	368	51.3%	345	52.2%	388	55.2%	368	55.0%	356	52.3%	317	52.8%	407	55.3%
Female:	350	48.7%	316	47.8%	315	44.8%	301	45.0%	317	46.5%	275	45.8%	325	44.2%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	53	7.4%	54	8.2%	58	8.3%	40	6.0%	52	7.6%	45	7.5%	48	6.5%
Asian:	15	2.1%	16	2.4%	10	1.4%	13	1.9%	14	2.1%	12	2.0%	19	2.6%
Hispanic:	411	57.2%	359	54.3%	388	55.2%	381	57.0%	373	54.8%	343	57.2%	442	60.1%
Black:	88	12.3%	79	12.0%	81	11.5%	77	11.5%	66	9.7%	49	8.2%	60	8.2%
White:	137	19.1%	145	21.9%	157	22.3%	156	23.3%	176	25.8%	151	25.2%	167	22.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	3	0.4%	5	0.8%	3	0.4%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	11	1.5%	3	0.5%	6	0.9%	2	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	597	83.1%	468	70.8%	509	72.4%	471	70.4%	316	46.4%	186	31.0%	200	27.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	31	4.3%	38	5.7%	47	6.7%	59	8.8%	49	7.2%	411	68.5%	533	72.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.41		19.27		18.24		18.30		18.23		16.10		21.80

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	382	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369	384.26	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	378	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	0	378	393
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	485	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	493.69	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	407	485	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	0	489	499
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	539	518	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	487.46	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	487	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	517	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	401	400	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	397	405.86	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	389	396	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	386	396	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	493	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	500	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	508.95	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	499	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	500	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	535	538	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	544	536	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	486	489.48	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	491	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	489	499
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	550	545	553
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	412	412	422
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	415	412.12	425.78
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	397	410	426
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	408	407	427
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	511	517
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	517	524
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	522.8	531.49
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	518	530
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	517	532
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	560	543	541
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	551	543	543
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	494	489.17	499.23
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	493	500
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	483	485	496
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	542	547	560
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	426	428	434
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	415	423.64	434.79
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	411	418	434
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	406	419	434
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	518	527
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	525	529
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	520	520.5	527.07
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510	510	521
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	510	520
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	499	506
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	504	510
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	508.96	515.66
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	498	502	513
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	499	511

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	26.8%	19.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	73.2%	80.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	9.8%	15.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	90.2%	84.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$48,428.0	$46,165.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,084.0	$37,260.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$49,439.0	$47,822.0

* Royal Palm Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.