How does Royal High compare to other high schools in Simi Valley?

Royal High has a SchoolScope composite score of 63.2/100, placing it at the 82nd percentile statewide. 18% of students exceed standard, with a total of 792 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Royal High?

18.4% of students at Royal High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 42.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Royal High?

19.0% of students at Royal High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Royal High

High School

Simi Valley Unified Simi ValleyVentura County93065

📍 1402 Royal Avenue

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of high schools

State Rank

of 1,739 California high schools

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Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,933 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

40%

Teachers

83 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

95.7%

AP Exam Prepared

80.0%

A-G Completion

52.3%

College-Going Rate

74.9%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+3.5 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

+1.9 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

21.2%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 197 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic48.9%

White39.5%

Asian4.8%

Black1.8%

Other5.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Royal High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	18.4%
Met Standard	24.4%
Below Standard	57.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "43% proficient" for Royal High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

18.4% of students exceeded standard while 24.4% met it. That exceeded rate is 2.9 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's near the Simi Valley Unified district average of 19.2%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 17.4 points higher (vs 1.0% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 95.7% — above the state target. 52.3% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 74.9% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 19.0%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

18.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

42.8%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

19.0%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

4.4%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

792

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	399	26.8%	31.6%	21.1%	20.6%	58.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	393	9.9%	17.3%	31.8%	41.0%	27.2%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Wood Ranch Elementary

Mountain View Elementary

Also serves area

Hollow Hills Elementary

61.885th pctile

Crestview Elementary

49.264th pctile

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Middle

Also serves area

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High School

Royal High

63.282nd pctile

This school

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.