Royal Oaks STEM Academy

Initial Designation: 2026

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School Details

  • Principal: Julia Castillo
  • District: Duarte Unified School District
  • County: Los Angeles
  • Community: Urban

Characteristics

  • Academic Excellence - Exemplars of high-quality work are shared with students
  • Developmental Responsiveness - Curriculum is socially significant and relevant to student interests
  • Organizational Structures and Processes - Adoption of a shared vision for our school's high performance
  • Social Equity - Fluid approach to addressing student needs with short and longer-term intervention support

Description

Royal Oaks STEAM Academy is a dynamic TK to 8 campus where innovation, creativity, and student voice come together through a powerful STEAM focused approach. As a Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Platinum school, Royal Oaks builds culture through SOAR values, encouraging students to Start with respect, Offer a positive attitude, Accept responsibility, and Reach for excellence. Students engage in hands on STEAM learning through engineering challenges, Science Olympiad competitions, visual and performing arts, leadership, and Spanish. AVID begins in sixth grade, strengthening organization, critical thinking, and college readiness during an important transition year. A strong Multi Tiered System of Supports includes Braintrust tutoring, Amira reading support, collaborative Professional Learning Community cycles, counseling services, and Margarets Place wellness supports. Royal Oaks STEAM Academy is an inventive, caring community where students feel connected, capable, and ready to soar.
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