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Randolph Park Elementary School

2200 W 17th St, Anniston, AL 36201 · (256) 231-5080 · Calhoun County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL339 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Alabama public elementary schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools

Enrollment
339
Elementary
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 480
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
286 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 18625%
Grade 25717%
Grade 36820%
Grade 47121%
Grade 55717%

This year's 1st grade class (86) is 51% larger than its 5th grade class (57).

Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
103%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
124%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
30690%
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Two+
113%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
17552%
Female
16448%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Randolph Park Elementary School→Anniston Middle School→Anniston High School
Based on grade levels within Anniston City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
41.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
14.1%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.

Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Randolph Park Elementary School

Randolph Park Elementary School's state test result (25.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Randolph Park Elementary School this school33984.4%25.0%
Faine Elementary School
Dothan
32684.4%15.9%
Oliver K5 School
Birmingham
34385.1%23.7%
Covenant Academy of Mobile
Mobile
32782.9%28.5%
Erwin Craighead Elementary School
Mobile
38081.6%33.2%
Charles A Brown Elementary School
Birmingham
29683.1%28.7%
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Randolph Park Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn AlabamaIn Calhoun County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
25.0%#564 of 626#14 of 14
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
14.1%#570 of 626#13 of 14
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
41.9%#527 of 626#12 of 14
Enrollment
ranked largest first
339#533 of 709#14 of 15
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.9:1#597 of 655#15 of 15
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
18.2%#589 of 658#14 of 15
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
84.4%#49 of 696#1 of 15
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+1.8%#240 of 262#7 of 8
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
339
+99 (+41%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 236
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 21.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253391719.9:184% (286)
2023-243521523.5:195% (335)
2022-233371818.7:195% (321)
2020-212401121.8:195% (228)
2017-1833318.518.0:195% (317)
2015-162641616.5:165% (171)
2010-112701715.9:195% (256)
2000-012281515.2:192% (209)
1990-912361515.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Randolph Park Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 2% (333 to 339); teachers down 8% (18.5 to 17).

About Randolph Park Elementary School

A small elementary school in Anniston, Alabama, Randolph Park Elementary School is part of Anniston City. It enrolled 339 students in grades 1 through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students each.

Anniston City counts 5 schools and 1,821 students, including Randolph Park Elementary School.

Black students are the large majority at Randolph Park Elementary School, with 90% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% White. Among people living in Calhoun County, the Black share is about 22%. Randolph Park Elementary School has a diversity index of 18%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The school employs the equivalent of 17 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 19.9:1. Among elementary schools in Alabama, the typical ratio is 17.0:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 84%. For comparison, public schools in Calhoun County average 58%.

The allk12 Grade for Randolph Park Elementary School is C-. Compared with Alabama public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 15% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

After adjusting for student poverty, Randolph Park Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 25.0%; the prediction is 22.7%.

Within Calhoun County, median household income is about $55,029, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 38 public schools in Calhoun County, with a combined enrollment of about 16,686.

The closest public school, Cobb Preparatory Academy, is about 1.0 miles from Randolph Park Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Randolph Park Elementary School is 5th among 8 schools close by.

In the federal locale system, Randolph Park Elementary School is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

In 2020-21, federal data counted 240 students at Randolph Park Elementary School; in 2024-25, 339. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. Federal data show the ratio falling from 21.8:1 to 19.9:1.

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Calhoun County at a glance

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Population
116,090
Census ACS
Median income
$55,029
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
16,686 students

Quick facts

School name
Randolph Park Elementary School
District
Anniston City
Address
2200 W 17th St, Anniston, AL 36201
Phone
(256) 231-5080
County
Calhoun County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
01–05
Total enrollment
339
Teachers (FTE)
17
Student–teacher ratio
19.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
286 (84%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
010009000020
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Randolph Park Elementary School
How many students attend Randolph Park Elementary School?
Randolph Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 339 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does Randolph Park Elementary School serve?
Randolph Park Elementary School serves grades 01-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Randolph Park Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Randolph Park Elementary School is approximately 19.9:1 (17 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Randolph Park Elementary School?
Randolph Park Elementary School reports a student body of 3% White, 4% Hispanic, 90% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Randolph Park Elementary School public or private?
Randolph Park Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Anniston City.
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