Randolph Elem School

Set in Chicago, Illinois, Randolph Elem School is a middle-of-the-pack primary school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. It enrolls 367 students across grades pre-K through 8.

Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 comprises 622 schools with combined enrollment of 324,396 students; Randolph Elem School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Randolph Elem School logs that Black students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school reports 23% Hispanic. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Randolph Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Randolph Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 18.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 10.8%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Cook County) records that the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Randolph Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Barton Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Randolph Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Randolph Elem School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 16.7%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Randolph Elem School has fell 27%, going from 503 students in 2018 to 367 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 91% to 74% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

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