Randolph Elem

As an average-sized elementary campus in Topeka, Kansas, Randolph Elem serves 346 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Topeka Public Schools.

Topeka Public Schools runs 25 schools in total, collectively educating 11,695 students. Randolph Elem is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Randolph Elem reports that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 12% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Randolph Elem has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Shawnee County's rate of about 54%.

After controlling for student poverty, Randolph Elem tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Shawnee County shows the typical household earns roughly $67,104 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Shawnee County's 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,294 students), Randolph Elem is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Whitson Elem, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Randolph Elem ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 25.6%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Randolph Elem's enrollment has fell 7% since 2018, when it stood at 373 (now 346). The White share of enrollment declined from 62% to 46% over that span.

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