Enrollment
299
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001072
James Ryder Randall Elementary
5410 Kirby Rd, Clinton, MD 20735 · (301) 449-4980 · Prince George's County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Maryland public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
274 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 73% · US 70%
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
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MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
29.5%
MD avg 50.6% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
23.9%
MD avg 34.8% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.5% | 23.9% |
| 2023-24 | 34.2% | 17.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% typical for Maryland 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 Maryland'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 James Ryder Randall Elementary
James Ryder Randall Elementary's state test result (26.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Ryder Randall Elementary this school | 299 | 91.6% | 26.1% |
| Avalon Elementary Fort Washington | 302 | 90.1% | 36.6% |
| Georgetown East Elementary Annapolis | 330 | 90.0% | 21.1% |
| Samuel Chase Elementary Temple Hills | 355 | 89.3% | 22.9% |
| Clinton Grove Elementary Clinton | 295 | 87.8% | 23.2% |
| Robert R. Gray Elementary Capital Heights | 375 | 92.5% | 33.0% |
Matched among Maryland 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 James Ryder Randall Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #696 of 853 | #83 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #686 of 853 ▲ 60 | #76 of 136 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #724 of 853 ▼ 127 | #99 of 136 ▼ 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #752 of 898 | #119 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #548 of 857 | #117 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #438 of 857 | #35 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.6% | #60 of 885 | #49 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.5% | #22 of 551 | #4 of 99 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
299
+28 (+10%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 674
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 11.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 299 | 20.3 | 14.7:1 | 92% (274) |
| 2023-24 | 284 | 20 | 14.2:1 | 79% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 254 | 19.3 | 13.2:1 | 80% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 271 | 24 | 11.3:1 | 66% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 50.7 | 9.7:1 | 57% (281) |
| 2015-16 | 472 | 50 | 9.4:1 | 61% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 384 | 43 | 8.9:1 | 44% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 875 | 54 | 16.2:1 | 25% (220) |
| 1990-91 | 674 | 44 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James Ryder Randall Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (494 to 299); teachers down 60% (50.7 to 20.3).
About James Ryder Randall Elementary
James Ryder Randall Elementary is a small elementary school located in Clinton, Maryland. The school counts 299 students across kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 38% smaller than the 481 average for elementary schools in Maryland.
James Ryder Randall Elementary reports to Prince George's County Public Schools, which has 199 schools and 132,693 students.
Black students make up a majority at James Ryder Randall Elementary, at 51%. Smaller groups are 43% Hispanic and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Prince George's County is roughly 59% Black. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
James Ryder Randall Elementary operates with 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.7:1. That is higher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. About 92% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The 79% average for public schools in Prince George's County is 13 points lower.
Measured against Maryland public elementary schools, James Ryder Randall Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for James Ryder Randall Elementary is 20.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 26.1%.
James Ryder Randall Elementary is located in Prince George's County, where the median household income is $101,798, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. James Ryder Randall Elementary is one of 203 public schools in the county.
James Ryder Randall E C C is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. James Ryder Randall Elementary comes in 4th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 299 students in 2024-25, 28 more than the 271 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.3:1 in 2020-21 to 14.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Prince George's County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
959,754
Census ACS
Median income
$101,798
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
203
132,693 students
Quick facts
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- Eleanor Roosevelt HighHigh · 2,544 students
- Duval HighHigh · 2,522 students
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- Surrattsville HighHigh · 875 students
- Stephen Decatur MiddleMiddle · 751 students
- Waldon Woods ElementaryElementary · 523 students
- Francis T. Evans ElementaryElementary · 393 students
- Clinton Grove ElementaryElementary · 295 students
- James Ryder Randall E C CElementary · 193 students
Nearby schools
- James Ryder Randall E C C0.0 mi · 193
- Stephen Decatur Middle0.5 mi · 751
- Crossland High1.2 mi · 1,094
- Francis T. Evans Elementary1.3 mi · 393
- Thurgood Marshall Middle1.3 mi · 707
- Imagine Andrews Public Charter1.5 mi · 347
Frequently asked questions
About James Ryder Randall ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at James Ryder Randall Elementary?
James Ryder Randall Elementary enrolls approximately 299 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does James Ryder Randall Elementary serve?
James Ryder Randall Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does James Ryder Randall Elementary have?
James Ryder Randall Elementary employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at James Ryder Randall Elementary?
Student demographics at James Ryder Randall Elementary are roughly 2% White, 43% Hispanic, 51% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is James Ryder Randall Elementary in?
James Ryder Randall Elementary is part of Prince George's County Public Schools.
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