James Ryder Randall Elementary

James Ryder Randall Elementary is one of the compact elementary-level communitys in Clinton, Maryland, part of Prince George's County Public Schools, with 299 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 481 students each, so James Ryder Randall Elementary sits 38% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Prince George's County Public Schools, which oversees 199 schools and 132,693 students, James Ryder Randall Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, James Ryder Randall Elementary logs that the largest single group is Black at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 43% Hispanic, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 59% Black, putting the school's mix considerably less Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, James Ryder Randall Elementary reports 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Prince George's County's rate of about 79%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, James Ryder Randall Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 20.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.1%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Prince George's County shows median household income runs about $101,798, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Prince George's County's 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), James Ryder Randall Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: James Ryder Randall E C C, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), James Ryder Randall Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 32.4%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. James Ryder Randall Elementary's enrollment has shrank 39% since 2018, when it stood at 494 (now 299). Hispanic enrollment moved from 23% to 43% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 9.7:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

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