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Which teacher or staff member at Clarence Randall Elem School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
492
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAYLOR SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 263354006891
Clarence Randall Elem School
8699 ROBERT ST, TAYLOR, MI 48180 · (313) 295-5812 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL492 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
413 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 56% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
28.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
19.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
25.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 Clarence Randall Elem School
Clarence Randall Elem School's state test result (25.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Randall Elem School this school | 492 | 83.9% | 25.1% |
| Kate Dowdall Elementary School FLINT | 405 | 81.7% | 37.0% |
| West Utica Elementary School SHELBY TOWNSHIP | 522 | 79.9% | 23.3% |
| Weston Elementary School BURTON | 380 | 81.6% | N/A |
| Polk Elementary School DEARBORN HEIGHTS | 374 | 84.5% | 19.2% |
| Arborwood Elementary School MONROE | 462 | 79.4% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan 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 Clarence Randall Elem School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #1,019 of 1,085 | #135 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #1,048 of 1,072 | #152 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,016 of 1,139 | #138 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 492 | #301 of 1,630 | #75 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #772 of 1,424 | #141 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #371 of 1,424 | #63 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.9% | #292 of 1,563 | #143 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #567 of 979 | #91 of 177 |
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
492
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 586
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 492 | 30.4 | 16.2:1 | 84% (413) |
| 2023-24 | 486 | 25.5 | 19.1:1 | 85% (413) |
| 2022-23 | 461 | 25.6 | 18.0:1 | 81% (372) |
| 2020-21 | 502 | 28 | 17.9:1 | 86% (433) |
| 2017-18 | 551 | 27.9 | 19.8:1 | 81% (449) |
| 2015-16 | 616 | 29 | 21.2:1 | 73% (450) |
| 2010-11 | 520 | 30 | 17.3:1 | 65% (336) |
| 2000-01 | 517 | 30 | 17.2:1 | 36% (188) |
| 1990-91 | 586 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clarence Randall Elem School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (551 to 492); teachers up 9% (27.9 to 30.4).
About Clarence Randall Elem School
Students in TAYLOR, Michigan, attend Clarence Randall Elem School, a medium-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 492 students. The school's enrollment is 33% larger than the 369 average for elementary schools in Michigan.
Taylor School District oversees Clarence Randall Elem School and 11 other schools, with 5,572 students in total.
White students account for 63% of enrollment at Clarence Randall Elem School. The remaining students are 17% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Census figures show Wayne County is about 49% White. By the diversity index, Clarence Randall Elem School comes in at 55%.
Teachers at the school number 30.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.2:1. Elementary schools in Michigan average about 15.8:1, a similar figure. The school's lunch program data list 84% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 66% average for public schools in Wayne County, the school's rate is higher.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Clarence Randall Elem School is 29.1%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 25.1%.
Census estimates describe Wayne County this way: median household income is about $60,539, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. Federal data list 573 public schools in Wayne County, with a combined enrollment of about 259,786.
Nearby, Taylor Preparatory High School is about 0.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Clarence Randall Elem School is 5th of 5 nearby schools with test data.
Locale data from NCES put Clarence Randall Elem School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 502 to 492, a small change. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.9:1 to 16.2:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Taylor School District
- Taylor High SchoolHigh · 1,371 students
- Robert J West Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Hoover Middle SchoolMiddle · 515 students
- Kinyon Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
- Bernice McDowell Elem SchoolElementary · 341 students
- Taylor Virtual Learning AcademyHigh · 325 students
Other schools in TAYLOR
- Taylor High SchoolHigh · 1,371 students
- Quest Charter AcademyElementary · 683 students
- Taylor Exemplar AcademyElementary · 660 students
- Robert J West Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Trillium AcademyCombined · 641 students
- Hoover Middle SchoolMiddle · 515 students
Nearby schools
- Taylor Preparatory High School0.8 mi · 405
- Kinyon Elementary School1.0 mi · 375
- Robert J West Middle School1.1 mi · 641
- Blair Moody Elementary School1.1 mi · 317
- Taylor Parks Elementary School1.4 mi · 322
- Allen Park High School1.7 mi · 1,133
Frequently asked questions
About Clarence Randall Elem SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Clarence Randall Elem School?
Clarence Randall Elem School enrolls approximately 492 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Clarence Randall Elem School serve?
Clarence Randall Elem School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Clarence Randall Elem School have?
Clarence Randall Elem School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Clarence Randall Elem School?
Student demographics at Clarence Randall Elem School are roughly 63% White, 10% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Clarence Randall Elem School?
Clarence Randall Elem School is overseen by Taylor School District in Wayne County.
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