Clarence Randall Elem School

Clarence Randall Elem School is a medium-sized elementary campus in TAYLOR, Michigan, part of Taylor School District. The school serves 492 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 33% bigger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Taylor School District runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 5,572 students. Clarence Randall Elem School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Clarence Randall Elem School records that 63% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 17% Black, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 49% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Clarence Randall Elem School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Wayne County's rate of about 66%.

After controlling for student poverty, Clarence Randall Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 29.1%; this one delivers 25.1%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Wayne County indicate median household earnings sit near $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), Clarence Randall Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Taylor Preparatory High School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Clarence Randall Elem School comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 32.0%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 11%: 551 students in 2018 compared to 492 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share expanded from 9% to 17%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.