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Enrollment
445
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273015001286
RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY
29101 DAWSON AVE, RANDOLPH, MN 55065 · (507) 263-2151 · Dakota County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
79 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 48%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 7 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 25% smaller than its 6th grade class (71).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 60% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY→RANDOLPH SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
45.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
45.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 56% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY
RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY this school | 445 | 17.8% | 41.5% |
| FALCON RIDGE NEW PRAGUE | 519 | 17.9% | 46.3% |
| ST. CLAIR ELEMENTARY SAINT CLAIR | 411 | 20.4% | 56.7% |
| Barnesville Elementary School BARNESVILLE | 490 | 21.4% | 58.4% |
| Hilltop Primary School MINNETRISTA | 422 | 15.4% | 85.5% |
| DOVER-EYOTA ELEMENTARY EYOTA | 509 | 21.0% | 56.0% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Dakota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #497 of 844 | #43 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #500 of 844 | #42 of 60 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #472 of 844 | #41 of 60 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 445 | #396 of 1,130 | #41 of 73 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #373 of 769 | #23 of 58 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.0% | #780 of 796 | #59 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.8% | #861 of 942 | #60 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.8% | #92 of 244 | #9 of 19 |
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
445
+61 (+16%) vs 2020
+131% since 1990-91, when it was 193
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 445 | 32.9 | 13.5:1 | 18% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 30.7 | 15.0:1 | 22% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 29.4 | 14.8:1 | 24% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 27 | 14.2:1 | 12% (46) |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 24.4 | 16.1:1 | 17% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 383 | 21 | 18.2:1 | 21% (80) |
| 2010-11 | 311 | 16 | 19.4:1 | 23% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 196 | 13 | 15.1:1 | 17% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 193 | 14 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (391 to 445); teachers up 35% (24.4 to 32.9).
About RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY
RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY is an elementary school in RANDOLPH, Minnesota, and it is part of RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. It educates 445 students in pre-K through 6. The school's enrollment is 29% bigger than the 344 average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY is in RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district with 875 students across 2 schools.
White students are the large majority at RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY, with 96% of enrollment. Among people living in Dakota County, the White share is about 74%. The chance that two students picked at random at RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 7%.
At RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY, 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.5:1. Elementary schools in Minnesota average about 13.7:1, a similar figure. Roughly 18% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 34% average for public schools in Dakota County.
RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY ranks in the bottom 10% of Minnesota schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 41.5%. Predicted: 55.5%. Difference: 14.0 points.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Dakota County show that median household income is about $106,318, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 170 public schools in Dakota County, with a combined enrollment of about 74,687.
The closest public school to RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY is RANDOLPH SECONDARY, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within ten miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 48.6% proficiency; RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY posts 41.5%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY went from 384 students to 445.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Dakota County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
445,771
Census ACS
Median income
$106,318
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
170
74,687 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- RANDOLPH SECONDARYHigh · 430 students
Other Randolph Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 11 states are named Randolph Elementary. RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY is the 5th largest of the 13.
- Randolph Elementary SchoolRANDOLPH A F B, TX · 627 students
- Randolph Elementary SchoolLIVONIA, MI · 532 students
- Randolph Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GA · 497 students
- RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLINCOLN, NE · 452 students
- Randolph ElementaryArlington, VA · 430 students
Nearby schools
- RANDOLPH SECONDARY0.0 mi · 430
- Pathways Program Grades 6-76.6 mi · 10
- Cannon Falls Secondary6.6 mi · 536
- PRAIRIE CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL6.8 mi · 180
- CANNON FALLS ELEMENTARY6.9 mi · 519
- GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY8.2 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About RANDOLPH ELEMENTARYHow many students attend RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY?
RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 445 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY serve?
RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY?
At RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY?
RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY is overseen by RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Dakota County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.