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Enrollment
430
High
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273015001287
RANDOLPH SECONDARY
29101 DAWSON AVE, RANDOLPH, MN 55065 · (507) 263-2151 · Dakota County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
74 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 74 | 17% |
Student demographics
14%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
Feeds from
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
21.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
15.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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
16.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-39.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% 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 SECONDARY
RANDOLPH SECONDARY's state test result (16.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RANDOLPH SECONDARY this school | 430 | 17.2% | 16.6% |
| HAWLEY SECONDARY HAWLEY | 453 | 16.8% | 57.8% |
| NEW LONDON-SPICER SR. NEW LONDON | 448 | 19.9% | 51.5% |
| Pine Island High School PINE ISLAND | 487 | 15.6% | 40.5% |
| Barnesville High School BARNESVILLE | 380 | 20.0% | 46.4% |
| Zumbrota-Mazeppa Senior High ZUMBROTA | 401 | 20.7% | 44.3% |
Matched among Minnesota high 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 SECONDARY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Dakota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #383 of 397 | #14 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #346 of 401 | #15 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #385 of 397 | #14 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #189 of 764 | #14 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #204 of 332 | #5 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.7% | #301 of 338 | #15 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.2% | #413 of 444 | #21 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +58.7% | #8 of 181 | #1 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high 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
430
+108 (+34%) vs 2020
+165% since 1990-91, when it was 162
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 430 | 24.1 | 17.9:1 | 17% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 409 | 21 | 19.4:1 | 17% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 408 | 20.2 | 20.2:1 | 20% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 16 | 20.1:1 | 13% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 271 | 14.7 | 18.4:1 | 17% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 266 | 15 | 17.7:1 | 20% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 258 | 17 | 15.2:1 | 21% (54) |
| 2000-01 | 228 | 17 | 13.4:1 | 10% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 162 | 14 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RANDOLPH SECONDARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 59% (271 to 430); teachers up 63% (14.7 to 24.1).
About RANDOLPH SECONDARY
RANDOLPH SECONDARY is a mid-sized high school in Minnesota, located in RANDOLPH. Enrollment stands at 430 students, covering grades 7 through 12.
RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT is the local district for RANDOLPH SECONDARY. It runs 2 schools with 875 students.
White students account for 93% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic. Among all residents of Dakota County, the White share is about 74%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 14%.
RANDOLPH SECONDARY lists 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 17.9 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for high schools in Minnesota is 16.3:1. About 17% of students at RANDOLPH SECONDARY are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 34% average among public schools in Dakota County.
RANDOLPH SECONDARY is a bottom-10% school in Minnesota on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 16.6% against a predicted 55.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Dakota County show that the median household earns about $106,318 a year, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Dakota County has 170 public schools with about 74,687 students, including RANDOLPH SECONDARY.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY, is the closest to RANDOLPH SECONDARY. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 52.8%, higher than RANDOLPH SECONDARY's 16.6%.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's student count rose 34% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 20.1:1 to 17.9:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at RANDOLPH SECONDARY. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 ELEMENTARYElementary · 445 students
Nearby schools
- RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 445
- Cannon Falls Secondary6.6 mi · 536
- Pathways Program Grades 6-76.6 mi · 10
- PRAIRIE CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL6.8 mi · 180
- CANNON FALLS ELEMENTARY6.9 mi · 519
- GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY8.2 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About RANDOLPH SECONDARYWhat is the total enrollment at RANDOLPH SECONDARY?
RANDOLPH SECONDARY enrolls approximately 430 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does RANDOLPH SECONDARY serve?
RANDOLPH SECONDARY serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at RANDOLPH SECONDARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at RANDOLPH SECONDARY is approximately 17.9:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at RANDOLPH SECONDARY?
Student demographics at RANDOLPH SECONDARY are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees RANDOLPH SECONDARY?
RANDOLPH SECONDARY 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.