RANDALL ELEM.

RANDALL ELEM. is a mid-tier elementary-level community in INDEPENDENCE, Missouri, operated by INDEPENDENCE 30. The school hosts 284 students in grades pre-K through 5.

RANDALL ELEM. is one of 29 schools operated by INDEPENDENCE 30, a district that hosts 14,272 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, RANDALL ELEM. reports that the largest single group is White at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 25% Hispanic, 23% Black, 12% multiracial, 2% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, RANDALL ELEM. records 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Jackson County (around 60%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, RANDALL ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.7%; this one delivers 60.1%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Jackson County put median household income runs about $68,577, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. RANDALL ELEM. is one of 244 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students).

Nearest neighbor: SUNSHINE CENTER, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RANDALL ELEM. ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 64.6%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. RANDALL ELEM.'s enrollment has fell 7% since 2018, when it stood at 305 (now 284). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 11% to 25%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

On this page, members of the RANDALL ELEM. community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.