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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317593001545

RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

309 N BRIDGE ST, RANDOLPH, NE 68771 · (402) 337-0385 · Cedar County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL162 STUDENTS
Enrollment
162
Elementary
DISTRICT 132 · STATE 272
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
60 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 37%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
2
Kindergarten
27
Grade 1
22
Grade 2
24
Grade 3
20
Grade 4
24
Grade 5
20
Grade 6
23
Student demographics
White
15696%
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 61%
Hispanic
32%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 23%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7%
Two+
11%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
8351%
Female
7949%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLRANDOLPH HIGH SCHOOL
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Test scores

NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + Advanced
English Language Arts
61.0%
NE avg 57.6%

What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Nebraska average is about 58 of 100.

Source: NSCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Nebraska 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 Nebraska'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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
162
+26 (+19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 12.5:1
% White
96%
was 94%
% Hispanic
2%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a modestly sized primary school in RANDOLPH, Nebraska, one of the schools within RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school hosts 162 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 272 students each, so RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 40% smaller than that benchmark.

RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 264 students; RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (96%) are White. That composition is broadly in line with Cedar County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.4%; this one delivers 59.3%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Cedar County shows the typical household earns roughly $73,578 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Cedar County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,215 students), RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is RANDOLPH HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. On composite proficiency, RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 59.1%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has rose 19%, going from 136 students in 2018 to 162 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Cedar County at a glance

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Population
8,315
Census ACS
Median income
$73,578
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,215 students

Quick facts

School name
RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Address
309 N BRIDGE ST, RANDOLPH, NE 68771
Phone
(402) 337-0385
County
Cedar County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
162
Teachers (FTE)
12
Student–teacher ratio
14.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
60 (37%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
317593001545
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How large is RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 162 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Cedar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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