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What's the one class at Randolph Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 516 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510027000013
Randolph Elementary
1306 S Quincy St, Arlington, VA 22204 · (703) 228-5830 · Arlington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
249 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 66%
Community
1
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 | 32 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 71% · 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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
54.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
63.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 65.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 66.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
57.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 72% typical for Virginia 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 (57.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph Elementary this school | 430 | 57.9% | 57.3% |
| Barrett Elementary Arlington | 500 | 57.0% | 58.8% |
| Barcroft Elementary Arlington | 495 | 57.2% | 66.0% |
| Clearview Elementary Herndon | 580 | 60.2% | 69.0% |
| Sharon C. McAuliffe Elementary Woodbridge | 379 | 69.9% | 79.0% |
| Woodburn Elementary Falls Church | 483 | 67.9% | 48.8% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Virginia | In Arlington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #885 of 1,101 | #23 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #828 of 1,111 ▼ 98 | #21 of 25 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #946 of 1,111 ▼ 57 | #22 of 25 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #747 of 1,176 | #22 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #21 of 1,105 | #2 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #485 of 1,106 | #13 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.9% | #774 of 1,157 | #2 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #521 of 759 | #16 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
430
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
-31% since 2000-01, when it was 626
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 44.2 | 9.7:1 | 58% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 41.8 | 9.5:1 | 70% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | N/A | N/A | 77% (313) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 32 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 35.2 | 13.3:1 | 74% (347) |
| 2015-16 | 465 | 42 | 11.1:1 | 74% (342) |
| 2010-11 | 438 | 40 | 10.9:1 | 73% (320) |
| 2000-01 | 626 | 52 | 12.0:1 | 76% (477) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Randolph Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (468 to 430); teachers up 26% (35.2 to 44.2).
About Randolph Elementary
Randolph Elementary is a public medium-sized elementary school in Arlington, Virginia. Enrollment is 430 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
Randolph Elementary is one school in a 36-school district, Arlington County Public Schools, which enrolls 27,950 students.
At Randolph Elementary, Hispanic students make up 56% of the student body. The next largest groups are 16% White, 15% Black, 8% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 40 points above the 16% share among Arlington County residents. The school's diversity index is 63%, meaning two students picked at random have a 63% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 44.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 9.7:1. That is lower than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 58%. The average for public schools in Arlington County is 31%.
Randolph Elementary ranks in the bottom 10% of Virginia schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 57.3%. Predicted: 72.3%. Difference: 15.1 points.
Census Bureau estimates for Arlington County show that the median household income is $142,114, roughly 77% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. There are 42 public schools in Arlington County, enrolling about 27,950 students in all.
The school nearest to Randolph Elementary is Barcroft Elementary, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Randolph Elementary ranks 8th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal data show 436 students in 2020-21 and 430 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.6:1 in 2020-21 to 9.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Arlington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
236,254
Census ACS
Median income
$142,114
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
77%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
27,950 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Arlington County Public Schools
- Washington-Liberty HighHigh · 3,044 students
- Wakefield HighHigh · 2,646 students
- Yorktown HighHigh · 2,593 students
- Jefferson MiddleMiddle · 1,120 students
- Gunston MiddleMiddle · 1,072 students
- Kenmore MiddleMiddle · 1,053 students
Other schools in Arlington
- Washington-Liberty HighHigh · 3,044 students
- Wakefield HighHigh · 2,646 students
- Yorktown HighHigh · 2,593 students
- Jefferson MiddleMiddle · 1,120 students
- Gunston MiddleMiddle · 1,072 students
- Kenmore MiddleMiddle · 1,053 students
Other Randolph Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 11 states are named Randolph Elementary. Randolph Elementary is the 6th largest of the 13.
- Randolph ElementaryCrozier, VA · 387 students
- 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
Nearby schools
- Barcroft Elementary0.6 mi · 495
- Claremont Immersion0.7 mi · 595
- Montessori Public School of Arlington0.8 mi · 528
- Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary0.8 mi · 417
- Jefferson Middle0.9 mi · 1,120
- Alice West Fleet Elementary0.9 mi · 629
Frequently asked questions
About Randolph ElementaryHow large is Randolph Elementary?
Randolph Elementary enrolls approximately 430 students in grades PK-05.
Is Randolph Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Randolph Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Randolph Elementary have?
Randolph Elementary employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
How diverse is Randolph Elementary?
Randolph Elementary reports a student body of 16% White, 56% Hispanic, 15% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Randolph Elementary public or private?
Randolph Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Arlington County Public Schools.
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