Randolph Elementary

Located at 1552 Sheppard Town Rd, in Crozier, Virginia, Randolph Elementary is a tight-knit elementary school that instructs 387 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Goochland County Public Schools. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Randolph Elementary sits 22% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Goochland County Public Schools, which oversees 5 schools and 2,643 students, Randolph Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Randolph Elementary reports that 70% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 14% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Goochland County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Randolph Elementary reports 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Randolph Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 81.0%, the actual is 85.6%, a residual of +4.6 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Goochland County put median household income runs about $118,931, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. In all, Goochland County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,643 students), of which Randolph Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Goochland Middle, roughly 5.6 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Randolph Elementary comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 84.3%.

Randolph Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 20%: 481 students in 2018 compared to 387 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.