Randolph Elementary

Set in Randolph, Wisconsin, Randolph Elementary is a low-enrollment primary school, run under Randolph School District. It enrolls 195 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so Randolph Elementary sits 40% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in Randolph School District (473 students total), Randolph Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Randolph Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%); the rest breaks down as 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Dodge County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Randolph Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 34% of students at Randolph Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Randolph Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.6%, the actual is 68.0%, a residual of +11.4 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Dodge County) reports that median household earnings sit near $75,929, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Dodge County's 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,450 students), Randolph Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Randolph High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Randolph Elementary at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 54.3%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Randolph Elementary's enrollment has contracted 48% since 2018, when it stood at 378 (now 195). Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 84% to 89%. Class-load math has fell: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.

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