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Randle Highlands Elementary School

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Randle Highlands Elementary School ranks 90 th of 128 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

90^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 128 District Of Columbia Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of District Of Columbia elementary schools

Summary

Randle Highlands Elementary School is a public elementary school in Washington, DC, serving around 300 students in grades PK-5. Despite its relatively high per-student spending, the school consistently underperforms compared to the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) and DC-wide averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 23.7% of Randle Highlands students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.5% for DCPS and 37.6% for DC overall, and its math proficiency rate was even lower at 15.9%, compared to 30.8% for DCPS and 26.4% for DC.

Randle Highlands has a low statewide ranking, typically in the bottom half of DC elementary schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, it ranked 90 out of 128 DC elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school also struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom half of DC elementary schools for both female and male students, as well as for African American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, the nearby Lawrence E. Boone Elementary School, Beers Elementary School, Stanton Elementary School, and Kimball Elementary School generally outperform Randle Highlands in academic proficiency, suggesting that the school may be struggling to keep up with its peers in the District of Columbia Public Schools district.

301

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,995

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1650 30th St. SE
Washington, DC 20020

(202) 729-3250

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Students who attend Randle Highlands Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sousa Middle School
High:	Anacostia High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.0%

Hispanic:

3.0%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 7th percentile in 2022 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 30th (2025) from a 7th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (19% vs 31% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 14 pts below the District Of Columbia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg36%

District Of Columbia avg31%

90^th of 128

District Of Columbia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

54^th of 76Elementary Schools in the District of Columbia Public Schools

23^rd of 46District of Columbia Public Schools among District Of Columbia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	90 of 128	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	76 of 126	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	81 of 128	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.1	90 of 97	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	80 of 122	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.5	106 of 120	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.3	79 of 108	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.9	81 of 99	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.1	62 of 97	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.0	66 of 109	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.6	62 of 112	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.1	57 of 111	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.4	51 of 111	54.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	61 of 108	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	33 of 63	47.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.1	58 of 106	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.0	83 of 100	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	49.7	41 of 91	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.3	71 of 90	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	35.3	73 of 117	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.0	85 of 110	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	64 of 92	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	28.2	81 of 113	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	101 of 113	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

At Risk (2019)55th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)44th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2019)38th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile~ school

Male (2019)28th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs District Of Columbia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-14 vs state

Mathematics16%-11 vs state

Science11%-10 vs state

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Schools Near Randle Highlands Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				DC Science Science (2025)	DC CAPE English Language Arts (2025)				DC CAPE Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DC Science Science 5th Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts 3rd Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts 4th Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts 5th Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts All Grades	DC CAPE Mathematics 3rd Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 4th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 5th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Randle Highlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1650 30th St. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 729-3250	301	30	10.0		3 (1.0%)	286 (95.0%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27	90^th of 128 public elementary schools	29.7%		33.1	76^th of 126 public elementary schools	39.7%	14	10.8	20.5	29.7	21.1	23.7	23.1	8.3	15.8	15.9	$29,995	$4,574	$25,421
Lee Montessori PCS - East End	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	2345 R Street SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	Lee Montessori PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 996-6700	246	17	14.8		12 (4.9%)	203 (82.5%)	14 (5.7%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)								(n/a)		16.7			13.8	16.7			10.3	$25,759	$706	$25,053
Lawrence E. Boone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Minnesota Ave. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6240	416	39	10.8		0 (0.0%)	388 (93.3%)	21 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	19.1	109^th of 128 public elementary schools	14.8%		19.7	118^th of 126 public elementary schools	6.3%	9		19.6	19.1	15.9	18.1	10.7	6.5	9.5	9.1	$25,757	$4,527	$21,230
Beers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 Alabama Ave. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-4800	412	38	10.8		3 (0.7%)	390 (94.7%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	33.2	78^th of 128 public elementary schools	39.1%		31.1	81^st of 126 public elementary schools	35.7%	3	10.3	16.3	25.0	31.0	24.5	14.3	36.4	22.4	23.8	$33,650	$4,429	$29,221
I Dream PCS	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2220 Branch Avenue SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	I Dream PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 922-7221	99	10	9.9		3 (3.0%)	90 (90.9%)	5 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)										$37,608	$5,341	$32,267
Stanton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2701 Naylor Rd. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6180	288	30	9.5		0 (0.0%)	273 (94.8%)	13 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	30	84^th of 128 public elementary schools	34.4%		30.1	83^rd of 126 public elementary schools	34.1%	1		16.7	10.8	26.3	18.0	22.2	8.6	35.1	22.2	$31,980	$4,959	$27,021
Kimball Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3375 Minnesota Ave. SE	Washington	20019	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6260	330	35	9.5		0 (0.0%)	323 (97.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	34.6	74^th of 128 public elementary schools	42.2%		23.2	105^th of 126 public elementary schools	16.7%	31		18.8	45.0	8.3	24.2	18.8	25.0		16.1	$26,952	$4,500	$22,452
Ketcham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1919 15th St. SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 698-1122	244	27	9.0		0 (0.0%)	229 (93.9%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	15.2	121^st of 128 public elementary schools	5.5%					(n/a)		10.7		11.5	8.5	10.7				$30,532	$4,943	$25,589
Rocketship PCS - Rise Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2335 Raynolds Place SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	Rocketship Education DC PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 750-7177	346	22	15.7		2 (0.6%)	337 (97.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)		6.1	13.5		7.5	6.1	5.4		5.0	$31,463	$3,547	$27,916
DC Prep PCS - Anacostia Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	1409 V Street SE	Washington	20020	District Of Columbia	DC Prep PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 729-3500	409	32	12.7		1 (0.2%)	389 (95.1%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)								(n/a)		28.0			28.0	20.0			20.0	$26,992	$4,620	$22,372

Frequently Asked Questions about Randle Highlands Elementary School

Is Randle Highlands Elementary School a good school?

Randle Highlands Elementary School ranks 90^th of 128 District Of Columbia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Randle Highlands Elementary School in?

District of Columbia Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Randle Highlands Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Randle Highlands Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sousa Middle School
High : Anacostia High School

How many students attend Randle Highlands Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 301 students attended Randle Highlands Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Randle Highlands Elementary School?

Students at Randle Highlands Elementary School are 95% African American, 3% Hispanic.

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