Summary:
The Randolph Public School District is a small Minnesota district serving 875 students across just two schools — Randolph Elementary (grades PK–6, 445 students) and Randolph Secondary (grades 7–12, 430 students), which covers both middle and high school. Enrollment is split almost evenly between the two, and both report similar free/reduced lunch rates (17.75% and 17.21%). The district as a whole is rated 1 star and ranks 387th of 458 Minnesota districts, in the 16th percentile.
Randolph Elementary is the stronger academic performer. It has held a 2-star rating for three years, ranking between the 38th and 46th percentile, and it beats the district average in every tested subject — math 42.2%, reading 45.6%, science 14.8%. Its standout result is 3rd grade math at 67.8% proficient, nearly 10 points above the state's 57.9%. Even so, its all-grade scores trail the state in math, reading, and science.
Randolph Secondary shows the widest contrasts. Its 2024–2025 graduation rate is 98.5% (state: 84.9%) and its dropout rate is 0.0% (state: 4.2%) — the district's best results. Yet proficiency is very low: 13.8% in math, 11.2% in reading, and 5.4% in science, with 8th grade science at 0.0% and 8th grade reading at 5.5% against a state rate of 50%. Secondary reading also fell sharply year over year, from 21.3% to 11.2%. Science is weak district-wide.
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