Summary:
ZIP code 55065 in Randolph, Minnesota is home to two public schools — Randolph Elementary (PK–6, 445 students) and Randolph Secondary (7–12, 430 students) — both part of the Randolph Public School District, together serving about 875 students on what appears to be a shared PK–12 campus.
Randolph Elementary is the stronger of the two on state tests. It holds 2 stars and has ranked around the 38th–46th percentile of Minnesota elementary schools for three straight years, while Randolph Secondary holds 1 star and has stayed around the 11th–15th percentile. The elementary school's clearest bright spot is 3rd-grade math, at 67.8% proficient versus the state's 57.9%. But math slips to 39.2% in 4th grade, 34.4% in 5th, and 28.8% in 6th — all below state averages — suggesting students lose ground as they move up. Science is the weakest subject in the ZIP code: elementary science is 14.8% versus 25.5% statewide, and secondary science is 5.4%.
Randolph Secondary's results are unusually mixed. Its graduation rate is 98.5% (state: 84.9%) and its dropout rate is 0.0% (state: 4.2%) — both far better than average. Yet test proficiency is low across the board: math 13.8%, reading 11.2%, and science 5.4%, with 8th-grade science proficiency at 0%. Reading is weak in every grade tested, from 5.5% in 8th grade to 16.7% in 10th. Both schools serve similar shares of students from low-income families (about 17.2–17.8% free/reduced lunch), and the secondary school has a higher student-teacher ratio, 17.8 versus 13.5.
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