Middle school (grades 6-8) · Randolph, MA

Randolph Community Middle

Federal NCES profile for Randolph Community Middle, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 34/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 250993001392
0/100100/10034/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
16
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Randolph Community Middle earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Massachusetts median.

#5 of 6
public schools in Randolph · Resource Index
34
Resource Index · Typical
11:1
students per teacher
640
students enrolled

Randolph Community Middle has class sizes near the Massachusetts median. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Randolph Community Middle ranks #5 of 6 public schools in Randolph, MA.

School address

Enrollment

640

Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

58.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11:1

vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg

-11% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Randolph Community Middle compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Randolph Community Middle

Randolph Community Middle is a mid-sized middle school in Randolph, Massachusetts, enrolling 640 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11:1 puts it in the smaller third of Massachusetts schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 640 puts it in the larger third of Massachusetts schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 1,831 scored Massachusetts schools.

Its student body is led by African American (51%) and Hispanic or Latino (18%) (diversity index 67/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 33.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Randolph also operates Randolph High (765 students) and J F Kennedy Elementary (453 students) alongside Randolph Community Middle.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Randolph Community Middle compares

Randolph Community Middle on the metrics families compare, against Massachusetts and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11:1 ▼ 11% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 640 top 22% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11:1
Leaner classes than 83% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
640
Bigger than 76% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
11:1
students per teacher - 11% below state mean
Top 34% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 66% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
33.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$26,141
per pupil, district-wide - above Massachusetts avg of $22,458
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
26
in-school suspensions + 73 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 15.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

African American 51.2%
Hispanic or Latino 18.3%
Asian 14.9%
White 10.0%
Two or More 5.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: African American at 51.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 66.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 66.9, Randolph Community Middle is more mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Randolph, which includes Randolph Community Middle.

$26,141
Per student
+16%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+58%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 43.3%
State 46.1%
Federal 10.6%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Randolph Community Middle Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Randolph High Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
J F Kennedy Elementary Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Margaret L Donovan Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Martin E Young Elementary Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Elizabeth G Lyons Elementary Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Randolph Community Middle's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Randolph · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Massachusetts, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Randolph Community Middle's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Randolph Community Middle

How many students attend Randolph Community Middle?

Randolph Community Middle has 640 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Randolph, MA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Randolph Community Middle?

The student-teacher ratio at Randolph Community Middle is 11:1, which is 11% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 30% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Randolph Community Middle?

The largest demographic group at Randolph Community Middle is African American at 51.2% of enrollment, in Randolph, MA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 66.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Randolph Community Middle?

Randolph Community Middle has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Randolph Community Middle rank among public schools in Randolph?

By Resource Investment Index, Randolph Community Middle ranks #5 of 6 public schools in Randolph, MA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Randolph on the city page.

Is Randolph Community Middle a good school?

Randolph Community Middle earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Massachusetts median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Randolph?

Besides Randolph Community Middle, Randolph also operates Randolph High (765 students), J F Kennedy Elementary (453 students), and Margaret L Donovan (415 students). See the Randolph district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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