Clarence Randall Elem School, Taylor MI

Original Research by School Decision on Clarence Randall Elem School

Clarence Randall Elementary School is a regular public elementary school in Taylor, Michigan, serving kindergarten through fifth grade. It sits on Robert Street in a predominantly residential stretch of this Downriver Detroit suburb, part of the Taylor School District. The school enrolls a moderate number of students for an elementary building, with fairly even distribution across the six grade levels.

The student body is majority white, with a meaningful share of Black students, a smaller Hispanic population, and some students identifying as two or more races. A very substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the working-class character of much of Taylor. Data on English learners and special education enrollment was not available in the provided materials, so those figures cannot be characterized here. This is a gap a parent may want to ask the school about directly.

On state assessments, Clarence Randall posts results that hover near the county midpoint. Across the tested grades and subjects, the school's overall proficiency lands above the midpoint among districts in Wayne County, though individual results vary considerably by grade and subject. Fifth-grade English language arts is the strongest showing, with roughly a third of tested students reaching proficiency. Third-grade ELA is also the relative high point among the lower grades. Math results are lower, with fourth-grade math the weakest area. Science and social studies, both tested only in fifth grade, fall in between. These are modest proficiency levels, and a parent weighing this school may want to look into how the building supports students below proficiency and what intervention or tutoring structures are in place. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether results are improving or declining.

Because Clarence Randall is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate to report. Chronic absenteeism data was also missing from the provided materials.

Taylor itself is a large, auto-oriented suburb in the Downriver section of metropolitan Detroit. It has no traditional walkable downtown. Civic buildings cluster on Goddard Road, retail lines Eureka Road and Telegraph Road, and Heritage Park serves as the city's primary recreational anchor. The housing stock ranges from affordable starter homes to newer high-end subdivisions near the golf courses. Home values in the school's zip code are well below state and national benchmarks, making this one of the more affordable corners of Wayne County for buyers. Rents are similarly modest. The housing market has seen a slight year-over-year increase in both home values and rents, while listing prices in the broader county have dipped slightly. For families, the practical picture is a suburban setting where daily life depends heavily on a car, with shopping, healthcare, and recreation accessible along major arterial roads.

The Taylor School District offers some district-level options worth noting. The district operates a Career Technology Center for high school students and runs the Taylor Virtual Learning Academy for grades six through twelve, giving families a remote learning path as children move beyond elementary school. These are district-wide programs rather than offerings at Clarence Randall itself, but they shape the pathway a student enters after fifth grade.

Clarence Randall fits a family looking for a conventional public elementary education in an affordable, suburban Downriver community. The academic results are middling but sit above the county's midpoint, and the school serves a population where economic need is prevalent. Parents who want to understand support structures, enrichment, or interventions beyond what the test data shows would benefit from visiting the building and talking with staff.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 324%

School 24% · District 15% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 416%

School 16% · District 22% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 523%

School 23% · District 15% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 327%

School 27% · District 13% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 418%

School 18% · District 26% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 28% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Science

Grade 530%

School 30% · District 21% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 524%

School 24% · District 15% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

This schoolTaylor School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income26%Higher-income31%5 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income32%Higher-income56%24 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income21%Higher-income39%18 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income18%Higher-income50%33 pp gap