Randle Highlands


Randle Highlands is a neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C., east of the Anacostia River.

History

Born in 1859, Colonel Arthur E. Randle was a late 19th- and early 20th-century real estate developer, who earned some recognition for building Congress Heights, and who later developed Hillcrest and other neighborhoods, east of the Anacostia River. Moving his family into a large, Greek Revival house - later nicknamed 'The Southeast White House' - in what is now the Randle Highlands neighborhood, Randle encouraged more Washingtonians to follow and build grand homes, along Pennsylvania Avenue.

Transportation

The nearest Metrorail station to Randle Highlands is the Potomac Avenue Station, located on Pennsylvania Avenue about 1.5 miles west of Randle Highlands. Although the neighborhood is not directly served by a rail station, it is served by several Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Metrobus lines, all of which stop at the Potomac Avenue Station.
RouteNameTypeWestern TerminusEastern TerminusRandle Highlands ViaEastbound Stops in Randle HighlandsWestbound Stops in Randle Highlands
30NFriendship Heights-Southeast LineLocalFriendship Heights StationNaylor Road StationPennsylvania Avenue27th Street, 30th Street, and 31st Street31st Street, 30th Street, and 28th Street
30SFriendship Heights-Southeast LineLocalFriendship Heights StationSouthern Avenue StationNaylor Road, 23rd & 25th StreetsPark Place, R Street, and S StreetS Street, R Street, and Q Street
32Pennsylvania Avenue LineLocalPotomac ParkSouthern Avenue StationNaylor Road, 23rd & 25th StreetsPark Place, R Street, and S StreetS Street, R Street, and Q Street
34Pennsylvania Avenue LineLocalArchives StationNaylor Road StationNaylor Road, 23rd & 25th StreetsPark Place, R Street, and S StreetS Street, R Street, and Q Street
36Pennsylvania Avenue LineLocalPotomac ParkNaylor Road StationPennsylvania Avenue27th Street, 30th Street, and 31st Street31st Street, 30th Street, and 28th Street
M6Fairfax Village LineLocalPotomac Avenue StationFairfax VillagePennsylvania Avenue27th Street, 30th Street, and 31st Street31st Street, 30th Street, and 28th Street
39Pennsylvania Avenue MetroExtra LineLimited StopPotomac ParkNaylor Road StationPennsylvania Avenue30th Street30th Street

Education

Elementary school

Randle Highlands Elementary School is the only school located within the Randle Highlands neighborhood. Most elementary age students living in Randle Highlands live in the Randle Highlands Elementary School district, however, some elementary students in Randle Highlands live in the Lawrence E. Boone Elementary School district. The original school was built in 1911, then replaced by a newer building in 2002.

Middle school

Most middle school aged students in Randle Highlands live in the Sousa Middle School district, however, some middle school students in Randle Highlands live in the Kramer Middle School district.

High school

All of Randle Highlands is in the Anacostia High School school district.

Government & politics

Federal

Randle Highlands is located entirely within the borders of the District of Columbia, which means they do not have voting representation in Congress. However, the residents of the District of Columbia elect a non-voting delegate to congress as well as two Shadow Senators and a Shadow Representative who promote the interests of residents.

Current representation at the federal level

NamePositionPartyTook officeUp for
reelection
Eleanor Holmes NortonDelegateDemocratic19912024
Paul StraussShadow SenatorDemocratic19972026
Michael BrownShadow SenatorDemocratic20072024
Oye OwolewaShadow RepresentativeDemocratic20212024

District

Randle Highlands is located primarily in Ward 7, although a small section of the westernmost portion of the neighborhood is located in Ward 8.
Current representation at the district level
NamePositionPartyTook officeUp for
reelection
Phil MendelsonChairmanDemocratic19992026
Christina HendersonAt-largeIndependent20212024
Kenyan McDuffieAt-largeIndependent20232026
Anita BondsAt-largeDemocratic20122026
Robert WhiteAt-largeDemocratic20162024
Wendell FelderWard 7Democratic20252029
Trayon WhiteWard 8Democratic20172024

Local

In addition to the eight wards, the District of Columbia is divided into Advisory Neighborhood Commissions or ANCs, which are a non-partisan, neighborhood body composed of locally elected commissioners elected to two year terms from their ANC's single member district. While Randle Highland is primary in SMD 7B03, there is a small section of the neighborhood in SMD 7B02 as well as a small section in SMD 8A03.
Current representation at the local level
NameSingle Member DistrictParty
Travis R. Swanson7B03Non-Partisan
Jamaal Maurice Pearsall7B02Non-Partisan
Holly Muhammad8A03Non-Partisan

Civic association

Randle Highlands has an active civic association which meets during the months of March through November on the 4th Thursday of each month at the D.C. Dream Center, however due do the COVID-19 pandemic, the association has paused their meetings until further notice.

Boundaries

Randle Highlands is bounded by Pennsylvania Avenue SE to the north; Naylor Road, 27th Street, and Texas Avenue to the south; Fort Stanton Park to the southeast; and Minnesota Avenue to the west.

Bordering neighborhoods