| Randle Highlands | |
| Settlement Type: | Neighborhood of Washington, D.C. |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Washington, D.C. |
| Subdivision Type2: | Ward |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ward 7 |
| Leader Title: | Councilmember |
| Leader Name: | Vincent C. Gray |
Randle Highlands is a neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C., east of the Anacostia River.
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 ho later developed Hillcrest and other neighborhoods, east of the Anacostia River.[1] 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.[2]
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 (WMATA) Metrobus lines, all of which stop at the Potomac Avenue Station.[3] [4] [5] [6]
| Route | Name | Type | Western Terminus | Eastern Terminus | Randle Highlands Via | Eastbound Stops in Randle Highlands | Westbound Stops in Randle Highlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30N | Friendship Heights-Southeast Line | Local | Pennsylvania Avenue | 27th Street, 30th Street, and 31st Street | 31st Street, 30th Street, and 28th Street | |||
| 30S | Friendship Heights-Southeast Line | Local | Naylor Road, 23rd & 25th Streets | Park Place, R Street, and S Street | S Street, R Street, and Q Street | |||
| 32 | Local | Naylor Road, 23rd & 25th Streets | Park Place, R Street, and S Street | S Street, R Street, and Q Street | ||||
| 34 | Pennsylvania Avenue Line | Local | Naylor Road, 23rd & 25th Streets | Park Place, R Street, and S Street | S Street, R Street, and Q Street | |||
| 36 | Pennsylvania Avenue Line | Local | Pennsylvania Avenue | 27th Street, 30th Street, and 31st Street | 31st Street, 30th Street, and 28th Street | |||
| M6 | Fairfax Village Line | Local | Pennsylvania Avenue | 27th Street, 30th Street, and 31st Street | 31st Street, 30th Street, and 28th Street | |||
| 39 | Pennsylvania Avenue MetroExtra Line | Limited Stop | Pennsylvania Avenue | 30th Street | 30th Street |
Randle Highlands Elementary School (1650 30th Street, S.E.) 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 (2200 Minnesota Avenue, S.E.) district. The original school was built in 1911, then replaced by a newer building in 2002.
Most middle school aged students in Randle Highlands live in the Sousa Middle School (3650 Ely Place, S.E.) district, however, some middle school students in Randle Highlands live in the Kramer Middle School (1700 Q Street, S.E.) district.
All of Randle Highlands is in the Anacostia High School (1601 16th Street, S.E.) school district.[7]
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.
| Name | Position | Party | Took office | Up for reelection | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Delegate | Democratic | 1991 | 2024 | ||
| Paul Strauss | Shadow Senator | Democratic | 1997 | 2026 | ||
| Michael Brown | Shadow Senator | Democratic | 2007 | 2024 | ||
| Oye Owolewa | Shadow Representative | Democratic | 2021 | 2024 |
Randle Highlands is located primarily in Ward 7, although a small section of the westernmost portion of the neighborhood is located in Ward 8.
| Name | Position | Party | Took office | Up for reelection | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Mendelson | Chairman | Democratic | 1999 | 2026 | ||
| Christina Henderson | At-large | Independent | 2021 | 2024 | ||
| Kenyan McDuffie | At-large | Independent | 2023 | 2026 | ||
| Anita Bonds | At-large | Democratic | 2012 | 2026 | ||
| Robert White | At-large | Democratic | 2016 | 2024 | ||
| Vince Gray | Ward 7 | Democratic | 2017 | 2024 | ||
| Trayon White | Ward 8 | Democratic | 2017 | 2024 |
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 (SMD). While Randle Highland is primary in SMD 7B03,[9] there is a small section of the neighborhood in SMD 7B02[9] as well as a small section in SMD 8A03.[10]
| Name | Single Member District | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis R. Swanson | 7B03[11] | Non-Partisan | ||
| Jamaal Maurice Pearsall | 7B02[12] | Non-Partisan | ||
| Holly Muhammad | 8A03[13] | Non-Partisan |
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 (2826 Q Street, S.E.), however due do the COVID-19 pandemic, the association has paused their meetings until further notice.[14]
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.