Early Childhood Special Education

As a medium-sized K-5 school in MAPLEWOOD, Minnesota, Early Childhood Special Education serves 373 students from grade pre-K, part of North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale.

North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 10,754 students. Early Childhood Special Education is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Early Childhood Special Education reports that the largest single group is White at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 22% Asian, 16% Black, 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Ramsey County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Ramsey County shows the typical household earns roughly $81,568 per year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Early Childhood Special Education is one of 302 public schools in Ramsey County (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students).

The closest other public school is Beaver Lake Voluntary Pre-K, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Early Childhood Special Education has increased 35%, going from 276 students in 2018 to 373 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share climbed from 9% to 22%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 9.3:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.

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