Early Learning and Family Resource

Located at 1970 CHRISTENSEN AVE, in WEST SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, Early Learning and Family Resource is a tiny K-5 school that hosts 31 students (grade pre-K), one of the schools within West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so Early Learning and Family Resource sits 91% below that benchmark.

Early Learning and Family Resource is one of 13 schools operated by West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan, a district that educates 5,452 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Early Learning and Family Resource shows that 52% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 29% White, 16% Black, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 9%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Early Learning and Family Resource has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 1.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Dakota County's rate of about 34%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Dakota County) records that median household earnings sit near $106,318, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Dakota County's 170 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,687 students), Early Learning and Family Resource is one campus in the mix.

Early Learning Resource Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

On the community side, the feed for Early Learning and Family Resource typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.