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Enrollment
878
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273351002285
OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY
2600 COUNTY ROAD 136, SAINT CLOUD, MN 56301 · (320) 370-6000 · Stearns County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL878 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
583 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 99 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 129 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 141 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 151 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 136 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (129) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
37.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
35.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY
OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY's state test result (32.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY this school | 878 | 66.4% | 32.6% |
| MADISON ELEMENTARY SAINT CLOUD | 704 | 68.9% | 31.6% |
| Athlos Leadership Academy BROOKLYN PARK | 807 | 76.3% | 30.4% |
| Highland Park Elementary SAINT PAUL | 406 | 72.4% | 21.6% |
| TALAHI COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SAINT CLOUD | 701 | 84.0% | 16.9% |
| FOREST ELEMENTARY CRYSTAL | 464 | 67.9% | 25.4% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Stearns County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #642 of 844 | #15 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #632 of 844 | #15 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #613 of 844 | #14 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 878 | #19 of 1,130 | #2 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #517 of 769 | #17 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #282 of 796 | #6 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.4% | #185 of 942 | #7 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.2% | #66 of 244 | #5 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
878
+55 (+7%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 920
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 878 | 59.2 | 14.8:1 | 66% (583) |
| 2023-24 | 752 | 57.2 | 13.1:1 | 72% (538) |
| 2022-23 | 814 | N/A | N/A | 69% (563) |
| 2020-21 | 823 | 49 | 16.8:1 | 51% (423) |
| 2017-18 | 743 | 44.9 | 16.6:1 | 56% (415) |
| 2015-16 | 774 | 47 | 16.5:1 | 51% (392) |
| 2010-11 | 846 | 51 | 16.6:1 | 35% (295) |
| 2000-01 | 932 | 51 | 18.3:1 | 12% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 920 | 40 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (743 to 878); teachers up 32% (44.9 to 59.2).
About OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY
SAINT CLOUD, Minnesota, is home to OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY, a large elementary school. The school counted 878 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. It has 155% more students than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota (about 344).
Federal data list 22 schools in ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 9,803 students enrolled.
The largest group at OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY is Black students, at 55%. Other students are 30% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Stearns County residents are about 9% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
The school has 59.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.8 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1. Of all students at OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY, 66% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Stearns County report 44%.
OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 32.6%, compared with a predicted 29.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Stearns County, median household income comes to about $77,066, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Stearns County counts 74 public schools with about 24,160 students.
Of the public schools around it, OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY is closest to Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud, about 1.2 miles away. OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 22.9% on proficiency, and OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY is above that at 32.6%.
The NCES locale for OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY had a net gain of 55 students, or 7%. By 2024-25, the school had 14.8 students per teacher, compared with 16.8 in 2020-21.
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Stearns County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,865
Census ACS
Median income
$77,066
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
74
24,160 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,561 students
- APOLLO SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,264 students
- SOUTH JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 831 students
- NORTH JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 720 students
- MADISON ELEMENTARYElementary · 704 students
- TALAHI COMMUNITY ELEMENTARYElementary · 701 students
Other schools in SAINT CLOUD
- TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,561 students
- APOLLO SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,264 students
- SOUTH JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 831 students
- NORTH JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 720 students
- MADISON ELEMENTARYElementary · 704 students
- TALAHI COMMUNITY ELEMENTARYElementary · 701 students
Nearby schools
- Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud1.2 mi · 260
- SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH1.6 mi · 831
- Stride Academy K-8 Charter School1.6 mi · 569
- DISCOVERY COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 572
- TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH1.8 mi · 1,561
- EC Sp Ed at Quarryview Ed Center1.8 mi · 245
Frequently asked questions
About OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY?
OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 878 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY serve?
OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY?
OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 30% White, 5% Hispanic, 55% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY?
OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY is overseen by ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Stearns County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.