Oak Ridge Early Learning Center

Oak Ridge Early Learning Center is a compact elementary school in SARTELL, Minnesota, part of Sartell-St. Stephen School District. The school teaches 288 students in grades pre-K through K.

Within Sartell-St. Stephen School District, which oversees 5 schools and 3,943 students, Oak Ridge Early Learning Center is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Oak Ridge Early Learning Center reports that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 10% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, On paper, Oak Ridge Early Learning Center has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Oak Ridge Early Learning Center tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Stearns County's rate of about 44%.

Across the wider county, census data for Stearns County shows median household earnings sit near $77,066, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Stearns County runs 74 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,160 students), of which Oak Ridge Early Learning Center is one.

Sartell Senior High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oak Ridge Early Learning Center has edged down 62%, going from 751 students in 2018 to 288 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 94% to 78% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

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