Pine Meadow Primary School

Pine Meadow Primary School, a moderately sized K-5 school in SARTELL, Minnesota, one of the schools within Sartell-St. Stephen School District, serves 489 students, covering grades 1 through 2. That puts it 42% larger than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

Sartell-St. Stephen School District runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 3,943 students. Pine Meadow Primary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Pine Meadow Primary School shows that White students make up the majority at 80%. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Pine Meadow Primary School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Stearns County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Stearns County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $77,066 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Stearns County's 74 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,160 students), Pine Meadow Primary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Sartell Middle, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pine Meadow Primary School has contracted 22%, going from 624 students in 2018 to 489 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 90% to 80% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.