Early Learning Academy

Early Learning Academy operates as a modestly sized K-5 school in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, run under Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District. Current enrollment sits at 266 students spanning grade pre-K.

Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 6,554 students. Early Learning Academy is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Early Learning Academy reports that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 18% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 26.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Early Learning Academy higher than the state norm the norm. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Milwaukee County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Milwaukee County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $64,435 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Early Learning Academy is one of 284 public schools in Milwaukee County (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students).

The closest other public school is Forest Ridge Elementary, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Early Learning Academy.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Early Learning Academy's enrollment has fell 9% since 2018, when it stood at 293 (now 266). White enrollment moved from 67% to 53% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 41.9:1 in 2018 to 26.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.