Early Learning Program

Early Learning Program is an elementary school located in DeForest, Wisconsin, in Dane County. The school covers pre-K and reported 297 students in 2024-25.

Early Learning Program is among 7 schools run by De Forest Area School District, which serves 4,246 students.

A large majority of enrollment at Early Learning Program is White, at 80%. The school is also 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among Dane County residents, the White share is about 77%. The diversity index for Early Learning Program is 34%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Early Learning Program has 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 31.3:1. Elementary schools in Wisconsin have an average ratio of 14.7:1.

For Dane County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $89,975 a year, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Early Learning Program, Dane County has 169 public schools.

De Forest Middle is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Early Learning Program, there are 7 other public schools.

The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).

Enrollment at Early Learning Program was 302 in 2020-21 and 297 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 27.4:1 to 31.3:1.

Early Learning Program has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.