Prairie Ridge Early Learning School

Located at 3031 Epiphany Ln, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Prairie Ridge Early Learning School is a close-knit elementary-level community that educates 248 students (grade pre-K), one of the schools within Eau Claire Area School District. Enrollment runs roughly 23% leaner than the state mean of about 323.

Within Eau Claire Area School District, which oversees 23 schools and 10,687 students, Prairie Ridge Early Learning School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Prairie Ridge Early Learning School records that 54% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 21% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Prairie Ridge Early Learning School logs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Eau Claire County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Eau Claire County put median household earnings sit near $74,546, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Prairie Ridge Early Learning School is one of 36 public schools in Eau Claire County (combined enrollment of about 14,002 students).

Nearest neighbor: DeLong Middle, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 27%: 341 students in 2018 compared to 248 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 62% to 54% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

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