Pattengill Elementary School

Pattengill Elementary School operates as a modestly sized elementary campus in BERKLEY, Michigan, overseen by Berkley School District. Current enrollment sits at 295 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 20% leaner than the state mean of about 369.

Across the 7 schools in Berkley School District (3,894 students total), Pattengill Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Pattengill Elementary School logs that 68% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 17% Black, 10% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Oakland County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Pattengill Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Oakland County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Pattengill Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.1%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Oakland County shows median household earnings sit near $97,760, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pattengill Elementary School is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students).

The closest other public school is Angell Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Pattengill Elementary School comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 54.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 3%: 287 students in 2018 compared to 295 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.