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Pattengill Elementary School

3540 MORRISON AVE, BERKLEY, MI 48072 · (248) 837-8700 · Oakland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
Enrollment
295
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 369
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
44 students
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten6622%
Grade 15017%
Grade 24315%
Grade 34415%
Grade 44616%
Grade 54616%
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
20268%
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
83%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
5117%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
52%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
2910%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
14348%
Female
15252%

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
53.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
51.5%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.

Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Where Pattengill Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Oakland County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
49.1%#441 of 1,085#93 of 147
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
51.5%#406 of 1,072#89 of 144
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
53.8%#385 of 1,139#84 of 157
Enrollment
ranked largest first
295#1,105 of 1,630#150 of 178
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.7:1#219 of 1,424#27 of 170
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
49.1%#481 of 1,424#86 of 170
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
14.9%#1,458 of 1,563#127 of 175
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+2.8%#349 of 440#45 of 48
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
295
+9 (+3%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 345
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2529521.613.7:115% (44)
2023-2429220.714.1:118% (54)
2022-2329121.213.7:119% (56)
2020-212862113.6:116% (45)
2017-1828719.814.5:116% (45)
2015-162852014.3:116% (45)
2010-113552216.1:124% (85)
2000-013122015.6:110% (32)
1990-91345N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pattengill Elementary School.

About Pattengill Elementary School

Pattengill Elementary School, located in BERKLEY, Michigan, is a low-enrollment elementary school. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 295 students. That is 20% below the average of about 369 students for elementary schools in Michigan.

Pattengill Elementary School reports to Berkley School District, which has 7 schools and 3,894 students.

At Pattengill Elementary School, 68% of students are White. Smaller groups are 17% Black, 10% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put Oakland County at about 69% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Pattengill Elementary School scores 49%.

Pattengill Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1, with 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. The school has 15% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Oakland County report 32%.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Pattengill Elementary School, the prediction is 59.7% and the result is 49.1%.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Oakland County show that median household income comes to about $97,760, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 345, with about 169,926 students.

Angell Elementary School is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 54.0% on proficiency, and Pattengill Elementary School is below that at 49.1%.

Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.

In 2020-21, Pattengill Elementary School enrolled 286 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 295.

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Oakland County at a glance

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Population
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students

Quick facts

School name
Pattengill Elementary School
District
Berkley School District
Address
3540 MORRISON AVE, BERKLEY, MI 48072
Phone
(248) 837-8700
County
Oakland County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
295
Teachers (FTE)
22
Student–teacher ratio
13.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
44 (15%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
260501004193
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Pattengill Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Pattengill Elementary School?
Pattengill Elementary School enrolls approximately 295 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Pattengill Elementary School serve?
Pattengill Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Pattengill Elementary School have?
Pattengill Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
How diverse is Pattengill Elementary School?
Pattengill Elementary School reports a student body of 68% White, 3% Hispanic, 17% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Pattengill Elementary School?
Pattengill Elementary School is overseen by Berkley School District in Oakland County.
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