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What's the biggest difference between Pattengill School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
706
Elementary
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANSING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262115008414
Pattengill School
815 N FAIRVIEW AVE, LANSING, MI 48912 · (517) 755-1130 · Ingham County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL706 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
627 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 73 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 107 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 30% smaller than its 8th grade class (107).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 56% · US 70%
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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
26.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
18.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 →
Schools most like Pattengill School
Pattengill School's state test result (25.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pattengill School this school | 706 | 88.8% | 25.1% |
| Windemere Park Charter Academy LANSING | 580 | 86.4% | 43.9% |
| Fortis Academy YPSILANTI | 681 | 89.1% | 26.4% |
| Carrollton Elementary School SAGINAW | 662 | 85.2% | 24.6% |
| Harrison Park Academy GRAND RAPIDS | 708 | 86.0% | N/A |
| Central Kelloggsville Elementary GRAND RAPIDS | 494 | 82.8% | 23.3% |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Pattengill School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #1,017 of 1,085 | #28 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #1,051 of 1,072 | #29 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #1,041 of 1,139 | #30 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 706 | #65 of 1,630 | #2 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #1,199 of 1,424 | #40 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.5% | #9 of 1,424 | #3 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.8% | #218 of 1,563 | #11 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +45.0% | #27 of 440 | #4 of 17 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
706
+100 (+17%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 18.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 706 | 38.5 | 18.3:1 | 89% (627) |
| 2023-24 | 633 | 38.4 | 16.5:1 | 91% (574) |
| 2022-23 | 600 | 34 | 17.7:1 | 89% (531) |
| 2020-21 | 606 | 33 | 18.4:1 | 72% (436) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 24 | 20.3:1 | 88% (427) |
| 2015-16 | 506 | 27 | 18.7:1 | 78% (393) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pattengill School.
Since 2017-18: students up 45% (487 to 706); teachers up 60% (24 to 38.5).
About Pattengill School
Located in LANSING, Michigan, Pattengill School is a high-enrollment elementary school. Enrolled students number 706 students, in pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 91% higher than the average for elementary schools in Michigan, which is about 369.
The district, Lansing Public School District, has 10,048 students enrolled across 26 schools.
Pattengill School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 31%. Other students are 27% Black, 21% White, 17% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Ingham County residents are about 9% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 75% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Pattengill School's 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 18.3:1. That is higher than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 89%. Compared with the 49% average for public schools in Ingham County, the school's rate is higher.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 26.9% for Pattengill School. The school posts 25.1%, 1.8 points below the prediction.
According to the American Community Survey, in Ingham County, the median household income is $65,526, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Pattengill School is one of 100 public schools in the county.
Eastern High School is located about 0.2 miles from Pattengill School. The five-mile area around Pattengill School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 25.1% average proficiency ranks 5th among 6 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal data show a 17% enrollment gain, from 606 in 2020-21 to 706 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Pattengill School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Ingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
283,913
Census ACS
Median income
$65,526
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
100
37,914 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lansing Public School District
- Everett High SchoolHigh · 1,017 students
- Gardner International SchoolElementary · 874 students
- Eastern High SchoolHigh · 798 students
- JW Sexton High SchoolHigh · 586 students
- Dwight Rich School of the ArtsElementary · 562 students
- North SchoolElementary · 471 students
Other schools in LANSING
- Everett High SchoolHigh · 1,017 students
- Waverly Senior High SchoolHigh · 987 students
- Gardner International SchoolElementary · 874 students
- Insight School of MichiganHigh · 862 students
- Eastern High SchoolHigh · 798 students
- JW Sexton High SchoolHigh · 586 students
Other Pattengill schools
One other US public school is named Pattengill. Pattengill School is the largest of the 2.
- Pattengill SchoolANN ARBOR, MI · 206 students
Nearby schools
- Eastern High School0.2 mi · 798
- SAIL Lansing0.6 mi · 12
- Post Oak School1.2 mi · 430
- Glencairn School1.4 mi · 298
- Robert L Green Elementary1.5 mi · 273
- Ingham ISD ASD Programs1.6 mi · 11
Frequently asked questions
About Pattengill SchoolHow large is Pattengill School?
Pattengill School enrolls approximately 706 students in grades PK-08.
Is Pattengill School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pattengill School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Pattengill School?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Pattengill School.
What is the student diversity at Pattengill School?
Student demographics at Pattengill School are roughly 21% White, 31% Hispanic, 27% Black, 3% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Who oversees Pattengill School?
Pattengill School is overseen by Lansing Public School District in Ingham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.