Patterson Elementary School

Patterson Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary school in HOLLY, Michigan, run under Holly Area School District. The school teaches 408 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Holly Area School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,120 students; Patterson Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Patterson Elementary School lists that nearly all students (84%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

On the income-and-resources front, Patterson Elementary School lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Patterson Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Oakland County's rate of about 32%.

After controlling for student poverty, Patterson Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.1%, the actual is 39.7%, a residual of -1.4 points.

Around the school, Oakland County reports that 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. Across Oakland County's 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), Patterson Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Holly Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Patterson Elementary School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 52.8%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 6%: 435 students in 2018 compared to 408 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.