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How has Patterson Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
408
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLLY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261845005524
Patterson Elementary School
3231 GRANGE HALL RD, HOLLY, MI 48442 · (248) 328-3700 · Oakland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
232 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 19% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Patterson Elementary School→Holly Middle School
Based on grade levels within Holly Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
44.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.1%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Patterson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #725 of 1,085 | #125 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #571 of 1,072 | #108 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #789 of 1,139 | #133 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 408 | #616 of 1,630 | #93 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #199 of 1,424 | #23 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.1% | #839 of 1,424 | #131 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.9% | #764 of 1,563 | #39 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #738 of 979 | #91 of 118 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
408
-28 (-6%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 765
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 408 | 30.2 | 13.5:1 | 57% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 439 | 32 | 13.7:1 | 62% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 437 | 30.9 | 14.1:1 | 57% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 29 | 15.0:1 | 51% (222) |
| 2017-18 | 435 | 29.8 | 14.6:1 | 53% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 418 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 50% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 458 | 28 | 16.4:1 | 57% (260) |
| 2000-01 | 524 | 31 | 16.9:1 | 24% (127) |
| 1990-91 | 765 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Patterson Elementary School.
About Patterson Elementary School
Patterson Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in HOLLY, Michigan, one of the schools in Holly Area School District. The school has 408 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
Holly Area School District has 3,120 students in 6 schools, and Patterson Elementary School is one of those schools.
The share of White students at Patterson Elementary School is 84%. Other groups make up 8% multiracial and 7% Hispanic. Oakland County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 29%.
The school's 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. Income data for the school show 57% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Oakland County average 32%.
Patterson Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.7% is 1.4 points below the 41.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
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 about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Oakland County counts 345 public schools with about 169,926 students.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, Holly Middle School, is the closest to Patterson Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Patterson Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Patterson Elementary School is coded Town: Fringe, for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 408 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 436. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.0:1 in 2020-21, and 13.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Holly Area School District
- Holly High SchoolHigh · 1,001 students
- Holly Middle SchoolMiddle · 743 students
- Davisburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Holly Elementary SchoolElementary · 307 students
- Rose Pioneer Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
Other schools in HOLLY
- Holly High SchoolHigh · 1,001 students
- Holly Middle SchoolMiddle · 743 students
- Holly AcademyElementary · 520 students
- Holly Elementary SchoolElementary · 307 students
- Rose Pioneer Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
Nearby schools
- Holly Middle School0.7 mi · 743
- Holly Academy1.1 mi · 520
- Holly Elementary School1.5 mi · 307
- TomekEastern Elem School2.9 mi · 380
- Holly High School3.0 mi · 1,001
- North Road Elementary School3.7 mi · 351
Frequently asked questions
About Patterson Elementary SchoolHow large is Patterson Elementary School?
Patterson Elementary School enrolls approximately 408 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Patterson Elementary School serve?
Patterson Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Patterson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Patterson Elementary School is approximately 13.5:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Patterson Elementary School?
At Patterson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Patterson Elementary School?
Patterson Elementary School is overseen by Holly Area School District in Oakland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.