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Pattengill School

Q: Is Pattengill School a good school?

Pattengill School ranks 1097 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Pattengill School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 706 students attended Pattengill School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Pattengill School?

Students at Pattengill School are 31% Hispanic, 27% African American, 21% White, 17% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Pattengill School attend?

Students who attend Pattengill School usually go on to attend: Middle : Mt Hope School Middle : Sheridan Road High : Eastern High School

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

1097^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Pattengill School is an elementary school located in Lansing, Michigan, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 633 students. It is part of the Lansing Public School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pattengill School faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in M-Step English Language Arts ranged from 11.1% in 3rd grade to 35.9% in 5th grade, compared to the state averages of 38.9% to 44.4%. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 80.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Pattengill School serves a high-poverty student population, with 88.5% to 90.68% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years, compared to the state average of around 50%.

Interestingly, Pattengill School's performance is significantly lower than the nearby East Lansing School District schools, such as Whitehills Elementary, Robert L. Green Elementary, and Glencairn School, which all have higher academic proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and serve student populations with lower percentages of free/reduced-price lunch recipients. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of around $18,000, which is higher than the state average, this has not translated into improved academic outcomes.

706

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,089

Per pupil spending ?

88.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

815 N Fairview Ave
Lansing, MI 48912-3129

(517) 755-1130

District: Lansing Public School District

Students who attend Pattengill School usually attend:

Middle:	Mt Hope School
	Sheridan Road
High:	Eastern High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

31.4%

African American:

26.9%

White:

20.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lansing Public School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (22% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (52% vs 28% Michigan)

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg16%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,097^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

722^nd of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 1 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 14Elementary Schools in the Lansing Public School District

526^th of 613Lansing Public School District among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	1097 of 1488	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	1133 of 1486	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	1203 of 1470	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	1217 of 1344	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	1325 of 1408	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1324 of 1448	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.3	1401 of 1466	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.7	1391 of 1548	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.5	1376 of 1580	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	207 of 369	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	165 of 348	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.2	175 of 212	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	342 of 475	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	40.3	156 of 270	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	1076 of 1338	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1110 of 1342	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	1131 of 1321	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	1025 of 1106	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	1123 of 1171	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	1317 of 1443	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	148 of 209	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	153 of 201	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	123 of 188	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	66 of 86	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	213 of 222	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	18.6	17 of 17	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	891 of 1346	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	1024 of 1381	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	1103 of 1350	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	1039 of 1099	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	1078 of 1134	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	1249 of 1397	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	1023 of 1366	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	1090 of 1347	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1154 of 1334	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	1095 of 1139	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	1185 of 1196	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	1269 of 1446	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	44 of 93	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.4	57 of 78	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	78 of 81	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	64 of 81	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	13.5	402 of 403	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	746 of 1206	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	830 of 1204	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	936 of 1198	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	929 of 1102	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	1099 of 1128	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	1218 of 1253	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	722 of 890	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	740 of 897	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	710 of 883	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	258 of 338	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	659 of 789	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	701 of 771	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	646 of 770	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	207 of 265	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	212 of 257	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	685 of 832	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	692 of 836	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	629 of 825	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	700 of 798	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	670 of 786	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	683 of 776	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	601 of 696	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	521 of 701	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	550 of 688	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Multi-racial (2025)53rd percentile+26 vs school

African American (2025)44th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)42nd percentile+34 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2018)<1st percentile-8 vs school

Homeless (2018)<1st percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

White (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-17 vs state

Science22%-18 vs state

Social Studies22%-16 vs state

Math17%-19 vs state

Mathematics11%-20 vs state

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by a citizen
Thursday, January 14, 2021

This school does not provide an adequate education for young children. The administration allows rampant proliferation of racism and is unable to deal with the violence brought to the classroom by students. Classes are disorganized and unreasonable students aren't learning, they are filling out worksheets with mindless answers and appeased with constant movies and television. Technology services at this school are horrid. Its almost as if they do not even have an IT department. There is no actual biotech included in their curriculum this is just an elementary with a fancy name but incredibly low student performance and test scores. This school objectively ranks among the worst in Michigan among student satisfaction, personal and professional growth, and engagement with material and I urge you not to enroll your pupils in this program. It is a waste of your time, effort, sanity and money. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pattengill School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	815 N Fairview Ave	Lansing	48912	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1130	706	39	18.3	88.8%	147 (20.8%)	190 (26.9%)	222 (31.4%)	23 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	121 (17.1%)	23.8	1097^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.3%		22.7	1133^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	23.8%	36	46.5	10.7	11.1	24.7	35.9	17.5	28.8	7.7	19.2	25.3	15.9	14.9	34.2	13.5	27.8	17.5	$18,089	$3,339	$14,750
Post Oak School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2320 Post Oak Ln	Lansing	48912	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1610	430	28	15.2	65.6%	162 (37.7%)	78 (18.1%)	109 (25.3%)	19 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (14.4%)	60.9	551^st of 1488 public elementary schools	63.0%		45.2	760^th of 1486 public elementary schools	48.9%	209	77.3	31.8	54.5	37.8	67.6	41.5	44.7	65.9	24.3	43.2	28.3	27.7	54.1	45.5	21.6	54.5	$17,973	$2,904	$15,069
Glencairn School	Public	PK, KG-5	939 N Harrison Rd	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 333-7930	298	18	16.1	23.8%	186 (62.4%)	30 (10.1%)	32 (10.7%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (12.1%)	77.3	300^th of 1488 public elementary schools	79.8%		77.2	298^th of 1486 public elementary schools	79.9%	2			49.0	68.2	66.0			52.9	51.2	41.5			64.2		39.6		$13,461	$723	$12,738
Robert L Green Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1811 Pinecrest Dr	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 333-7870	273	21	13.1	33.7%	143 (52.4%)	52 (19.0%)	27 (9.9%)	19 (7.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.3%)	80.7	263^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	82.3%		71.9	377^th of 1486 public elementary schools	74.6%	114			60.0	52.9	69.0			62.0	49.0	54.8			54.8		45.2		$15,049	$1,089	$13,960
Ingham Independent School District (Isd) ASD Programs	Public	PK, KG-8	1811 Pinecrest Dr	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	Ingham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 244-1247	11	3	3.6	54.5%	10 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Gier Park School	Public	PK, KG-4	401 E Gier St	Lansing	48906	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1360	316	21	14.8	89.9%	104 (32.9%)	76 (24.1%)	83 (26.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (16.5%)	15.1	1257^th of 1488 public elementary schools	15.5%		7.6	1399^th of 1486 public elementary schools	5.9%	142			18.3	16.7				22.5	22.9								$19,792	$3,313	$16,478
Red Cedar School	Public	PK, KG-5	1110 Narcissus Dr	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 333-5060	189	21	8.9	43.4%	77 (40.7%)	29 (15.3%)	24 (12.7%)	41 (21.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.5%)	55.3	642^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	56.9%		59.4	561^st of 1486 public elementary schools	62.2%	81			28.6	40.9	79.2			37.1	22.7	58.3			70.8		25.0		$22,057	$1,454	$20,602
MidMichigan Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	730 W Maple St	Lansing	48906	Ingham County	Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 485-5379	316	27	11.7	99.7%	11 (3.5%)	215 (68.0%)	28 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (18.0%)								(n/a)							9.3	8.1				7.0					$17,474	$2,595	$14,880
Cole Academy East	Public, Charter	K-5	2921 E Coleman Rd	East Lansing	48823	Clinton County	Cole Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(517) 580-3470	148	9	16.4	54.1%	44 (29.7%)	38 (25.7%)	43 (29.1%)	3 (2.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.2%)	32.1	978^th of 1488 public elementary schools	34.3%		43.9	785^th of 1486 public elementary schools	47.2%	193				30.8	38.5			15.0	38.5	26.9			26.9		23.1		$11,539	$896	$10,643
Whitehills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	621 Pebblebrook Ln	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 333-7900	286	18	15.6	24.5%	183 (64.0%)	32 (11.2%)	35 (12.2%)	17 (5.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	87.9	159^th of 1488 public elementary schools	89.3%		92.5	71^st of 1486 public elementary schools	95.2%	88			52.0	69.2	77.8			54.9	61.5	61.1			64.8		55.6		$14,448	$605	$13,843

Frequently Asked Questions about Pattengill School

Is Pattengill School a good school?

Pattengill School ranks 1097^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Pattengill School attend?

Students who attend Pattengill School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mt Hope School
Middle : Sheridan Road
High : Eastern High School

How many students attend Pattengill School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 706 students attended Pattengill School.

What district is Pattengill School in?

Lansing Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Pattengill School?

Students at Pattengill School are 31% Hispanic, 27% African American, 21% White, 17% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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