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Pattengill School

Q: Is Pattengill School a good school?

Pattengill School ranks in the bottom 16.4% of Michigan elementary schools.

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

1247^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Pattengill School is a large public school in Lansing, MI, serving 706 students in grades PK through 8 within the Lansing Public School District, where nearly 89% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While Pattengill's overall state ranking places it in the bottom quartile of Michigan schools, the data tells a more nuanced story. The school consistently outperforms the district average in several key areas, especially in the upper grades. For example, in the most recent school year, 6th-grade ELA proficiency was 25.3% compared to the district's 17.9%, and 7th-grade math proficiency was 17.7% versus the district's 10.3%. There's also a clear upward trend: the school's state percentile rank has climbed from a low of 4th in 2016-2017 to 16th in 2025-2026. One notable bright spot is the school's performance for African American students, which earned a 3-star rating and ranked in the 53rd percentile statewide in 2023-2024—a significant achievement. However, chronic absenteeism remains a serious challenge, affecting over half of students, though this rate has improved dramatically from a peak of 90.7% a few years ago.

Comparing Pattengill to nearby schools highlights the impact of its challenging circumstances. Just 1.17 miles away, Post Oak School—also in the Lansing Public School District—ranks in the 57th percentile with dramatically higher proficiency rates (e.g., 56.5% vs. 14.7% for 3rd-grade ELA). Post Oak serves a student body with a significantly lower percentage of low-income students (65.6% vs. 88.8%). Meanwhile, schools in the nearby East Lansing School District, such as Glencairn School and Whitehills Elementary School, are top performers with 4-star ratings and proficiency rates often exceeding 50%. Pattengill actually spends more per student ($18,089) than these higher-performing schools, indicating significant district investment that is being channeled into support services for a student population with greater needs. The school also shows uneven performance across subjects—8th-grade ELA proficiency on the PSAT was a relative strength at 41.8%, while 8th-grade math lagged at just 10.1%.

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: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (19% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg18%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,247^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

725^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 1 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Lansing Public School District

539^th of 625Lansing 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
2026	16.6	1247 of 1492	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	33.6	251 of 388	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	13.2	1215 of 1343	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	21.3	183 of 225	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	22.1	1104 of 1352	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.5	1178 of 1372	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	20.3	92 of 104	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	27.4	893 of 1199	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	18.4	725 of 896	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	31.0	223 of 337	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.2	258 of 338	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	688 of 789	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	22.2	219 of 260	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	21.1	673 of 834	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	17.4	680 of 813	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	700 of 798	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	670 of 786	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	683 of 776	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	169 of 195	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	580 of 687	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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

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

African American (2026)35th percentile+19 vs school

White (2026)26th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile~ school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)12th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile-7 vs school

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

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

Middle school

African American (2026)34th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile~ school

Male (2026)16th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)13th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science20%-20 vs state

English Language Arts19%-21 vs state

Math17%-19 vs state

Social Studies15%-23 vs state

Mathematics10%-23 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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	16.6	1247^th of 1492 public elementary schools	16.4%		23.8	1097^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.3%	150	41.8	10.1	14.7	13.7	25.0	25.3	16.7	22.7	6.8	15.8	20.0	17.7	22.4	17.7	11.8	19.0	$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%)	53.6	648^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.6%		60.9	551^st of 1488 public elementary schools	63.0%	97	57.4	21.3	56.5	64.3	36.7	50.0	47.3	58.7	52.4	18.3	37.5	36.4	26.7	44.7	13.3	48.9	$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%)	76.1	322^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	78.4%		77.3	300^th of 1488 public elementary schools	79.8%	22			55.4	42.9	64.4			47.4	49.0	53.3			55.8		51.1		$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%)	70.8	392^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	73.7%		80.7	263^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	82.3%	129			54.9	57.8	56.0			56.9	47.8	40.0			46.0		30.0		$15,049	$1,089	$13,960
Ingham Independent School District (Isd) ASD Programs	Public	PK, KG-8	1811 Pinecrest Dr	East Lansing	48854	Ingham County	Ingham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 244-1471	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	Clinton 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%)	12.4	1325^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.2%		15.1	1257^th of 1488 public elementary schools	15.5%	68			17.1	18.1				13.3	20.8								$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%)	60.3	554^th of 1492 public elementary schools	62.9%		55.3	642^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	56.9%	88			44.4	47.4	52.4			48.1	50.0	23.8			38.1		33.3		$22,057	$1,454	$20,602
MidMichigan Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	730 W Maple St	Lansing	48906	Clinton 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)	24.2	347.6	1267.0	1365.7	10.0	1559.5	1670.0	1259.2	1357.1	1457.2	1551.2	1661.2	1471.4	8.8	1464.8	17.6	$17,474	$2,595	$14,880
Cole Academy East	Public, Charter	K-5	2921 E Coleman Rd	East Lansing	48823	Ingham 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%)	30.7	992^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	33.5%		32.1	978^th of 1488 public elementary schools	34.3%	14			18.2	21.4	40.0			36.4	1372.9	26.7			33.3		1480.9		$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%)	79.1	276^th of 1492 public elementary schools	81.5%		87.9	159^th of 1488 public elementary schools	89.3%	117			62.8	46.2	59.3			67.4	40.4	51.9			57.4		50.0		$14,448	$605	$13,843

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Is Pattengill School a good school?

Pattengill School ranks in the bottom 16.4% of Michigan elementary schools.

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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