About Pattengill

Our Mission

The mission of Pattengill Elementary School is to ensure that students learn to be successful, responsible citizens.

School Goals

Students will demonstrate science process skills and conceptual understanding.
Students will effectively use math problem solving skills.
When students leave elementary school, they will be able to communicate effectively in writing.
Students will use multimedia programs and the internet as educational tools and to demonstrate learning.
Students will apply social studies skills to their every day lives.
Students will have opportunities to work at their individual levels using differentiated instruction.

Points of Pride

Pattengill was named a US Department of Education National Blue Ribbon school in 2015.
Our teaching staff spends long hours planning lessons, talking with parents, and coordinating and enhancing our yearly program.
Pattengill parents and the PTA do so much to support learning for their children and for the entire Pattengill community.
Our students and staff utilize technology to enhance and expand learning.
Our support staff cares deeply for children, and they continuously share their talents to make Pattengill a special school.
Our school earned NCA accreditation and State Exemplary School status.
Our upper elementary students perform well on the state M-STEP tests.

School Rules

Students and staff abide by the following three rules:

We work hard.
We are safe.
We are kind and respectful.

Pattengill History

Pattengill Celebrates 100 Years of Educational Excellence

Henry R. Pattengill Elementary School was built and opened in 1925 and dedicated on February 3, 1926. The original six-room structure was designed by Lane, Davenport & Peterson, Architects & Engineers, and was Berkley’s third school in the modern era. The school was named after Michigan’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1893 -1897, who championed free textbooks, compulsory attendance and teacher certification. Because of low tax collections and declining enrollment, Pattengill was closed in June of 1931 and remained closed during the Depression years and the early years of World War II. While closed for educational purposes, the Pattengill building stored grain to support the community during the Depression.

Eventually, rising enrollment and the completion of a needed renovation allowed the school to reopen on January 3, 1944. Classrooms and a gymnasium were added in the late 1940s and early 1950s and renovations including the media center and office area were completed in the early 2000s and again in the late 2010s. Pattengill will have a new multi-purpose cafeteria addition added in 2025. Pattengill Elementary School’s tradition of educational excellence has continued with the support of the community.

Below are photos of Pattengill through the years. These photos are from the District archives as well as from Pattengill's storage.