About Our School
Patch ES Mission
Educate, Engage, and Empower military-connected students to succeed in a dynamic world.
Patch ES Vision
Excellence in Education for Every Student, Every Day, Everywhere
Welcome to Alexander M. Patch Elementary located in Stuttgart, Germany. It is part of the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDEA) system which operates schools world-wide for children of military sponsors, Department of Defense civilians, and State Department personnel. Patch ES was first opened in 1979 and currently provides instruction to about 470 students from pre-school child development through grade five. The school staff averages around 50 and includes two administrators, classroom teachers, specialists, and clerical and technical personnel. The stallion became the mascot of PES a few years after Stuttgart American High School closed (1992). A new modern 21st Century Alexander M. Patch Elementary School was opened on the original school location in August 2022.
CSI Goals
Elementary SMART Objective #1: Standards-Based Mathematics
By the end of SY 2025-2026, grades 3-5 will decrease the percentage of students in the did not meet or partially met performance levels by 5% over two years from 9% to 4% and increase the percentage of students scoring at the met or exceeded performance levels by 5% over two years from 68% to 73% as reported on DoDEA’s CCRSM Summative Assessment.
Elementary SMART Objective #2: Standards-Based Literacy Instruction
By the end of SY 2025-2026, grades 3-5 will decrease the percentage of students in the did not meet or partially met performance levels by 5% over two years from 10% to 5% and increase the percentage of students scoring at the met or exceeded performance levels by 5% over two years from 61% to 66% as reported on DoDEA’s CCRSL Summative Assessment.
