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Enrollment
1,007
High
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 460
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARKSTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 260990004474
Clarkston Junior High School
6595 WALDON RD, CLARKSTON, MI 48346 · (248) 623-5600 · Oakland County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,007 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Michigan public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
169 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 518 | 51% |
| Grade 9 | 489 | 49% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
Schools most like Clarkston Junior High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkston Junior High School this school | 1,007 | 16.8% | 52.1% |
| Mason High School MASON | 1,015 | 20.4% | N/A |
| Lowell Senior High School LOWELL | 1,058 | 18.0% | N/A |
| DeWitt High School DEWITT | 944 | 11.7% | N/A |
| Hamilton High School HAMILTON | 793 | 20.7% | N/A |
| Bedford Senior High School TEMPERANCE | 1,260 | 20.6% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Clarkston Junior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #21 of 62 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,007 | #119 of 844 | #27 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #298 of 548 | #24 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.5% | #249 of 550 | #34 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.8% | #608 of 654 | #40 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #192 of 436 | #17 of 38 |
Ranked against other public high 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,007
-80 (-7%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 731
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 1,007 | 53.6 | 18.8:1 | 17% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 982 | 58.4 | 16.8:1 | 21% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 1,034 | 60.5 | 17.1:1 | 20% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 1,087 | 48 | 22.6:1 | 19% (206) |
| 2017-18 | 1,197 | 58.2 | 20.6:1 | 17% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 1,260 | 58 | 21.7:1 | 17% (215) |
| 2010-11 | 1,308 | 62 | 21.1:1 | 18% (239) |
| 2000-01 | 1,076 | 63 | 17.1:1 | 4% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 731 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clarkston Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (1,197 to 1,007); teachers down 8% (58.2 to 53.6).
About Clarkston Junior High School
Federal records list Clarkston Junior High School as a high school in CLARKSTON, Michigan. Classes run from 7 through 12, and the school has 1,007 students. Against the 460-student average for high schools in Michigan, enrollment here is 119% higher.
Clarkston Junior High School is among 13 schools run by Clarkston Community School District, which serves 6,670 students.
The student body at Clarkston Junior High School is 83% White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Oakland County residents are about 69% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 31% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Clarkston Junior High School employs 53.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 18.8:1. This ratio sits 2.8 below the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Michigan. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 17% in 2024-25. That is 15 points below the 32% average for public schools in Oakland County.
allk12 grades Clarkston Junior High School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Clarkston Junior High School, the prediction is 58.8% and the result is 52.1%.
Census Bureau estimates for Oakland County show that the median household income is $97,760, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. There are 345 public schools in Oakland County, enrolling about 169,926 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Clarkston Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Clarkston Junior High School. On proficiency, Clarkston Junior High School is behind the 61.7% nearby average, ranking 5th of 5.
Clarkston Junior High School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment is down 7% from 2020-21, when Clarkston Junior High School had 1,087 students, to 2024-25, when it had 1,007. The ratio was 22.6:1 in 2020-21 and 18.8:1 in 2024-25.
The Clarkston Junior High School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Clarkston Community School District
- Clarkston High SchoolHigh · 1,552 students
- Sashabaw Middle SchoolMiddle · 933 students
- Bailey Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Springfield Plains Elem SchoolElementary · 495 students
- Pine Knob Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Independence Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
Other schools in CLARKSTON
- Clarkston High SchoolHigh · 1,552 students
- Sashabaw Middle SchoolMiddle · 933 students
- Bailey Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Springfield Plains Elem SchoolElementary · 495 students
- Pine Knob Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Independence Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
Nearby schools
- Clarkston Elementary School0.3 mi · 416
- Renaissance Alternative High School0.4 mi · 116
- Renaissance Virtual School0.4 mi · 63
- Clarkston High School1.2 mi · 1,552
- Pine Knob Elementary School1.7 mi · 487
- Kingsley Montgomery School2.1 mi · 45
Frequently asked questions
About Clarkston Junior High SchoolHow large is Clarkston Junior High School?
Clarkston Junior High School enrolls approximately 1,007 students in grades 07-12.
Is Clarkston Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clarkston Junior High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clarkston Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clarkston Junior High School is approximately 18.8:1 (54 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Clarkston Junior High School?
Clarkston Junior High School reports a student body of 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Clarkston Junior High School public or private?
Clarkston Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clarkston Community School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.