Enrollment
275
Middle
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAWSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260993004482
Clawson Middle School
150 JOHN M AVE, CLAWSON, MI 48017 · (248) 655-4250 · Oakland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL275 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
83 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
35.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
275
-99 (-26%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.1:1
% White
77%
was 70%
% Hispanic
5%
was 8%
% Black
12%
was 16%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Clawson Middle School
Clawson Middle School is one of the small intermediate schools in CLAWSON, Michigan, one of the schools within Clawson Public Schools, with 275 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 45% below the state mean of about 502.
Clawson Public Schools runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,349 students. Clawson Middle School is one of those campuses.
On demographics, Clawson Middle School shows that White students make up the majority at 77%. The remainder consists of 12% Black, 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.
Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting Clawson Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, Clawson Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.9%; this one delivers 47.6%.
Around the school, census data for Oakland County shows median household earnings sit near $97,760, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Clawson Middle School is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students).
Clawson Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Clawson Middle School. On composite proficiency, Clawson Middle School comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 49.5%.
The school occupies an outer-ring site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Clawson Middle School has declined 26%, going from 374 students in 2018 to 275 in 2025. The White share of enrollment increased from 70% to 77% over that span.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school 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 Clawson Public Schools
- Clawson Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- Clawson High SchoolHigh · 369 students
- Kenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 162 students
Other schools in CLAWSON
- Clawson Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- Clawson High SchoolHigh · 369 students
- Kenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 162 students
Nearby schools
- Clawson Elementary School0.0 mi · 543
- Clawson High School0.1 mi · 369
- Kenwood Elementary School0.5 mi · 162
- Royal Oak High School1.1 mi · 1,293
- Oak Ridge Elementary School1.4 mi · 404
- Morse Elementary School1.5 mi · 411
Frequently asked questions
About Clawson Middle SchoolHow many students attend Clawson Middle School?
Clawson Middle School enrolls approximately 275 students in grades 06-08.
Is Clawson Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clawson Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Clawson Middle School have?
Clawson Middle School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Clawson Middle School?
Student demographics at Clawson Middle School are roughly 77% White, 5% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Clawson Middle School?
Clawson Middle School is overseen by Clawson Public Schools in Oakland County.
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