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.