Enrollment
313
Elementary
DISTRICT 428 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARKSTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 260990004478
North Sashabaw Elementary School
5290 MAYBEE RD, CLARKSTON, MI 48346 · (248) 623-4100 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL313 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of Michigan public elementary schools
- CTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
161 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
56%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
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
46.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
35.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 46 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 North Sashabaw Elementary School
North Sashabaw Elementary School's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Sashabaw Elementary School this school | 313 | 51.4% | 39.1% |
| Pine Island Elementary COMSTOCK PARK | 379 | 57.5% | 35.6% |
| Haviland Elementary School WATERFORD | 308 | 57.5% | 48.6% |
| Washington Elementary School WYANDOTTE | 379 | 48.0% | 41.1% |
| Borland Elementary School IMLAY CITY | 396 | 58.8% | 37.5% |
| Lincoln Elementary School ADRIAN | 280 | 62.1% | 44.3% |
Matched among Michigan elementary 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 North Sashabaw Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #744 of 1,085 | #127 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #784 of 1,072 | #128 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #603 of 1,139 | #116 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 313 | #1,030 of 1,630 | #140 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #25 of 1,424 | #2 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #359 of 1,424 | #62 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.4% | #862 of 1,563 | #45 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.0% | #209 of 979 | #17 of 118 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
313
+84 (+37%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 313 | 28.5 | 11.0:1 | 51% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 318 | 26.5 | 12.0:1 | 59% (187) |
| 2022-23 | 294 | 34.3 | 8.6:1 | 63% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 229 | 18 | 12.7:1 | 61% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 24.2 | 16.4:1 | 62% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 381 | 20 | 19.1:1 | 52% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 26 | 16.3:1 | 48% (203) |
| 2000-01 | 465 | 33 | 14.1:1 | 17% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 476 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Sashabaw Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (396 to 313); teachers up 18% (24.2 to 28.5).
About North Sashabaw Elementary School
North Sashabaw Elementary School is a small elementary school based in CLARKSTON, Michigan. The school has 313 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5.
Clarkston Community School District is responsible for 13 schools, North Sashabaw Elementary School included, with 6,670 students in all.
More than half of the students at North Sashabaw Elementary School are White (60%). The remaining shares are 26% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Oakland County's population at about 69%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, North Sashabaw Elementary School scores 56%.
There are 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at North Sashabaw Elementary School, giving a ratio of 11.0:1. The school's 11.0:1 compares with an average of 15.8:1 for elementary schools in Michigan. By family income, 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Oakland County averages 32%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, North Sashabaw Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 29% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, North Sashabaw Elementary School would be expected to post about 43.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.1%.
Census data for Oakland County show the median household earns about $97,760 a year, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Oakland County number 345, with about 169,926 students.
Sashabaw Middle School is about 0.1 miles from North Sashabaw Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around North Sashabaw Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 51.1%, higher than North Sashabaw Elementary School's 39.1%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 37% increase, from 229 to 313. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.7:1 to 11.0:1.
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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
- Clarkston Junior High SchoolHigh · 1,007 students
- Sashabaw Middle SchoolMiddle · 933 students
- Bailey Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Springfield Plains Elem SchoolElementary · 495 students
- Pine Knob Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
Other schools in CLARKSTON
- Clarkston High SchoolHigh · 1,552 students
- Clarkston Junior High SchoolHigh · 1,007 students
- Sashabaw Middle SchoolMiddle · 933 students
- Bailey Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Springfield Plains Elem SchoolElementary · 495 students
- Pine Knob Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
Nearby schools
- Sashabaw Middle School0.1 mi · 933
- Pine Knob Elementary School0.9 mi · 487
- Kingsley Montgomery School2.0 mi · 45
- Grayson Elementary2.0 mi · 437
- Clarkston High School2.1 mi · 1,552
- Waterford Montessori Academy2.1 mi · 213
Frequently asked questions
About North Sashabaw Elementary SchoolHow many students attend North Sashabaw Elementary School?
North Sashabaw Elementary School enrolls approximately 313 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does North Sashabaw Elementary School serve?
North Sashabaw Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Sashabaw Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Sashabaw Elementary School is approximately 11.0:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is North Sashabaw Elementary School?
North Sashabaw Elementary School reports a student body of 60% White, 26% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees North Sashabaw Elementary School?
North Sashabaw Elementary School is overseen by Clarkston Community School District in Oakland County.
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