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What's the biggest difference between Clawson Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
543
Elementary
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAWSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260993004484
Clawson Elementary School
101 PHILLIPS AVE, CLAWSON, MI 48017 · (248) 655-4949 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL543 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
13.5:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
169 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 55%
Community
4
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 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
37.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Clawson Elementary School
Clawson Elementary School's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clawson Elementary School this school | 543 | 31.1% | 44.8% |
| Grant Elementary School LIVONIA | 470 | 28.3% | 59.1% |
| Jackman Road Elementary School TEMPERANCE | 580 | 31.0% | 60.0% |
| Cherry Creek Elementary School LOWELL | 485 | 29.3% | 51.6% |
| Atwood Elementary School MACOMB | 612 | 35.6% | 44.0% |
| South River Elementary School HARRISON TOWNSHIP | 515 | 35.3% | 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 Clawson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #578 of 1,085 | #114 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #733 of 1,072 | #125 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #448 of 1,139 | #98 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 543 | #180 of 1,630 | #16 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #192 of 1,424 | #22 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.8% | #736 of 1,424 | #118 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.1% | #1,207 of 1,563 | #75 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +28.4% | #59 of 440 | #5 of 48 |
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
543
+155 (+40%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 528
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 543 | 40.4 | 13.5:1 | 31% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 28.9 | 13.1:1 | 36% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 390 | 32 | 12.2:1 | 39% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 388 | 30 | 12.9:1 | 34% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 423 | 29.3 | 14.4:1 | 37% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 423 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 33% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 479 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 35% (168) |
| 2000-01 | 401 | 24 | 16.7:1 | 15% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 528 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clawson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (423 to 543); teachers up 38% (29.3 to 40.4).
About Clawson Elementary School
Clawson Elementary School is one of the public schools in CLAWSON, Michigan. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 543 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369, so this school runs 47% above that.
Clawson Elementary School belongs to Clawson Public Schools, a district of 4 schools and 1,349 students.
Clawson Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 80% White. Other reported shares: 10% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 69% White among all Oakland County residents. By the diversity index, Clawson Elementary School comes in at 34%.
The school reports 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.5 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 31% of students. That is close to the 32% average for public schools in Oakland County.
allk12 grades Clawson Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Clawson Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.8%, compared with a predicted 52.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across Oakland County, median household income is about $97,760, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The public schools of Oakland County number 345 and enroll about 169,926.
The closest public school to Clawson Elementary School is Clawson Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Clawson Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, Clawson Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Clawson Elementary School had 388 students in 2020-21 and 543 in 2024-25, a 40% gain.
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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 Clawson Public Schools
- Clawson High SchoolHigh · 369 students
- Clawson Middle SchoolMiddle · 275 students
- Kenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 162 students
Other schools in CLAWSON
- Clawson High SchoolHigh · 369 students
- Clawson Middle SchoolMiddle · 275 students
- Kenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 162 students
Other Clawson Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Clawson Elementary. Clawson Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Clawson ElementaryHorse Creek, WY · 9 students
Nearby schools
- Clawson Middle School0.0 mi · 275
- 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 Elementary SchoolHow large is Clawson Elementary School?
Clawson Elementary School enrolls approximately 543 students in grades KG-05.
Is Clawson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clawson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Clawson Elementary School have?
Clawson Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Clawson Elementary School?
Student demographics at Clawson Elementary School are roughly 80% White, 5% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Clawson Elementary School in?
Clawson Elementary School is part of Clawson Public Schools.
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