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How has Pine Knob Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
487
Elementary
DISTRICT 428 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARKSTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 260990004476
Pine Knob Elementary School
6020 SASHABAW RD, CLARKSTON, MI 48346 · (248) 623-3901 · Oakland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
137 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 | 114 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 15% |
Student demographics
39%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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
65.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
60.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
63.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 →
Where Pine Knob Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #150 of 1,085 | #37 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #212 of 1,072 | #54 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #155 of 1,139 | #38 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #309 of 1,630 | #50 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #343 of 1,424 | #47 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.4% | #634 of 1,424 | #103 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.1% | #1,261 of 1,563 | #86 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #855 of 979 | #104 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
487
+103 (+27%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 601
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 487 | 33.9 | 14.4:1 | 28% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 33.3 | 13.9:1 | 29% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 471 | 40.3 | 11.7:1 | 30% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 27 | 14.2:1 | 28% (107) |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 30.7 | 16.4:1 | 27% (134) |
| 2015-16 | 468 | 28 | 16.7:1 | 27% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 521 | 26 | 20.0:1 | 30% (155) |
| 2000-01 | 476 | 29 | 16.4:1 | 12% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 601 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pine Knob Elementary School.
About Pine Knob Elementary School
Pine Knob Elementary School is a public elementary school in CLARKSTON, Michigan. It educates 487 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students.
District-wide, Clarkston Community School District has 13 schools and 6,670 students.
By race and ethnicity, Pine Knob Elementary School is 77% White. After that, the student body is 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Pine Knob Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 39%.
Federal data list 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Pine Knob Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 28%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 53.8% at Pine Knob Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 63.4%.
Oakland County has about 1,279,825 residents, and median household income is about $97,760, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Oakland County number 345 and enroll about 169,926.
The nearest public school is Sashabaw Middle School, at about 0.9 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Pine Knob Elementary School places 1st of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
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.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 27%, from 384 to 487.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Independence Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 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
- Independence Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
Nearby schools
- Sashabaw Middle School0.9 mi · 933
- North Sashabaw Elementary School0.9 mi · 313
- Clarkston High School1.2 mi · 1,552
- Clarkston Junior High School1.7 mi · 1,007
- Kingsley Montgomery School1.8 mi · 45
- Clarkston Elementary School1.8 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About Pine Knob Elementary SchoolHow large is Pine Knob Elementary School?
Pine Knob Elementary School enrolls approximately 487 students in grades PK-05.
Is Pine Knob Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pine Knob Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Pine Knob Elementary School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Pine Knob Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Pine Knob Elementary School?
Student demographics at Pine Knob Elementary School are roughly 77% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Pine Knob Elementary School in?
Pine Knob Elementary School is part of Clarkston Community School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.