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Enrollment
933
Middle
DISTRICT 513 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARKSTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 260990004479
Sashabaw Middle School
5565 PINE KNOB RD, CLARKSTON, MI 48346 · (248) 623-4200 · Oakland County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL933 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Michigan public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
164 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 469 | 50% |
| Grade 7 | 464 | 50% |
Student demographics
26%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Sashabaw Middle School→Renaissance Alternative High School
Based on grade levels within Clarkston Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
51.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Sashabaw Middle School
Sashabaw Middle School's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sashabaw Middle School this school | 933 | 17.6% | 56.0% |
| North Rockford Middle School ROCKFORD | 908 | 18.2% | 70.6% |
| Oxford Middle School OXFORD | 938 | 19.0% | 42.7% |
| Clifford H Smart Middle School COMMERCE TOWNSHIP | 888 | 20.2% | 59.8% |
| East Rockford Middle School ROCKFORD | 788 | 17.8% | 68.7% |
| Lowell Middle School LOWELL | 790 | 20.8% | 58.7% |
Matched among Michigan middle 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 Sashabaw Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #81 of 397 | #20 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #75 of 380 | #16 of 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #56 of 377 | #14 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 933 | #20 of 491 | #8 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #148 of 436 | #18 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.9% | #276 of 437 | #39 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.6% | #430 of 477 | #33 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #164 of 339 | #20 of 35 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
933
+83 (+10%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 956
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 933 | 56.2 | 16.6:1 | 18% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 969 | 58.2 | 16.6:1 | 22% (210) |
| 2022-23 | 984 | 59.4 | 16.6:1 | 24% (240) |
| 2020-21 | 850 | 49 | 17.4:1 | 18% (154) |
| 2017-18 | 1,080 | 61.5 | 17.6:1 | 19% (207) |
| 2015-16 | 1,161 | 61 | 19.0:1 | 18% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 1,315 | 63 | 20.9:1 | 20% (257) |
| 2000-01 | 691 | 43 | 16.1:1 | 5% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 956 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sashabaw Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (1,080 to 933); teachers down 9% (61.5 to 56.2).
About Sashabaw Middle School
Among the schools in CLARKSTON, Michigan, is Sashabaw Middle School, a high-enrollment middle school. Students in grades 5 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 933 students. The average among middle schools in Michigan is roughly 502 students; this school is 86% bigger than that.
The district, Clarkston Community School District, operates 13 schools serving 6,670 students.
The student body at Sashabaw Middle School is 86% White. The rest of enrollment is 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Oakland County, the White share is about 69%. Sashabaw Middle School's diversity index is 26%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 56.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 16.6:1. That is lower than the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 18%. That is 14 points below the 32% average for public schools in Oakland County.
Sashabaw Middle School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 73% of Michigan public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Sashabaw Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 56.0%, compared with a predicted 58.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Oakland County show that the median household income is $97,760, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. There are 345 public schools in Oakland County, enrolling about 169,926 students in all.
Nearby, North Sashabaw Elementary School is about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 47.8% on proficiency, and Sashabaw Middle School is above that at 56.0%.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment grew 10% from its 2020-21 level of 850.
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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
- Bailey Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Springfield Plains Elem SchoolElementary · 495 students
- Pine Knob Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Independence Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
Other schools in CLARKSTON
- Clarkston High SchoolHigh · 1,552 students
- Clarkston Junior High SchoolHigh · 1,007 students
- Bailey Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Springfield Plains Elem SchoolElementary · 495 students
- Pine Knob Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Independence Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
Nearby schools
- North Sashabaw Elementary School0.1 mi · 313
- Pine Knob Elementary School0.9 mi · 487
- Clarkston High School2.0 mi · 1,552
- Kingsley Montgomery School2.1 mi · 45
- Grayson Elementary2.1 mi · 437
- Waterford Montessori Academy2.2 mi · 213
Frequently asked questions
About Sashabaw Middle SchoolHow many students attend Sashabaw Middle School?
Sashabaw Middle School enrolls approximately 933 students in grades 05-08.
Is Sashabaw Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sashabaw Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Sashabaw Middle School have?
Sashabaw Middle School employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
How diverse is Sashabaw Middle School?
Sashabaw Middle School reports a student body of 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Sashabaw Middle School in?
Sashabaw Middle School is part of Clarkston Community School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.