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Bailey Lake Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

103^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Bailey Lake Elementary School in Clarkston, MI, is a highly-rated K-5 school within the Clarkston Community School District, serving 522 students in an affluent suburban area north of Detroit.

Bailey Lake is a standout performer, earning a 5-star rating and ranking in the 93rd percentile statewide for the 2025-2026 school year. This isn't a fluke—the school has consistently placed in the top 15% of Michigan elementary schools over the past decade. What truly sets it apart is its remarkable success with students from low-income backgrounds. In the most recent school year, this subgroup ranked in the 98th percentile statewide, a phenomenal achievement that shows the school's support systems are highly effective at closing achievement gaps. The school also excels in early-grade math, with 3rd and 4th-grade proficiency rates (around 75%) dramatically exceeding state averages (around 42%). Additionally, chronic absenteeism is very low at 10.5%, less than half the state average, indicating strong student engagement.

For context, Bailey Lake's performance is comparable to top schools in the neighboring Lake Orion Community Schools, like Webber School, which also holds a 5-star rating. However, Bailey Lake invests more per student ($17,132 vs. $14,541) and maintains a lower student-teacher ratio (14.1 vs. 19.7). Within its own district, the contrast with North Sashabaw Elementary is stark—North Sashabaw has a much higher rate of students from low-income families and ranks in the 42nd percentile, while Bailey Lake ranks in the 93rd. One area for potential focus is 5th-grade math, where proficiency (52%) is only at the district average, suggesting a possible challenge in transitioning to more complex concepts. Overall, Bailey Lake is a model of high achievement, driven by strong early-grade instruction, low absenteeism, and an especially effective program for its socio-economically disadvantaged students.

522

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,132

Per pupil spending ?

12.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

91.5%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 8.5% (any vaccine)

8051 Pine Knob Rd
Clarkston, MI 48348-3730

(248) 623-5300

District: Clarkston Community School District

Students who attend Bailey Lake Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sashabaw Middle School
High:	Clarkston High School
	Clarkston Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.2%

Hispanic:

7.7%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 88th percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (64% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg58%

Michigan avg38%

103^rd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Clarkston Community School District

98^th of 625Clarkston Community School District among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	91.9	103 of 1492	93.1%	★★★★★
2025	89.4	132 of 1488	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	129 of 1486	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	85.8	173 of 1470	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	387 of 1344	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	189 of 1153	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	193 of 1408	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	88.1	136 of 1448	90.6%	★★★★★
2017	79.6	215 of 1466	85.3%	★★★★☆
2016	83.6	186 of 1548	88.0%	★★★★☆
2015	76.9	321 of 1580	79.7%	★★★★☆
2014	79.4	262 of 1533	82.9%	★★★★☆
2013	78.1	287 of 1563	81.6%	★★★★☆
2012	80.8	243 of 1566	84.5%	★★★★☆
2011	77.7	261 of 1552	83.2%	★★★★☆
2010	78.8	178 of 1552	88.5%	★★★★☆
2009	80.9	180 of 1589	88.7%	★★★★☆
2008	86.4	38 of 1577	97.6%	★★★★★
2007	83.5	108 of 1565	93.1%	★★★★★
2006	84.9	72 of 1545	95.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	90.6	85 of 1343	93.7%	★★★★★
2025	84.6	161 of 1338	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	179 of 1342	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	178 of 1321	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	333 of 1106	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	178 of 902	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	186 of 1171	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	134 of 1443	90.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	95.7	30 of 1352	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	74.9	236 of 1381	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	90.7	37 of 1134	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	66 of 1397	95.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	88.8	114 of 1372	91.7%	★★★★★
2025	89.0	116 of 1366	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	109 of 1347	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	81.8	193 of 1334	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	57.9	441 of 1139	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.0	199 of 915	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	171 of 1196	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	174 of 1446	88.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	75.8	34 of 225	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	22 of 195	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	52 of 403	87.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	88.0	113 of 1199	90.6%	★★★★★
2025	81.3	200 of 1206	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	159 of 1204	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	163 of 1198	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.6	430 of 1102	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.9	199 of 1005	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	197 of 1128	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	184 of 1253	85.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

Male (2026)92nd percentile~ school

White (2026)91st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2024)85th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts69%+28 vs state

Math66%+28 vs state

Science64%+24 vs state

Social Studies50%+22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				M-Step English Language Arts (2026)			M-Step Math (2026)			M-Step Science (2026)	M-Step Social Studies (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bailey Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	8051 Pine Knob Rd	Clarkston	48348	Oakland County	Clarkston Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 623-5300	522	37	14.1	12.1%	450 (86.2%)	6 (1.1%)	40 (7.7%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	91.9	103^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	93.1%		89.4	132^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	91.1%	29	70.3	65.7	69.3	74.7	74.6	52.0	64.4	49.5	91.5%	8.5%	$17,132	$795	$16,337
Pine Knob Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6020 Sashabaw Rd	Clarkston	48346	Oakland County	Clarkston Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 623-3901	487	34	14.3	28.1%	374 (76.8%)	25 (5.1%)	47 (9.7%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	88	164^th of 1492 public elementary schools	89.0%		89.5	130^th of 1488 public elementary schools	91.3%	34	59.5	55.2	72.6	63.5	55.2	60.3	65.8	52.1	85.7%	11.4%	$16,602	$939	$15,663
North Sashabaw Elementary School	Public	K-5	5290 Maybee Rd	Clarkston	48346	Oakland County	Clarkston Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 623-4100	313	29	10.9	51.4%	189 (60.4%)	5 (1.6%)	80 (25.6%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.2%)	39.8	865^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.0%		42.4	829^th of 1488 public elementary schools	44.3%	36	22.7	37.7	44.9	40.9	37.7	30.6	34.7	16.3	87.5%	10.4%	$23,272	$1,515	$21,757
Clarkston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6589 Waldon Rd	Clarkston	48346	Oakland County	Clarkston Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 623-5100	416	30	13.8	14.4%	361 (86.8%)	11 (2.6%)	29 (7.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	83.8	223^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	85.1%		84.2	218^th of 1488 public elementary schools	85.3%	5	46.7	64.2	59.3	53.3	70.1	55.6	59.3	50.0	92.5%	7.5%	$18,162	$895	$17,267
Independence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6850 Hubbard Rd	Clarkston	48348	Oakland County	Clarkston Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 623-5500	446	30	14.9	11.4%	397 (89.0%)	7 (1.6%)	22 (4.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	84	218^th of 1492 public elementary schools	85.4%		91.3	103^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	93.1%	115	40.0	64.8	67.1	63.1	60.6	44.7	65.8	57.9	91.7%	8.3%	$17,716	$895	$16,821
Webber School	Public	PK, KG-5	3191 W Clarkston Rd	Lake Orion	48362	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 391-0400	485	25	19.7	16.9%	361 (74.4%)	12 (2.5%)	55 (11.3%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.0%)	93.2	82^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	94.5%		89.4	131^st of 1488 public elementary schools	91.2%	49	64.2	75.9	73.2	69.1	75.0	67.1	62.2	47.6	95.3%	3.1%	$14,541	$299	$14,242
Paint Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Indianwood Rd	Lake Orion	48362	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 814-1724	504	30	16.6	21.8%	422 (83.7%)	10 (2.0%)	26 (5.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.5%)	76.3	318^th of 1492 public elementary schools	78.7%		85.5	200^th of 1488 public elementary schools	86.6%	118	55.7	57.3	55.8	53.8	64.1	42.1	46.1	36.4	83.5%	12.7%	$14,067	$311	$13,756
Waterford Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4860 Midland Ave	Waterford	48329	Oakland County	Waterford Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 674-2400	213	14	15.6	38.5%	144 (67.6%)	18 (8.5%)	33 (15.5%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.1%)	35.4	924^th of 1492 public elementary schools	38.1%		23.8	1096^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.3%	172	42.1	41.5	37.5	31.6	31.7	10.0	35.0	17.5			$13,642	$899	$12,743
Springfield Plains Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8650 Holcomb Rd	Clarkston	48348	Oakland County	Clarkston Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 623-3800	495	32	15.4	11.5%	429 (86.7%)	6 (1.2%)	33 (6.7%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	92.9	87^th of 1492 public elementary schools	94.2%		88.7	141^st of 1488 public elementary schools	90.5%	54	65.5	55.3	74.2	70.1	64.5	65.2	82.0	60.7	95%	5%	$16,929	$827	$16,102
Grayson Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	3800 W Walton Blvd	Waterford	48329	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 674-0200	437	24	17.9	53.8%	263 (60.2%)	53 (12.1%)	80 (18.3%)	11 (2.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	44.4	787^th of 1492 public elementary schools	47.3%		48.6	743^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	50.1%	44	27.0	55.2	45.7	31.1	43.3	27.1	37.1	18.6	75%	18.2%	$15,554	$1,465	$14,089

Frequently Asked Questions about Bailey Lake Elementary School

Is Bailey Lake Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Bailey Lake Elementary School ranks in the top 6.9% of Michigan elementary schools.

What district is Bailey Lake Elementary School in?

Clarkston Community School District

How many students attend Bailey Lake Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 522 students attended Bailey Lake Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Bailey Lake Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bailey Lake Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sashabaw Middle School
High : Clarkston High School
High : Clarkston Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Bailey Lake Elementary School?

Students at Bailey Lake Elementary School are 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

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