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Bailey Lake Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

132^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Bailey Lake Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Clarkston, Michigan, serving 519 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Clarkston Community School District, which is ranked 61 out of 613 school districts in Michigan and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bailey Lake Elementary consistently ranks among the top 10-15% of Michigan elementary schools, with a ranking between 129-173 out of over 1,400 schools in recent years. The school's proficiency rates in M-Step English Language Arts and Math assessments are significantly higher than the state and district averages, often exceeding them by 20-30 percentage points. Bailey Lake's 5th-grade students also outperform the state and district in Science and Social Studies assessments. The school's male students, White students, and Special Education students all perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 10-20% of Michigan elementary schools.

While Bailey Lake Elementary has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 12% in 2020-2021 to 29.5% in 2023-2024, the school's rates remain lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school spends significantly more per student ($15,936 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average, which likely contributes to its strong academic performance. When compared to other elementary schools in the Clarkston, Waterford, and Lake Orion school districts, Bailey Lake Elementary maintains a significant academic advantage, particularly in Math and Science.

522

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,936

Per pupil spending ?

12.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 80th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (65% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg59%

Michigan avg39%

132^nd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the Clarkston Community School District

61^st of 613Clarkston 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
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
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
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
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
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)

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

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

White (2025)83rd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)83rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts68%+26 vs state

Math67%+29 vs state

Science66%+26 vs state

Social Studies43%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				M-Step English Language Arts (2025)			M-Step Math (2025)			M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	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%)	89.4	132^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	91.1%		89.3	129^th of 1486 public elementary schools	91.3%	3	71.0	66.3	67.1	84.1	70.3	48.7	65.8	43.4	$15,936	$859	$15,078
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%)	89.5	130^th of 1488 public elementary schools	91.3%		83.5	212^th of 1486 public elementary schools	85.7%	82	61.2	73.0	61.6	64.2	66.2	50.7	68.9	60.3	$16,819	$1,387	$15,431
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%)	42.4	829^th of 1488 public elementary schools	44.3%		44.9	767^th of 1486 public elementary schools	48.4%	62	31.8	30.2	46.3	43.2	27.9	31.5	37.0	28.3	$20,864	$2,038	$18,826
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%)	84.2	218^th of 1488 public elementary schools	85.3%		86	174^th of 1486 public elementary schools	88.3%	44	55.4	48.1	64.4	71.2	48.1	54.8	68.5	56.2	$17,485	$1,182	$16,303
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%)	91.3	103^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	93.1%		83.1	217^th of 1486 public elementary schools	85.4%	114	67.1	57.9	74.0	77.1	53.9	63.0	79.5	70.3	$16,205	$1,034	$15,170
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%)	89.4	131^st of 1488 public elementary schools	91.2%		91.4	93^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	93.7%	38	60.2	63.4	70.2	67.5	67.1	57.1	61.9	52.4	$14,361	$739	$13,622
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%)	85.5	200^th of 1488 public elementary schools	86.6%		73.4	352^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	76.3%	152	71.3	54.1	66.7	73.4	41.9	57.8	63.7	49.0	$14,659	$664	$13,995
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%)	23.8	1096^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.3%		23	1125^th of 1486 public elementary schools	24.3%	29	46.7	19.6	28.3	33.3	17.0	10.9	32.6	13.0	$14,055	$768	$13,287
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%)	88.7	141^st of 1488 public elementary schools	90.5%		85.1	184^th of 1486 public elementary schools	87.6%	43	57.1	70.1	69.6	61.4	66.7	58.2	72.2	44.3	$15,502	$923	$14,579
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%)	48.6	743^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	50.1%		37.9	887^th of 1486 public elementary schools	40.3%	144	46.3	60.0	38.7	49.3	42.9	17.3	34.7	20.0	$15,605	$1,882	$13,723

Frequently Asked Questions about Bailey Lake Elementary 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.

Is Bailey Lake Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Bailey Lake Elementary School ranks in the top 8.9% of Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend Bailey Lake Elementary School?

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

What district is Bailey Lake Elementary School in?

Clarkston Community School District

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

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