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Clarkston Junior High School

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Clarkston Junior High School ranks 141 st of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

141^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 82% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Clarkston Junior High School, located in the affluent community of Clarkston, MI, serves 1,007 students in grades 7 through 12 within the highly-rated Clarkston Community School District.

This school delivers exceptional academic results that place it in the 82nd percentile of Michigan high schools, earning a 4-star rating. Test scores significantly exceed state averages across all subjects—for example, 8th-grade ELA proficiency is 76.4% compared to the state's 64.8%, and 8th-grade math proficiency is 48.4% versus the state's 33.2%. The school also stands out for its low chronic absenteeism rate of 18.4%, well below the state average of 27.9%, which signals strong student engagement. Notably, the school achieves these results efficiently, spending $14,672 per student—less than nearby Waterford Mott High School ($19,074) and even its own district's Clarkston High School ($16,023). While performance is strong across most student subgroups, the school's work with Special Education students is its lowest-performing area, earning a 3-star rating and suggesting room for growth in supporting these learners.

When compared to nearby traditional high schools, Clarkston Junior High is a clear leader. It significantly outperforms Waterford Kettering High School (47th percentile) and Brandon High School (62nd percentile) in nearly every subject—its 8th-grade math proficiency is nearly double Waterford Kettering's 9th-grade math proficiency. Interestingly, despite its "Junior High" name, this school's 9th-grade PSAT math proficiency (42.9%) nearly matches Clarkston High School's 11th-grade SAT math proficiency (42.7%). The contrast with Renaissance Alternative High School, located just 0.41 miles away, is stark—Renaissance ranks in the 16th percentile with an 81.6% chronic absenteeism rate, reflecting the different student populations these schools serve. For parents seeking a school with strong academics, consistent year-over-year improvement, and high student engagement, Clarkston Junior High is an excellent choice.

1,007

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,672

Per pupil spending ?

16.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6595 Waldon Rd
Clarkston, MI 48346-2473

(248) 623-5600

District: Clarkston Community School District

Feeder schools for Clarkston Junior High School:

Elementary:	Andersonville Elementary School
	Bailey Lake Elementary School
	Clarkston Elementary School
	Independence Elementary School
	More...
	North Sashabaw Elementary School
	Pine Knob Elementary School
	Springfield Plains Elementary School
Middle:	Sashabaw Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.7%

Hispanic:

8.7%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (59% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Michigan high schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg59%

Michigan avg47%

Middle school

128^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 19% (2016) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

141^st of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 18%

See the entire ranking list of Michigan High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	81.9	128 of 896	85.7%	★★★★☆
2025	71.9	198 of 890	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	153 of 897	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	119 of 883	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	134 of 776	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.8	105 of 675	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	134 of 792	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	170 of 838	79.7%	★★★★☆
2017	66.4	212 of 821	74.2%	★★★★☆
2016	75.5	168 of 894	81.2%	★★★★☆
2015	79.6	139 of 919	84.9%	★★★★☆
2014	79.3	145 of 921	84.3%	★★★★☆
2013	77.5	156 of 919	83.0%	★★★★☆
2012	86.8	79 of 900	91.2%	★★★★★
2011	81.0	100 of 858	88.3%	★★★★☆
2010	82.9	67 of 851	92.1%	★★★★★
2009	79.2	128 of 847	84.9%	★★★★☆
2008	80.5	113 of 839	86.5%	★★★★☆
2007	79.2	137 of 823	83.4%	★★★★☆
2006	82.7	85 of 806	89.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	140 of 338	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	83 of 310	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	51.9	147 of 366	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	40.7	70 of 104	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	83.5	94 of 789	88.1%	★★★★☆
2025	68.8	183 of 789	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	103 of 771	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	142 of 770	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	121 of 657	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	69.4	107 of 521	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	113 of 658	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	115 of 794	85.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	53 of 260	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	56.0	96 of 265	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	128 of 257	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	117 of 246	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	78 of 138	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	86.8	4 of 69	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	55.4	56 of 137	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.9	50 of 266	81.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	73.9	134 of 834	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	53.3	345 of 832	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	452 of 836	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	335 of 825	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	272 of 691	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	166 of 523	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.5	368 of 672	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	361 of 815	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	77.0	145 of 813	82.2%	★★★★☆
2025	69.4	187 of 798	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	185 of 786	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	107 of 776	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	147 of 658	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	78.4	81 of 540	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	128 of 639	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	241 of 797	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	88.0	18 of 195	90.8%	★★★★★
2025	43.9	101 of 190	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.4	80 of 176	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.7	94 of 163	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	87.8	4 of 65	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	70.9	42 of 156	73.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	71.0	39 of 236	83.5%	★★★★☆
2025	38.9	132 of 244	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	93 of 201	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	68 of 199	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.6	54 of 70	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.7	9 of 19	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.1	57 of 76	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.6	105 of 377	72.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	143 of 687	79.2%	★★★★☆
2025	65.3	196 of 696	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	159 of 701	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	118 of 688	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	154 of 638	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	113 of 577	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	133 of 624	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.4	196 of 678	71.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Middle school

Multi-racial (2026)91st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)80th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)79th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)59th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2018)33rd percentile-47 vs school

High school

Female (2026)83rd percentile~ school

White (2026)79th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)73rd percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)65th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2026)53rd percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts73%+11 vs state

Social Studies69%+19 vs state

Science48%+9 vs state

Mathematics46%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)		M-Step Math (2026)		M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clarkston Junior High School	Public	7-12	6595 Waldon Rd	Clarkston	48346	Oakland County	Clarkston Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 623-5600	1,007	54	18.7	16.8%	833 (82.7%)	20 (2.0%)	88 (8.7%)	17 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (4.7%)	75.7	141^st of 800 public high schools	82.4%					(n/a)	76.4	70.3		48.4	42.9								48.0		69.0		$14,672	$769	$13,903
Renaissance Alternative High School	Public	9-12	6558 Waldon Rd	Clarkston	48346	Oakland County	Clarkston Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 623-8060	116	18	6.3	47.4%	90 (77.6%)	8 (6.9%)	13 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	13.2	674^th of 800 public high schools	15.8%					(n/a)		45.5	25.0		363.6	354.1	25.0	375.0						15.0		20.0	$32,351	$836	$31,516
Clarkston High School	Public	7-12	6093 Flemings Lake Rd	Clarkston	48346	Oakland County	Clarkston Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 623-3600	1,552	77	20.2	13.9%	1,325 (85.4%)	31 (2.0%)	106 (6.8%)	42 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	44 (2.8%)	83.4	94^th of 800 public high schools	88.3%		87.5	63^rd of 739 public high schools	91.5%	31			71.5			48.1	69.0	42.7						44.5		57.9	$16,023	$802	$15,220
Oakland Schools Technical CampusNW	Public	9-12	8211 Big Lake Rd	Clarkston	48346	Oakland County	Oakland Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 922-5800	0	14	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Waterford Kettering High School	Public	7-12	2800 Kettering Dr	Waterford	48329	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 673-1261	909	41	22.4	43.7%	653 (71.8%)	61 (6.7%)	124 (13.6%)	20 (2.2%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.8%)	43.5	424^th of 800 public high schools	47.0%		45.6	404^th of 739 public high schools	45.3%	20		53.8	51.5		19.6	20.1	50.0	24.2						35.5		41.1	$16,370	$1,643	$14,727
Waterford Mott High School	Public	9-12	1151 Scott Lake Rd	Waterford	48328	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 674-4134	963	56	17.1	53.6%	483 (50.2%)	138 (14.3%)	248 (25.8%)	34 (3.5%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (5.5%)	19.2	616^th of 800 public high schools	23.0%		21.6	569^th of 739 public high schools	23.0%	47		33.6	33.7		12.3	12.8	36.7	7.7						22.4		30.9	$19,074	$2,178	$16,896
Waterford Durant High School	Public	9-12	501 N Cass Lake Rd	Waterford	48328	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 674-6347	120	12	9.7	78.3%	68 (56.7%)	20 (16.7%)	26 (21.7%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)								(n/a)			358.5			306.9	372.2	338.9						8.6		2076.4	$29,153	$2,613	$26,539
Brandon High School	Public	7-12	1025 S Ortonville Rd	Ortonville	48462	Oakland County	Brandon School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 627-1820	648	32	20.0	29.0%	550 (84.9%)	18 (2.8%)	49 (7.6%)	16 (2.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	55.6	306^th of 800 public high schools	61.8%		63.7	239^th of 739 public high schools	67.7%	67		55.2	62.3		38.4	26.6	51.5	26.2						39.4		39.4	$15,286	$992	$14,293
Pontiac Academy for Excellence MiddleHigh	Public, Magnet, Charter	6-12	196 Cesar E Chavez Ave	Pontiac	48342	Oakland County	Pontiac Academy for Excellence	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 745-9420	553	31	17.9	100.0%	13 (2.4%)	363 (65.6%)	144 (26.0%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.7%)	7.3	737^th of 800 public high schools	7.9%		14.6	628^th of 739 public high schools	15.0%	109	20.8	20.5	23.1	330.4	341.5	7.7	399.6	366.2	1567.3	13.3	1563.2	6.7	8.3	11.5	8.3	15.4	$00	$00	$00
Harbor High School	Public	9-12	4200 White Oak Trl	Commerce Twp	48382	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 676-8421	133	8	16.6	54.1%	114 (85.7%)	2 (1.5%)	13 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	10.3	700^th of 800 public high schools	12.5%		16.6	609^th of 739 public high schools	17.6%	91		53.9	21.2		357.7	330.6	16.2	336.5						2077.5		13.5	$19,877	$1,462	$18,416

Frequently Asked Questions about Clarkston Junior High School

What district is Clarkston Junior High School in?

Clarkston Community School District

What is the racial makeup of Clarkston Junior High School?

Students at Clarkston Junior High School are 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Clarkston Junior High School a good school?

Clarkston Junior High School ranks 141^st of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Clarkston Junior High School?

Clarkston Junior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Andersonville Elementary School
Elementary : Bailey Lake Elementary School
Elementary : Clarkston Elementary School
Elementary : Independence Elementary School
Elementary : North Sashabaw Elementary School
Elementary : Pine Knob Elementary School
Elementary : Springfield Plains Elementary School
Middle : Sashabaw Middle School

How many students attend Clarkston Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,007 students attended Clarkston Junior High School.

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