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North Sashabaw Elementary School

Q: Is North Sashabaw Elementary School a good school?

North Sashabaw Elementary School ranks 865 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

865^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

North Sashabaw Elementary School is a K-5 school in Clarkston, MI, serving 313 students within the highly regarded Clarkston Community School District.

While the district itself earns a 4-star rating, North Sashabaw stands out as a notable exception, holding a 2-star rating with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math that are significantly below those of nearby district schools. For example, 3rd-grade ELA proficiency sits at 22.7%, compared to 70.3% at Bailey Lake Elementary School and 59.5% at Pine Knob Elementary School. The school also serves a distinctly different population, with 51.44% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch—a rate far higher than the 12-28% seen at other Clarkston elementaries and more comparable to schools in the neighboring Waterford School District. Chronic absenteeism is also elevated at 23.4%, versus roughly 10-14% at peer schools.

Despite these challenges, the school receives substantial resources, spending $23,272 per student (compared to roughly $17,000 at peer schools) and maintaining a lower student-teacher ratio of 10.9. This investment has shown some relative strengths: the school's low-income students rank in the 53rd percentile statewide, and 5th-grade science scores have at times exceeded state averages. However, overall performance has declined from a 56th-percentile peak in 2022-2023 to the 42nd percentile today, and there is a notable gender gap, with female students ranking in the 28th percentile versus 49th for males. For parents, this school offers smaller classes and extra funding, but the academic outcomes and attendance challenges suggest that families should weigh these factors carefully against the higher-performing options within the same district.

313

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,272

Per pupil spending ?

51.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5290 Maybee Rd
Clarkston, MI 48346-3264

(248) 623-4100

District: Clarkston Community School District

Students who attend North Sashabaw Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.4%

Hispanic:

25.6%

Two or more races:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 56th percentile in 2023 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (33% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 56th-percentile peak (2023) to 42nd (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg58%

Michigan avg38%

865^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th 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	39.8	865 of 1492	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.4	829 of 1488	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	767 of 1486	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	651 of 1470	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.6	863 of 1344	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.7	1035 of 1153	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	1055 of 1408	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	1032 of 1448	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.4	821 of 1466	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.3	1031 of 1548	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.6	854 of 1580	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.1	760 of 1533	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.9	752 of 1563	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.1	727 of 1566	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.4	819 of 1552	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	70.0	518 of 1552	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.1	799 of 1589	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.7	746 of 1577	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.1	420 of 1565	73.2%	★★★★☆
2006	63.2	639 of 1545	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	962 of 1343	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.7	791 of 1338	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	629 of 1342	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	439 of 1321	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	550 of 1106	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	15.1	830 of 902	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	1048 of 1171	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1101 of 1443	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	167 of 225	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.1	84 of 209	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	60 of 201	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	36 of 188	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	35.5	151 of 222	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	640 of 1352	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.3	575 of 1346	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	638 of 1381	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	527 of 1350	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	650 of 1099	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.7	970 of 1134	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	1054 of 1397	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	46.0	701 of 1372	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.6	842 of 1366	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	909 of 1347	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	840 of 1334	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.9	962 of 1139	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	873 of 915	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	830 of 1196	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	932 of 1446	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	192 of 252	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	131 of 195	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.4	134 of 403	66.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	785 of 1199	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.0	834 of 1206	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	736 of 1204	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	793 of 1198	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.8	903 of 1102	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	958 of 1005	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	937 of 1128	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1022 of 1253	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)53rd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)49th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math37%~ state avg

Science35%-5 vs state

English Language Arts34%-7 vs state

Social Studies16%-11 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 25, 2015

This school is very poor. They do the absolutely minimum to be a school. They never notify the parents of anything going on. Close Quote

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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)	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	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
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	$23,272	$1,515	$21,757
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	$16,602	$939	$15,663
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	$15,554	$1,465	$14,089
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
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	$17,132	$795	$16,337
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	$18,162	$895	$17,267
Schoolcraft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6400 Maceday Dr	Waterford	48329	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 623-6211	398	23	17.3	54.5%	307 (77.1%)	21 (5.3%)	47 (11.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.5%)	63	513^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.6%		68.2	439^th of 1488 public elementary schools	70.5%	74	44.9	59.2	53.4	43.6	55.3	37.9	37.3	23.7	$17,791	$2,756	$15,035
Cooley Elementary School	Public	K-5	2000 Highfield Rd	Waterford	48329	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 673-0300	377	21	17.5	50.4%	273 (72.4%)	29 (7.7%)	49 (13.0%)	13 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	65.8	477^th of 1492 public elementary schools	68.0%		56.4	622^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	58.2%	145	43.1	55.2	58.5	48.6	43.3	34.0	56.6	30.2	$17,539	$1,633	$15,905
Carpenter Elementary School	Public	K-5	2290 Flintridge St	Lake Orion	48359	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 391-3500	467	25	18.7	30.6%	309 (66.2%)	22 (4.7%)	72 (15.4%)	35 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.2%)	84.4	214^th of 1492 public elementary schools	85.7%		81.7	251^st of 1488 public elementary schools	83.1%	37	50.6	50.8	76.9	65.8	44.4	69.2	76.9	43.6	$14,123	$726	$13,397
Owen Elementary School	Public	K-6	1700 Baldwin Ave	Pontiac	48340	Oakland County	Pontiac City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 451-7870	383	17	22.0	79.4%	17 (4.4%)	181 (47.3%)	157 (41.0%)	9 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.9%)	7.3	1430^th of 1492 public elementary schools	4.2%		10.2	1356^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.9%	74	1267.6	19.0	13.2	8.5	5.1	1456.5	1470.3	1469.0	$19,489	$4,601	$14,888

Frequently Asked Questions about North Sashabaw Elementary School

What schools do graduates of North Sashabaw Elementary School attend?

Students who attend North Sashabaw Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

Is North Sashabaw Elementary School a good school?

North Sashabaw Elementary School ranks 865^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is North Sashabaw Elementary School in?

Clarkston Community School District

How many students attend North Sashabaw Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended North Sashabaw Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of North Sashabaw Elementary School?

Students at North Sashabaw Elementary School are 60% White, 26% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

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