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Clawson Middle School

Q: Is Clawson Middle School a good school?

Clawson Middle School ranks 230 th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

230^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 74% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Clawson Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in Clawson, Michigan, with 266 students. The school is part of the Clawson Public Schools district, which is ranked 220 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Clawson Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in M-Step and PSAT assessments across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 54.7% of 7th graders were proficient or better in M-Step English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 39.2%. The school also performs well across different student subgroups, including female, male, white, and special education students. Its performance for special education students is particularly noteworthy, ranking 47 out of 199 Michigan middle schools in 2022-2023, with a 4-star rating.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Smith Middle School and Anderson Middle School, which are also highly ranked in the state, Clawson Middle School performs well. However, Wilkinson Middle School, located within a similar distance, has significantly lower performance metrics and a 1-star rating. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, Clawson Middle School's performance remains strong, suggesting effective strategies in supporting students from diverse backgrounds.

275

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,789

Per pupil spending ?

30.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 John M Ave
Clawson, MI 48017-1514

(248) 655-4250

District: Clawson Public Schools

Students who attend Clawson Middle School usually attend:

High:

Clawson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.1%

African American:

12.4%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (74th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

Michigan avg41%

230^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

220^th of 613Clawson Public Schools 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	68.2	230 of 890	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	198 of 897	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	177 of 883	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	59.4	259 of 776	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.7	198 of 675	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	55.5	312 of 792	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	303 of 838	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.7	277 of 821	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	75.2	176 of 894	80.3%	★★★★☆
2015	72.7	203 of 919	77.9%	★★★★☆
2014	76.7	165 of 921	82.1%	★★★★☆
2013	61.5	325 of 919	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.8	422 of 900	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.5	358 of 858	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.0	340 of 851	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.5	330 of 847	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.7	299 of 839	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.1	317 of 823	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.2	352 of 806	56.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	61.2	112 of 366	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	256 of 789	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	193 of 771	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	199 of 770	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	51.1	266 of 657	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.6	194 of 521	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	191 of 658	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	246 of 794	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	283 of 832	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.1	146 of 836	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	121 of 825	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	55.8	256 of 691	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.3	84 of 523	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	42.4	390 of 672	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.4	265 of 815	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	192 of 798	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	194 of 786	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	172 of 776	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	57.5	225 of 658	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.2	167 of 540	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.4	382 of 639	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.0	317 of 797	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	65.9	47 of 199	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	56.7	111 of 377	70.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	201 of 696	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	168 of 701	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	138 of 688	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	205 of 638	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.3	131 of 577	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	53.6	260 of 624	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	267 of 678	60.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2023)76th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

White (2025)71st percentile-3 vs school

African American (2018)69th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies60%+13 vs state

Science54%+13 vs state

English Language Arts47%+9 vs state

Math36%+3 vs state

Mathematics29%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th 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 Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clawson Middle School	Public	6-8	150 John M Ave	Clawson	48017	Oakland County	Clawson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 655-4250	275	17	16.3	30.2%	212 (77.1%)	34 (12.4%)	13 (4.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	68.2	230^th of 890 public middle schools	74.2%		71.2	198^th of 897 public middle schools	77.9%	32	67.1	29.1	39.3	54.7	35.7	35.8	53.7	59.8	$13,789	$1,036	$12,753
Baker Middle School	Public	6-8	1359 Torpey Dr	Troy	48083	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-4600	629	35	17.8	21.8%	249 (39.6%)	61 (9.7%)	51 (8.1%)	239 (38.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.3%)	89.9	69^th of 890 public middle schools	92.2%		89.3	76^th of 897 public middle schools	91.5%	7	78.6	51.9	55.9	63.8	58.6	59.9	63.0	60.4	$15,793	$914	$14,879
Boulan Park Middle School	Public	6-8	3570 Northfield Pkwy	Troy	48084	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-4900	839	46	18.3	7.3%	246 (29.3%)	32 (3.8%)	31 (3.7%)	493 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.3%)	96.8	18^th of 890 public middle schools	98.0%		98.5	4^th of 897 public middle schools	99.6%	14	85.7	76.7	69.1	67.6	72.7	80.6	73.6	72.2	$14,910	$850	$14,060
Royal Oak Middle School	Public	6-8	709 N Washington Ave	Royal Oak	48067	Oakland County	Royal Oak Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 435-8400	1,058	71	14.9	23.1%	769 (72.7%)	117 (11.1%)	62 (5.9%)	16 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (8.7%)	74.1	179^th of 890 public middle schools	79.9%		70	208^th of 897 public middle schools	76.8%	29	77.9	32.2	58.2	52.2	37.4	38.3	48.3	57.4	$16,810	$939	$15,872
Derby Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1300 Derby Rd	Birmingham	48009	Oakland County	Birmingham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 203-5003	631	41	15.5	8.6%	520 (82.4%)	25 (4.0%)	10 (1.6%)	21 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.7%)	97.5	8^th of 890 public middle schools	99.1%		98.4	6^th of 897 public middle schools	99.3%	2	89.6	68.2	65.1	75.1	69.7	70.8	75.6	82.5	$22,711	$349	$22,363
Page Middle School	Public	6-8	29615 Tawas St	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Lamphere Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 589-3428	538	31	17.1	51.9%	349 (64.9%)	79 (14.7%)	37 (6.9%)	29 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.0%)	53.8	367^th of 890 public middle schools	58.8%		54.1	349^th of 897 public middle schools	61.1%	18	66.3	22.5	33.3	44.8	32.7	33.9	39.4	43.9	$17,780	$2,352	$15,428
Anderson Middle School	Public	4-8	3205 Catalpa Dr	Berkley	48072	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 837-8200	489	27	18.0	13.7%	381 (77.9%)	53 (10.8%)	18 (3.7%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.1%)	84.4	106^th of 890 public middle schools	88.1%		85.6	96^th of 897 public middle schools	89.3%	10	88.8	44.1	55.1	58.7	39.8	42.0	67.1	65.8	$18,323	$705	$17,618
Wilkinson Middle School	Public	6-8	26524 John R Rd	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Madison District Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 399-0455	168	11	15.7	78.0%	57 (33.9%)	96 (57.1%)	8 (4.8%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	23.2	661^st of 890 public middle schools	25.7%		12.4	797^th of 897 public middle schools	11.1%	136	51.5	13.6	14.0				24.2	31.8	$19,406	$3,407	$15,999
Grissom Middle School	Public	6-8	35701 Ryan Rd	Sterling Heights	48310	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 698-4310	703	37	18.9	79.1%	439 (62.4%)	76 (10.8%)	15 (2.1%)	149 (21.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.0%)	44.5	484^th of 890 public middle schools	45.6%		34.4	570^th of 897 public middle schools	36.5%	86	66.2	18.6	37.9	36.9	23.2	26.6	34.6	39.2	$15,793	$1,827	$13,966
Larson Middle School	Public	6-8	2222 E Long Lake Rd	Troy	48085	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-4800	865	45	19.0	11.2%	489 (56.5%)	32 (3.7%)	43 (5.0%)	265 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.0%)	95.2	38^th of 890 public middle schools	95.7%		91.4	63^rd of 897 public middle schools	93.0%	25	83.3	61.2	66.0	71.9	65.2	65.6	65.4	70.6	$14,156	$822	$13,334

Frequently Asked Questions about Clawson Middle School

What district is Clawson Middle School in?

Clawson Public Schools

Is Clawson Middle School a good school?

Clawson Middle School ranks 230^th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Clawson Middle School?

Students at Clawson Middle School are 77% White, 12% African American, 5% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Clawson Middle School attend?

Students who attend Clawson Middle School usually go on to attend Clawson High School

How many students attend Clawson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 275 students attended Clawson Middle School.

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