Summary:
Zip code 48017 is home to just one middle school, Clawson Middle School, which serves grades 6 through 8 and is part of the highly-rated Clawson Public Schools district, ranked in the 81st percentile statewide.
For parents considering this area, Clawson Middle School offers a mix of standout strengths and areas needing attention. The school’s biggest academic highlights are in 8th grade, where science proficiency (65.9%) and social studies proficiency (68.1%) dramatically outpace state averages (39.2% and 50.3%, respectively). English language arts is also a clear strength, with 6th grade proficiency at 54.8% versus the state’s 37.5%, and 8th grade PSAT ELA scores reaching an impressive 79.8% compared to 64.8% statewide. Math performance is more mixed: while 6th and 7th graders exceed state averages, 8th grade PSAT math proficiency (33.7%) barely matches the state average (33.2%), creating a notable gap when compared to the school’s stellar science and social studies results. The school has also shown strong year-over-year improvement, with 6th grade ELA jumping from 39.3% to 54.8% and 8th grade science rising from 53.7% to 65.9% between the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years.
However, there are some concerns to keep in mind. Chronic absenteeism sits at 21.8%, meaning more than one in five students misses significant school time—this is higher than the district average of 19.8%, though still below the state’s 27.9%. Additionally, while 6th grade ELA is strong, 7th grade proficiency drops sharply to 40.2%, a decline of 14.6 percentage points that is much steeper than the state’s minor dip, suggesting a possible challenge in 7th grade literacy. With a student-teacher ratio of 16.3 and per-student spending of $14,494, the school invests substantial resources, and the high achievement in science and social studies suggests those funds are yielding results, even if math and absenteeism remain areas for improvement.
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