North Sashabaw Elementary School

Summary:

North Sashabaw Elementary School is a public elementary school in Clarkston, Michigan, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Clarkston Community School District. While the school has a more diverse student population compared to nearby schools like Bailey Lake Elementary and Clarkston Elementary, it faces challenges with higher chronic absenteeism and lower academic performance.

North Sashabaw Elementary School's student population is 63.61% White, 21.77% Hispanic, and 9.86% two or more races, which is more diverse than the nearby schools. However, the school has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 28.0%, compared to 9.8% at Bailey Lake Elementary and 16.5% at Clarkston Elementary. Academically, North Sashabaw's 3rd grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts (51.3%) and Math (42.5%) are lower than the Clarkston Community School District (57.9% and 65.4%) and the state of Michigan (39.6% and 43.4%).

These challenges may be linked to the school's higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 63.27% receiving free or reduced-price lunch, compared to 11.92% at Bailey Lake Elementary and 18.35% at Clarkston Elementary. Additionally, North Sashabaw Elementary's statewide ranking has been declining over the years, from a high of 760 out of 1,533 Michigan elementary schools in 2013-2014 to a low of 1,035 out of 1,408 schools in 2018-2019. While the school's Hispanic and special education students perform relatively better, addressing the overall challenges through targeted interventions and support could help improve the educational experience for all students at North Sashabaw Elementary.


Detail:

Public K-5

 5290 Maybee Rd
       Clarkston, MI  48346-3264


(248) 623-4100

District: Clarkston Community School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
767th of 1,486 Michigan Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $20,034 Help


Students who attend North Sashabaw Elementary School usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio:  8.5 Help
Number of students:  294

Racial breakdown:

White:
63.6%
Hispanic:
21.8%
Two or more races:
9.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  63.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details North Sashabaw Elementary School ranks worse than 51.6% of elementary schools in Michigan. It also ranks last among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Clarkston Community School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.85. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details North Sashabaw Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Clarkston Community School District. Racial makeup is: White (63.6%), Hispanic (21.8%), two or more races (9.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 63.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Clarkston Community School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at North Sashabaw Elementary School is 8.5, which is the lowest among 7 elementary schools in the Clarkston Community School District! (See more...)
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Compare North Sashabaw Elementary School employs 34.2 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at North Sashabaw Elementary School is $20,034, which is the highest among 7 elementary schools in the Clarkston Community School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

North Sashabaw Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks North Sashabaw Elementary School 767th of 1486 Michigan public elementary schools. (See North Sashabaw Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Clarkston Community School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Clarkston Community School District 105th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for North Sashabaw Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at North Sashabaw Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 63.25 639th 1545 58.6%
2007 71.06 420th 1565 73.2%
2008 60.73 746th 1577 52.7%
2009 60.06 799th 1589 49.7%
2010 70.03 518th 1552 66.6%
2011 58.40 819th 1552 47.2%
2012 55.11 727th 1566 53.6%
2013 54.90 752nd 1563 51.9%
2014 54.06 760th 1533 50.4%
2015 48.61 854th 1580 45.9%
2016 35.30 1031st 1548 33.4%
2017 42.39 821st 1466 44.0%
2018 33.35 1032nd 1448 28.7%
2019 24.96 1055th 1408 25.1%
2021 13.67 1035th 1153 10.2%
2022 33.55 863rd 1344 35.8%
2023 52.68 651st 1470 55.7%
2024 44.85 767th 1486 48.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at North Sashabaw Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.40 134th 403 66.7%
2023 37.97 131st 195 32.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at North Sashabaw Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.18 1054th 1397 24.6%
2019 19.71 970th 1134 14.5%
2022 39.83 650th 1099 40.9%
2023 55.24 527th 1350 61.0%
2024 49.93 638th 1381 53.8%
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Rank History for Female students at North Sashabaw Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.64 1101st 1443 23.7%
2019 14.09 1048th 1171 10.5%
2021 15.07 830th 902 8.0%
2022 48.00 550th 1106 50.3%
2023 61.44 439th 1321 66.8%
2024 49.05 629th 1342 53.1%
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Rank History for Male students at North Sashabaw Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.50 932nd 1446 35.5%
2019 31.20 830th 1196 30.6%
2021 11.57 873rd 915 4.6%
2022 17.95 962nd 1139 15.5%
2023 35.58 840th 1334 37.0%
2024 31.46 909th 1347 32.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at North Sashabaw Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.48 151st 222 32.0%
2023 72.43 36th 188 80.9%
2024 61.27 60th 201 70.1%
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Rank History for White students at North Sashabaw Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.81 1022nd 1253 18.4%
2019 21.98 937th 1128 16.9%
2021 10.53 958th 1005 4.7%
2022 21.77 903rd 1102 18.1%
2023 36.17 793rd 1198 33.8%
2024 39.47 736th 1204 38.9%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Open Quote 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



Enrollment information for North Sashabaw Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 427 2 3 4 0 n/a n/a 0 436
1989 425 1 3 3 0 n/a n/a 0 432
1990 418 1 6 9 0 n/a n/a 0 434
1991 456 3 6 8 3 n/a n/a 0 476
1992 485 3 3 7 8 n/a n/a 0 506
1993 513 6 2 1 9 n/a n/a 0 531
1994 513 6 2 1 9 n/a n/a 0 531
1995 461 5 2 8 0 n/a n/a 0 476
1996 461 5 2 8 0 n/a n/a 0 476
1997 456 6 1 6 0 n/a n/a 0 469
1998 461 6 5 8 0 n/a n/a 0 480
1999 449 8 7 9 0 n/a n/a 0 473
2000 412 8 5 5 0 n/a n/a 0 430
2001 437 11 6 11 0 n/a n/a 0 465
2002 377 10 8 23 9 n/a n/a 2 429
2003 377 10 8 23 9 n/a n/a 2 429
2004 357 19 8 23 7 n/a n/a 1 415
2005 335 15 10 29 6 n/a n/a 4 399
2006 366 8 6 34 2 n/a n/a 25 441
2007 358 3 6 48 2 n/a n/a 31 448
2008 351 5 4 47 5 n/a n/a 33 445
2009 342 7 1 59 6 n/a n/a 26 441
2010 330 3 3 88 4 n/a n/a 24 452
2011 318 8 4 80 2 0 11 0 423
2012 288 12 6 73 2 0 4 0 385
2013 283 8 3 54 1 0 2 0 351
2014 283 8 8 47 0 0 0 0 346
2015 291 10 8 55 0 0 7 0 371
2016 300 11 9 52 0 0 9 0 381
2017 280 5 10 63 0 0 13 0 371
2018 287 8 11 74 0 0 16 0 396
2019 267 5 10 71 0 0 17 0 370
2020 225 9 12 65 0 0 20 0 331
2021 153 4 7 52 0 0 13 0 229
2022 205 5 11 71 0 0 25 0 317
2023 187 6 8 64 0 0 29 0 294

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at North Sashabaw Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 436 n/a n/a n/a
1989 432 n/a n/a 3.9
1990 434 25.0 17.3 6
1991 476 n/a n/a n/a
1992 506 n/a n/a n/a
1993 531 n/a 0.0 6.6
1994 531 21.9 24.2 7.7
1995 476 27.3 17.4 7.4
1996 476 27.3 17.4 7.4
1997 469 27.0 17.4 9.4
1998 480 28.0 17.1 7.9
1999 473 29.0 16.3 9.3
2000 430 29.1 14.8 17.2
2001 465 33.0 14.1 16.6
2002 429 27.7 15.5 22.5
2003 429 27.7 15.5 22.5
2004 415 24.5 16.9 23.4
2005 399 26.5 15.1 23.3
2006 441 28.5 15.5 28.1
2007 448 28.6 15.7 29.7
2008 445 28.4 15.7 35.2
2009 441 25.6 17.2 33
2010 452 25.5 17.6 48.4
2011 423 26.4 16.0 48
2012 385 22.7 16.9 52.2
2013 351 19.5 18.0 51.3
2014 346 17.8 19.4 51.2
2015 371 20.0 18.5 41.8
2016 381 20.0 19.0 51.7
2017 371 22.6 16.3 53.6
2018 396 24.1 16.3 61.6
2019 370 25.2 14.6 61.4
2020 331 25.0 13.1 63.7
2021 229 18.0 12.7 60.7
2022 317 28.0 11.3 60.3
2023 294 34.2 8.5 63.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio North Sashabaw Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 436 n/a n/a n/a
1989 432 n/a n/a 3.9
1990 434 25.0 17.3 6
1991 476 n/a n/a n/a
1992 506 n/a n/a n/a
1993 531 n/a 0.0 6.6
1994 531 21.9 24.2 7.7
1995 476 27.3 17.4 7.4
1996 476 27.3 17.4 7.4
1997 469 27.0 17.4 9.4
1998 480 28.0 17.1 7.9
1999 473 29.0 16.3 9.3
2000 430 29.1 14.8 17.2
2001 465 33.0 14.1 16.6
2002 429 27.7 15.5 22.5
2003 429 27.7 15.5 22.5
2004 415 24.5 16.9 23.4
2005 399 26.5 15.1 23.3
2006 441 28.5 15.5 28.1
2007 448 28.6 15.7 29.7
2008 445 28.4 15.7 35.2
2009 441 25.6 17.2 33
2010 452 25.5 17.6 48.4
2011 423 26.4 16.0 48
2012 385 22.7 16.9 52.2
2013 351 19.5 18.0 51.3
2014 346 17.8 19.4 51.2
2015 371 20.0 18.5 41.8
2016 381 20.0 19.0 51.7
2017 371 22.6 16.3 53.6
2018 396 24.1 16.3 61.6
2019 370 25.2 14.6 61.4
2020 331 25.0 13.1 63.7
2021 229 18.0 12.7 60.7
2022 317 28.0 11.3 60.3
2023 294 34.2 8.5 63.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for North Sashabaw Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $765 (6.2%) $11,498 (93.8%) $12,263
2020 $979 (7.4%) $12,270 (92.6%) $13,250
2021 $2,624 (16.2%) $13,538 (83.8%) $16,162
2022 $2,346 (14.1%) $14,249 (85.9%) $16,596
2023 $1,636 (8.2%) $18,398 (91.8%) $20,034

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on North Sashabaw Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1055th of 1408 Elementary schoolsRanks 651st of 1470 Elementary schools
 30.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (North Sashabaw Elementary School)30.229.6
 0.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Clarkston Community School District)55.152.8
 2.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.140.9
 4.2%
3rd Grade Math (North Sashabaw Elementary School)28.637
 8.4%
   3rd Grade Math (Clarkston Community School District)60.760
 0.7%
   3rd Grade Math (Michigan)46.742.9
 3.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (North Sashabaw Elementary School)35.245.5
 10.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Clarkston Community School District)56.260.2
 4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.844.3
 1.5%
4th Grade Math (North Sashabaw Elementary School)27.843.2
 15.4%
   4th Grade Math (Clarkston Community School District)56.653.5
 3.1%
   4th Grade Math (Michigan)41.838.6
 3.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (North Sashabaw Elementary School)36.843.4
 6.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Clarkston Community School District)63.559.6
 3.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)46.243.9
 2.3%
5th Grade Math (North Sashabaw Elementary School)35.837.7
 1.9%
   5th Grade Math (Clarkston Community School District)53.545.7
 7.8%
   5th Grade Math (Michigan)34.831.5
 3.3%
5th Grade Social Studies (North Sashabaw Elementary School)9.132.1
 23%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Clarkston Community School District)27.134.9
 7.8%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)17.418.6
 1.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students370294
 20.5%
African American56
 20%
American Indian00
Asian108
 20%
Hispanic7164
 9.9%
Pacific Islander00
White267187
 30%
Two or More Races1729
 70.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients61.4%63.3%
 1.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about North Sashabaw Elementary School

In the 2022-23 school year, 294 students attended North Sashabaw Elementary School.

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

Students at North Sashabaw Elementary School are 64% White, 22% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

North Sashabaw Elementary School ranks 767th of 1486 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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