Photo: The original uploader was Decumanus at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0St. Clair Shores’s public schools outscore 57% of Michigan districts
In St. Clair Shores, 94% of each class finishes high school in four years, above the Michigan average (82%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving St. Clair Shores, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.
From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
St. Clair Shores’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1196 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of St. Clair Shores’s, its schools beat 44%, lower than their 57% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Lake Shore spends $15,326 per student and Lakeview $14,330, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Eight elementary schools, then three middle and three high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
St. Joan of Arc Elementary School (private), St. Isaac Jogues Elementary School (private) and Maple Park Montessori School (private) are in town. Lakeview Virtual School, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind St. Clair Shores’s grade
B: better than 57% of Michigan school districts, #445 of 699 Michigan towns. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve St. Clair Shores, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in St. Clair Shores · depends on your address
Jefferson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 990 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Saint Clair Shores
Kennedy Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 710 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Saint Clair Shores
South Lake Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 309 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Saint Clair Shores
7th grade in St. Clair Shores · depends on your address
Jefferson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 990 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Saint Clair Shores
Kennedy Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 710 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Saint Clair Shores
South Lake Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 309 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Saint Clair Shores
8th grade in St. Clair Shores · depends on your address
Jefferson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 990 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Saint Clair Shores
Kennedy Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 710 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Saint Clair Shores
South Lake Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 309 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Saint Clair Shores
9th grade in St. Clair Shores · depends on your address
Lakeview High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,319 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Saint Clair Shores
Lake Shore High School
Grades 9–12 · 914 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Saint Clair Shores
South Lake High School
Grades 9–12 · 426 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in St Clr Shores
10th grade in St. Clair Shores · depends on your address
Lakeview High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,319 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Saint Clair Shores
Lake Shore High School
Grades 9–12 · 914 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Saint Clair Shores
South Lake High School
Grades 9–12 · 426 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in St Clr Shores
11th grade in St. Clair Shores · depends on your address
Lakeview High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,319 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Saint Clair Shores
Lake Shore High School
Grades 9–12 · 914 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Saint Clair Shores
South Lake High School
Grades 9–12 · 426 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in St Clr Shores
12th grade in St. Clair Shores · depends on your address
Lakeview High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,319 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Saint Clair Shores
Lake Shore High School
Grades 9–12 · 914 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Saint Clair Shores
South Lake High School
Grades 9–12 · 426 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in St Clr Shores
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve St. Clair Shores
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
St. Clair Shores vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share St. Clair Shores’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| St. Clair Shores | B | Lake Shore PK–12 · Lakeview PK–12 · South Lake Schools PK–12 |
| Roseville | C | Roseville |
| Eastpointe | D | Eastpointe |
| Clinton | A− | Chippewa Valley Schools |
| Village of Grosse Pointe Shores | A | Grosse Pointe |
Every school in St. Clair Shores
20 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about St. Clair Shores’s schools
Are St. Clair Shores’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools St. Clair Shores children attend outscore 57% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #445 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 44%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is St. Clair Shores in?
Lake Shore Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,219 students in 6 schools (2024–25).
Where do St. Clair Shores kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Lakeview High School, Lake Shore High School and South Lake High School.
What is St. Clair Shores’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Lakeview Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.
How much does St. Clair Shores spend per student?
$15,326 in Lake Shore Public Schools, $14,330 in Lakeview Public Schools and $18,173 in South Lake Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in St. Clair Shores?
Yes: St. Joan of Arc Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 301 students), St. Isaac Jogues Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 180 students) and Maple Park Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 15 students).
Parents talk
What St. Clair Shores families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.