Paul A. Schalm School
940 North Selfridge Blvd
Clawson MI, 48017, Oakland County
Phone: 248-655-4914
Ranking: 
(710 out of 2,213, top 32%)*
(710 out of 2,213, top 32%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Clawson City School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 31 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 452 | 477 | 492 | 479 | 518 | 494 | 508 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 69 | 15.3% | 70 | 14.7% | 83 | 16.9% | 93 | 19.4% | 101 | 19.5% | 81 | 16.4% | 96 | 18.9% |
| Grade 1: | 80 | 17.7% | 79 | 16.6% | 92 | 18.7% | 79 | 16.5% | 62 | 12.0% | 90 | 18.2% | 92 | 18.1% |
| Grade 2: | 71 | 15.7% | 88 | 18.4% | 78 | 15.9% | 54 | 11.3% | 95 | 18.3% | 80 | 16.2% | 81 | 15.9% |
| Grade 3: | 88 | 19.5% | 79 | 16.6% | 56 | 11.4% | 92 | 19.2% | 85 | 16.4% | 81 | 16.4% | 85 | 16.7% |
| Grade 4: | 82 | 18.1% | 64 | 13.4% | 95 | 19.3% | 85 | 17.7% | 81 | 15.6% | 87 | 17.6% | 73 | 14.4% |
| Grade 5: | 62 | 13.7% | 97 | 20.3% | 88 | 17.9% | 76 | 15.9% | 94 | 18.1% | 75 | 15.2% | 81 | 15.9% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 220 | 48.7% | 228 | 47.8% | 233 | 47.4% | 222 | 46.3% | 240 | 46.3% | 229 | 46.4% | 238 | 46.9% |
| Female: | 232 | 51.3% | 249 | 52.2% | 259 | 52.6% | 257 | 53.7% | 270 | 52.1% | 248 | 50.2% | 262 | 51.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.7% | 21 | 4.1% | 11 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 35 | 7.7% | 35 | 7.3% | 32 | 6.5% | 29 | 6.1% | 17 | 3.3% | 15 | 3.0% | 18 | 3.5% |
| Black: | 25 | 5.5% | 33 | 6.9% | 35 | 7.1% | 28 | 5.8% | 28 | 5.4% | 29 | 5.9% | 28 | 5.5% |
| White: | 353 | 78.1% | 371 | 77.8% | 385 | 78.3% | 379 | 79.1% | 449 | 86.7% | 429 | 86.8% | 451 | 88.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 32 | 7.1% | 30 | 6.3% | 31 | 6.3% | 33 | 6.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 109 | 24.1% | 118 | 24.7% | 146 | 29.7% | 127 | 26.5% | 123 | 23.7% | 76 | 15.4% | 81 | 15.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 8.4% | 45 | 9.4% | 45 | 9.1% | 41 | 8.6% | 48 | 9.3% | 42 | 8.5% | 49 | 9.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.60 | 14.68 | 15.14 | 15.97 | 15.30 | 14.10 | 16.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 94.1% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 97.1% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 95.7% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.5% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 98.4% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.5% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 39.8% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 56.7% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 87% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 93.2% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.6% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 95.7% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 96.9% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 88.9% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 69.9% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 44% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 47.6% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 60.9% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 76.7% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 90.2% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 92.2% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 89.2% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 93.3% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.7% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 97% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 41.1% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 39.2% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 89.1% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 86.4% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 87.4% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84.4% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 87.8% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 94.7% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.4% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 66% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 54.3% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 46.6% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 48.6% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 45.9% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 60.5% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 41.5% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 47.4% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 88.6% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93.8% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 83% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 85.3% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 82.6% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 90.6% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 46.5% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 51.1% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 87.1% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90.6% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 85.7% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 89% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 88.3% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 92.3% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 78% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 72.5% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 85.7% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 89.6% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 83.9% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 90.8% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 89.1% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 87.2% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 18.1% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.2% | 15.7% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 71.4% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 62.5% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 65.2% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 64.2% | 63.4% |
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* Paul A. Schalm School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.