The Clarenceville School District is a

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in the U.S. state of

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, serving portions of

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, and Redford. As of 2006, the district served approximately 1,940 students, and had 271 employees, including 10 bus drivers.

Overview

According to the Michigan Department of Education, the average Composite ACT score for the class of 2009 in the Clarenceville school district was 18, and the class of 2008's average was 17. Comparatively, the nearby school districts of Livonia and Farmington both had ACT average scores of 21 in 2009. The ratio of students per teacher was 21 to 1, and as of the 2009 MME results, 47% of students were at or above the proficiency level for Reading, 75% at or above the proficiency level for Social Studies, 43% at or above the proficiency level for Science, 37% at or above the proficiency level for Writing, and 35% at or above the proficiency level for Math. The state average for the MME test in 2009 was 60% for Reading, 81% for Social Studies, 56% for Science, 43% for Writing, and 49% for Math. All of the buildings have received the highest level of accreditation provided by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, as well as adequate yearly progress.

Schools

Clarenceville High School

Clarenceville High School shares a Michigan historical marker with its adjoined 919-person auditorium, constructed in 1968 and named for a longtime school superintendent and Michigan House Representative. Louis E

The auditorium's history as a major music venue began with the Clarenceville Jazz Series, run by Detroit jazz maven Midge Ellis from 1969 to 1982. During that time, such acts as

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, and

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performed and conducted workshops for students at the high school. The Clarenceville Jazz Band program continued until just a few years before Ellis' death at the age of 91, in 2015.

Middle schools

* Clarenceville Middle School

Elementary schools

* Botsford Elementary School * Grandview Elementary School

Athletics

The nickname of Clarenceville Middle and High School's sports teams are the Trojans. Students of the Clarenceville School District are considered Livonia residents for the purposes of the

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whether or not they and their families live within the city limits of

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Etymology

The school district's name was derived from the former town of Clarenceville which took up some territory in

. It is believed that since the town of Clarenceville was in

Oakland County Oakland County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a principal county of the Detroit metropolitan area, containing the bulk of Detroit's northern suburbs. Its seat of government is Pontiac, and its largest city is Troy. As of the ...

, the school district is listed as being in that county despite having its schools in Wayne County. Two former elementary schools, Edgewood Elementary and Westbrook Elementary, were located in Farmington Hills, Oakland County, but were closed in the 1970s. The school also owns a parking lot where it stores its buses that is in Oakland County.

Notable alumni

* Timothy Shaw, former

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linebacker for four teams *

Serena Shim Serena Shim (, ''Serena Ali Suhaim''; October 10, 1985 – October 19, 2014) was a Lebanese-American journalist for Iranian state-owned Press TV.

, journalism and war correspondent for Press TV

References

External links

*http://www.clarenceville.k12.mi.us *http://www.clarencevilleathletics.com {{Authority control Education in Wayne County, Michigan Livonia, Michigan Farmington Hills, Michigan School districts established in 1837 Education in Oakland County, Michigan 1837 establishments in Michigan School districts in Michigan