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Clarenceville School District is a school district headquartered in
Livonia, Michigan
Livonia is a city in Wayne County, Michigan, Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 95,535 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, which ranked it as Michigan's ninth most-populated municipality.
Livonia is a part ...
, in the
Detroit metropolitan area
The Detroit metropolitan area, often referred to as Metro Detroit, is a major metropolitan area in the U.S. State of Michigan, consisting of the city of Detroit and its surrounding area. There are varied definitions of the area, including the ...
. Founded in 1837, it serves portions of Livonia,
Farmington Hills
Farmington Hills is a city in Oakland County, Michigan, Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Part of the affluent suburbs northwest of Metro Detroit, Detroit, Farmington Hills is the second most-populated city in Oakland County, after Tro ...
, and
Redford. As of 2006, the district has approximately 1940 students, 270.5 teachers/staff and 10 bus drivers. Schools in the district are Clarenceville High School, Clarenceville Middle School, Botsford Elementary and Grandview Elementary.
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 had ACT average scores of 21 and 21 in 2009.
The ratio of students per teacher is 21 to 1, and as of the 2009 MME results, students are 47% 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.
Louis E. Schmidt Auditorium
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.
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
Buddy Rich,
Stan Kenton,
Woody Herman
Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading groups called "The Herd", Herman came to prominence in the late 1930s and was active until his dea ...
,
Harry James
Harry Haag James (March 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983) was an American musician who is best known as a trumpet-playing band leader who led a big band from 1939 to 1946. He broke up his band for a short period in 1947 but shortly after he reorganized ...
,
Gene Krupa,
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader. Hampton worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to Charlie Parker, Charles M ...
, and
Maynard Ferguson
Walter Maynard Ferguson CM (May 4, 1928 – August 23, 2006) was a Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader. He came to prominence in Stan Kenton's orchestra before forming his own big band in 1957. He was noted for his bands, which often served ...
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.
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
Livonia Hockey Association The Livonia Hockey Association (LHA) is an amateur hockey league located in Livonia, Michigan
Livonia is a city in Wayne County, Michigan, Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 95,535 at the 2020 United States census, 202 ...
whether or not they and their families live within the city limits of
Livonia, MI
Livonia is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 95,535 at the 2020 census, which ranked it as Michigan's ninth most-populated municipality.
Livonia is a part of Metro Detroit and is located about west of th ...
.
Etymology
The school district's name was derived from the former town of
Clarenceville which took up some territory in
Farmington Hills
Farmington Hills is a city in Oakland County, Michigan, Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Part of the affluent suburbs northwest of Metro Detroit, Detroit, Farmington Hills is the second most-populated city in Oakland County, after Tro ...
. It is believed that since the town of Clarenceville was in
Oakland County
Oakland County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Metro Detroit, metropolitan Detroit area, located northwest of the city. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 Census, its population was 1, ...
, 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
NFL
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major ...
linebacker for four teams
*
Serena Shim
Serena Shim ( ar, سيرينا علي سحيم, ''Serena Ali Suhaim''; 10 October 1985 – 19 October 2014) was a Lebanese-American journalist for Press TV. , journalism and war correspondent for Press TV
References
External links
*http://www.clarenceville.k12.mi.us
*http://www.clarencevilleathletics.com
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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