The top reported proficiency rate is 59% in Science. The lowest is 36% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Andersonville Elementary School
Andersonville Elementary School sits in Davisburg, an unincorporated community within Springfield Charter Township in Oakland County. The school serves children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as part of Clarkston Community School District. The surrounding area is rural-suburban in character, car-dependent, and without a traditional walkable downtown. Interstate 75 runs nearby with two interchanges that, as publicly reported, accelerated residential growth here beginning in the late 1960s. The township was historically agricultural, and the old Detroit and Milwaukee Railway line, still carrying Canadian National freight, once shipped local produce and livestock to market. Today the community is primarily residential, with scattered housing, a few churches, some shopping areas, and parks including Springfield Oaks County Park, home of the annual Oakland County Fair, and Indian Springs Metropark. The median household income in the Davisburg ZIP code sits well above the national median, and the largest occupation group among residents is management, with many commuting to employment centers outside the immediate community.
The school itself is a regular public school with a modest enrollment for its grade band. The student body is predominantly white, with a smaller Hispanic presence and smaller still groups identifying as two or more races, Asian, and Black. Just over a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on English learners and special education populations was not reported, so those figures are absent here rather than implying they are low. No charter or magnet designation applies. Title I status was not reported.
On Michigan's M-STEP assessment for the most recent school year, Andersonville's results present a generally solid picture with one clear soft spot. Third graders performed well in both math and English language arts, with well over half testing proficient or above in each subject. Fifth graders showed similar strength, with clear majorities proficient in ELA and science, and a solid majority in math. Fourth grade stands apart. Math proficiency for that grade dropped notably, with fewer than two in five students reaching proficiency, while ELA held at about half. Social studies proficiency among fifth graders was also comparatively low, with roughly a third scoring proficient or above. These two areas may be worth a parent asking the school about directly, to understand whether a particular cohort, curriculum adjustment, or other factor is involved. The school does not report multi-year trend data, so it is hard to say whether the fourth-grade math dip is a one-year variation or part of a pattern.
Positioned relative to districts in Oakland County, Andersonville's overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places it above the midpoint of its county cohort. That is a reasonably strong standing for a county with many high-performing districts. Because this is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate, and chronic absenteeism data was not available for this school.
The housing market around Andersonville reflects the broader affluence of the area. Typical home values in the school's ZIP code run above both state and national benchmarks. The Oakland County market overall has been cooling slightly, with median listing prices down modestly year over year and homes sitting a bit longer than they did a year ago, though days on market remain in a moderate range. Inventory has grown, giving buyers somewhat more choice than in the prior year. Estimated monthly mortgage costs at current rates exceed typical rent burdens, so families weighing purchase versus rental will find renting comparatively less costly on a monthly basis, even in a community where homeownership is the norm.
Within Clarkston Community School District, a publicly reported capital improvement stands out for families thinking ahead. Clarkston Junior High School, serving grades eight and nine, was rebuilt and reopened in 2025, meaning students leaving Andersonville will move through a district that has recently invested in its middle-grade facilities. No other district-level program changes, strategic priorities, or specialty offerings were available in the data provided, so those are left out rather than guessed.
What Andersonville offers is a community-rooted elementary experience in a quiet, affluent, commuter-oriented township. Its tested grades perform above the county midpoint in most subjects, with room to grow in fourth-grade math and fifth-grade social studies. Families drawn to a rural-suburban setting with strong parks access and a recently refreshed district facility pipeline may find it a good fit. Those wanting detail on special education services, English learner support, or before- and after-school programming should ask the school directly, as those data points were not available here.
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