Middle Schools in South Lyon Community Schools

The South Lyon Community Schools district in Michigan is home to two middle schools: Millennium Middle School and Centennial Middle School. Based on the available data, Millennium Middle School appears to be the standout performer in the district, consistently ranking higher in statewide assessments and demonstrating stronger student proficiency across multiple subject areas.

Millennium Middle School has consistently ranked higher than Centennial Middle School in the statewide SchoolDigger rankings, with Millennium ranking 65th out of 890 Michigan middle schools in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to Centennial's 124th ranking. Millennium also has a higher percentage of students proficient or better in most subject areas, including English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. For example, in 2024-2025, 73% of Millennium's 8th-grade students were proficient or better in M-Step Social Studies, compared to 70.2% for the district and 47% for the state.

While both middle schools face challenges with a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%, Millennium Middle School has a lower percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients (17.45%) compared to Centennial Middle School (19.91%). Additionally, Centennial Middle School has a higher per-student spending of $14,351, compared to $12,726 for Millennium Middle School, and a lower student-teacher ratio of 18.1, compared to 19.9 at Millennium Middle School. These factors may contribute to the performance differences observed between the two schools.