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Discovery Middle School

Q: Is Discovery Middle School a good school?

Discovery Middle School ranks 273 rd of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

273^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 70% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Discovery Middle School in Canton, MI, is a public school serving 731 students in grades 6-8 as part of the highly regarded Plymouth-Canton Community Schools district. The school holds a 3-star rating and ranks in the 70th percentile statewide, which is solidly above average but represents a dip from its recent 4-star history.

Within its own district, Discovery is the lowest-ranked middle school. Its peers—East Middle School, West Middle School, Pioneer Middle School, and Liberty Middle School—all hold 4 or 5-star ratings and rank in the 87th to 98th percentile. For example, 6th-grade math proficiency at Discovery is 34.2%, compared to 67.2% at East and 66.1% at Pioneer. However, the picture changes dramatically when comparing Discovery to schools in neighboring districts. Its 7th-grade ELA proficiency (44%) is double that of Garden City Middle School (22%) and more than double that of Adams Middle School (16.9%). This shows that while Discovery trails its immediate district peers, it still outperforms many schools in the wider region.

Two areas deserve parent attention. First, chronic absenteeism has been trending upward, reaching 24.3% in the 2024-2025 school year—higher than the district average of 19.3% and notably above East, West, and Pioneer (all around 16%). Second, math proficiency has shown a steady decline, with 8th-grade PSAT math dropping from 57.9% in 2022-2023 to 33.7% in 2025-2026. On a positive note, Discovery demonstrates relative strength in supporting specific student groups, ranking in the 75th percentile for African American students and 76th percentile for low socio-economic status students statewide. Per-student spending ($16,045) is on par with district peers, suggesting the performance gap is not tied to funding but rather to the different challenges the school faces. For parents, Discovery offers a solid education within a top-tier district, though it may require extra attention to attendance and math support.

731

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,045

Per pupil spending ?

32.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

45083 Hanford Rd
Canton, MI 48187-2690

(734) 416-7952

District: Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

Students who attend Discovery Middle School usually attend:

High:	Canton High School
	Plymouth High School
	Salem High School

Feeder schools for Discovery Middle School:

Elementary:	Eriksson Elementary School
	Hoben Elementary School
	Miller Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.6%

African American:

14.6%

Asian:

11.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Plymouth-Canton Community Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg61%

Michigan avg41%

273^rd of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Middle Schools in the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

106^th of 625Plymouth-Canton Community Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	273 of 896	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.7	226 of 890	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	227 of 897	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	195 of 883	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	170 of 776	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	63.5	187 of 675	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	136 of 792	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	147 of 838	82.5%	★★★★☆
2017	59.2	280 of 821	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.7	209 of 894	76.6%	★★★★☆
2015	87.6	77 of 919	91.6%	★★★★★
2014	92.6	40 of 921	95.7%	★★★★★
2013	89.7	63 of 919	93.1%	★★★★★
2012	89.7	57 of 900	93.7%	★★★★★
2011	82.9	70 of 858	91.8%	★★★★★
2010	83.2	63 of 851	92.6%	★★★★★
2009	84.8	63 of 847	92.6%	★★★★★
2008	85.1	57 of 839	93.2%	★★★★★
2007	85.4	47 of 823	94.3%	★★★★★
2006	83.0	81 of 806	90.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	85 of 337	74.8%	★★★★☆
2025	63.5	85 of 338	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	76 of 300	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	68 of 310	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	38 of 182	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	9 of 77	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	34 of 196	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	71 of 366	80.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	48 of 87	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.8	39 of 85	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	50 of 88	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	45 of 87	48.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	32 of 57	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	25 of 48	47.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	69 of 104	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	45 of 108	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.0	50 of 106	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	49 of 88	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	92.6	6 of 154	96.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	262 of 789	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.9	206 of 789	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	60.9	224 of 771	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	197 of 770	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	164 of 657	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	57.0	164 of 521	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.7	158 of 658	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	198 of 794	75.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	128 of 260	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.9	57 of 265	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	54.7	102 of 257	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.1	58 of 246	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	23 of 138	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	14 of 69	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	63.8	76 of 266	71.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	204 of 834	75.5%	★★★★☆
2025	62.4	243 of 832	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	56.5	292 of 836	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.2	139 of 825	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	115 of 691	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	73 of 523	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	64 of 672	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	78.0	102 of 815	87.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	285 of 813	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.3	217 of 798	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	223 of 786	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	175 of 776	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.6	167 of 658	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.7	162 of 540	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	108 of 639	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	96 of 797	88.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	73 of 195	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.1	92 of 190	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	82 of 176	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.2	39 of 163	76.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	113 of 236	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.3	143 of 244	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.4	56 of 199	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	79 of 377	79.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	299 of 687	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.5	262 of 696	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	234 of 701	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.6	206 of 688	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.1	177 of 638	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	57.9	201 of 577	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.3	137 of 624	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	116 of 678	82.9%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)75th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)67th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)63rd percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)58th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)56th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2026)52nd percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)51st percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2026)45th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies49%~ state avg

English Language Arts42%+4 vs state

Science40%~ state avg

Math36%+4 vs state

Mathematics34%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a student
Thursday, May 9, 2019

i go to this school and the teachers there do not listen to you when you tell them a problem and the schools lunch is so bad the cheese on the cheeseburgers is basically plastic, they say they have pizza everyday its true but it will make you throw up. they care more about oranges on the ground at lunch than a kid being bullied (some kid was being bullied and they yelled at the victim for dropping an orange on the ground.) They teach you stuff you will never learn and they dont care if a kid is stressed about all the tests and homework they have. when you ask the teachers a question they answer by yelling at you for not knowing the answer. the teachers always take one side of a problem and not listen to the other. the assistant principle is a massive jerk. i have learned more about history and science looking on the internet than i ever have at this school. overall pick any other school in pccs to put your child in Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, March 1, 2017

This is the worst school I have ever dealt with. Every single parent or student I speak with has a horrific story of how they have been treated here. Many people were transferred to this school when they redistricted and both the parents and the students are equally miserable. The staff (not all but many) treat the students like they are total delinquents and threaten them constantly. The band teacher is by far the worst, he is absolutely unprofessional and very verbally abusive. It's a nightmare. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, March 16, 2015

This is my second child to go through Discovery, and things have not changed. I have a 6th grader who was physically assaulted and because my son pushed the child away to protect himself he was suspended for 3 days. My son is an honor roll student and has never been in an altercation. I find the principal does not bother to get involved with disciplinary actions and the assistant principal does not bother to look at both sides of an altercation. His immediate response is to suspend everyone for 3 days. Textbook. He is not there to protect his students just himself. There needs to be a change in administration fast! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)			M-Step Math (2026)			M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Discovery Middle School	Public	6-8	45083 Hanford Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-7952	731	42	17.4	32.0%	436 (59.6%)	107 (14.6%)	50 (6.8%)	82 (11.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.4%)	62.6	273^rd of 896 public middle schools	69.5%		68.7	226^th of 890 public middle schools	74.6%	47	71.6	33.7		40.2	44.0		34.2	38.5		40.0		49.4	$16,045	$937	$15,108
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	46250 Cherry Hill Rd	Canton	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-7600	817	46	17.9	26.1%	462 (56.5%)	158 (19.3%)	39 (4.8%)	125 (15.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.9%)	84.2	113^th of 896 public middle schools	87.4%		84.5	105^th of 890 public middle schools	88.2%	8	80.3	45.2		46.3	50.6		50.6	53.2		56.0		70.8	$15,739	$735	$15,004
Pioneer Middle School	Public	6-8	46081 Ann Arbor Rd W	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-2770	827	41	20.3	16.3%	558 (67.5%)	75 (9.1%)	43 (5.2%)	108 (13.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	37 (4.5%)	94.1	43^rd of 896 public middle schools	95.2%		93.8	49^th of 890 public middle schools	94.5%	6	86.0	53.6		64.0	65.3		66.1	67.5		60.0		73.2	$14,245	$448	$13,797
East Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1042 S Mill St	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 416-4955	725	37	19.8	16.1%	384 (53.0%)	67 (9.2%)	27 (3.7%)	212 (29.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.6%)	97.5	15^th of 896 public middle schools	98.3%		97.1	15^th of 890 public middle schools	98.3%		85.5	73.9		72.1	74.7		67.2	73.4		72.2		82.6	$15,161	$450	$14,711
West Middle School	Public	6-8	44401 W Ann Arbor Trl	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-7599	667	35	18.8	13.8%	533 (79.9%)	46 (6.9%)	40 (6.0%)	21 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)	88.5	82^nd of 896 public middle schools	90.8%		88.8	82^nd of 890 public middle schools	90.8%		81.0	50.2		58.5	56.8		55.6	48.4		57.4		72.0	$16,038	$552	$15,486
Johnson Upper Elementary School	Public	4-6	8400 N Hix Rd	Westland	48185	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 744-2740	503	37	13.7	28.0%	306 (60.8%)	103 (20.5%)	33 (6.6%)	27 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.4%)								(n/a)			52.0	44.6		42.5	45.0		44.4		26.6		$18,474	$689	$17,785
Adlai Stevenson Middle School	Public	6-8	38501 Palmer Rd	Westland	48186	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 419-2351	768	41	18.6	56.6%	422 (54.9%)	246 (32.0%)	47 (6.1%)	13 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.7%)	22.5	672^nd of 896 public middle schools	25.0%		24.9	645^th of 890 public middle schools	27.5%	27	49.8	18.3		21.4	20.5		11.5	14.0		28.2		29.0	$16,918	$2,285	$14,633
Garden City Middle School	Public	7-8	1851 Radcliff St	Garden City	48135	Wayne County	Garden City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 762-8400	423	26	16.5	47.3%	313 (74.0%)	44 (10.4%)	38 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	27.6	633^rd of 896 public middle schools	29.4%		25.4	637^th of 890 public middle schools	28.4%	4	56.8	15.5			22.0			22.4		24.8		30.1	$17,552	$1,529	$16,023
Meads Mill Middle School	Public	6-8	16700 Franklin Rd	Northville	48168	Wayne County	Northville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 344-3700	615	31	20.0	7.2%	407 (66.2%)	19 (3.1%)	33 (5.4%)	133 (21.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.3%)	97.6	13^th of 896 public middle schools	98.5%		97.3	13^th of 890 public middle schools	98.5%		93.3	69.2		67.1	68.0		69.5	76.2		73.3		81.5	$16,382	$687	$15,695
Farmington 56 Campus	Public	5-6	33411 Marquette St	Garden City	48135	Wayne County	Garden City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 762-8460	455	25	17.9	49.5%	352 (77.4%)	31 (6.8%)	42 (9.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.9%)								(n/a)			29.0	25.6		13.3	18.1		22.6		13.8		$17,323	$2,124	$15,199

Frequently Asked Questions about Discovery Middle School

What district is Discovery Middle School in?

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of Discovery Middle School?

Students at Discovery Middle School are 60% White, 15% African American, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

How many students attend Discovery Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 731 students attended Discovery Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Discovery Middle School attend?

Students who attend Discovery Middle School usually go on to attend Canton High School

Is Discovery Middle School a good school?

Discovery Middle School ranks 273^rd of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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