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East Middle School

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

15^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 98% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

East Middle School is a public magnet middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools district in Michigan. With 678 students, it is one of the larger middle schools in the district and has consistently ranked among the top 15 middle schools in Michigan over the past decade, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Middle School consistently outperforms the district and state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, 75.2% of 6th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 56.9% for the district and 38.6% for the state. The school also excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking 1st out of all Michigan middle schools for Asian students and in the top 30 for African American and multi-racial students. While the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, reaching 30.8% in 2022-2023, it still performs better than the district average of 21.9%.

When compared to other middle schools in the Plymouth-Canton district, East Middle School consistently outperforms its peers, particularly in academic achievement. This suggests the school may have best practices or resources that could be shared with other schools in the district. Overall, East Middle School is an exemplary middle school that has demonstrated sustained excellence in academic performance, equity, and student support.

725

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,369

Per pupil spending ?

16.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1042 S Mill St
Plymouth, MI 48170-4321

(734) 416-4955

District: Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

Students who attend East Middle School usually attend:

High:	Canton High School
	Plymouth High School
	Salem High School

Feeder schools for East Middle School:

Elementary:

Hulsing Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.0%

Asian:

29.2%

African American:

9.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (74% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Michigan middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg61%

Michigan avg41%

15^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Middle Schools in the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

90^th of 613Plymouth-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
2025	97.1	15 of 890	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	10 of 897	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	15 of 883	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	6 of 776	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.4	9 of 675	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	24 of 792	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	18 of 838	97.9%	★★★★★
2017	96.0	22 of 821	97.3%	★★★★★
2016	95.0	32 of 894	96.4%	★★★★★
2015	95.3	29 of 919	96.8%	★★★★★
2014	90.8	56 of 921	93.9%	★★★★★
2013	88.3	71 of 919	92.3%	★★★★★
2012	90.6	52 of 900	94.2%	★★★★★
2011	84.6	52 of 858	93.9%	★★★★★
2010	83.0	66 of 851	92.2%	★★★★★
2009	85.0	59 of 847	93.0%	★★★★★
2008	84.1	67 of 839	92.0%	★★★★★
2007	85.1	51 of 823	93.8%	★★★★★
2006	82.0	95 of 806	88.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	29 of 338	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	71.4	46 of 300	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	51 of 310	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.8	47 of 196	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	55.7	136 of 366	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	1 of 85	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	1 of 88	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	1 of 87	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	1 of 57	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	86.0	5 of 39	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	94.4	1 of 48	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	1 of 104	99.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	18 of 789	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	10 of 771	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	14 of 770	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	9 of 657	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	93.8	24 of 521	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.0	35 of 658	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	20 of 794	97.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	217 of 832	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	208 of 836	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	222 of 825	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	137 of 691	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	50 of 523	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	41.0	402 of 672	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	472 of 815	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	14 of 798	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	12 of 786	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	13 of 776	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	1 of 658	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	4 of 540	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	17 of 639	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	17 of 797	97.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	88.7	12 of 176	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	68.2	41 of 163	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	94.9	8 of 156	94.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	34 of 244	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	16 of 377	95.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	50 of 696	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	83.7	88 of 701	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	62 of 688	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	42 of 638	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	91.9	34 of 577	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	46 of 624	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	48 of 678	92.9%	★★★★★

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)

Asian (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)93rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)93rd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)91st percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies78%+31 vs state

English Language Arts74%+35 vs state

Math71%+38 vs state

Science67%+26 vs state

Mathematics67%+37 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)			M-Step Math (2025)			M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
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%)	97.1	15^th of 890 public middle schools	98.3%		97.5	10^th of 897 public middle schools	98.9%	5	86.8	66.9		75.2	71.9		69.5	72.3		67.4		78.0	$15,369	$1,041	$14,328
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%)	88.8	82^nd of 890 public middle schools	90.8%		90.7	69^th of 897 public middle schools	92.3%	13	85.6	50.4		48.6	63.9		41.4	55.3		71.9		74.4	$15,386	$1,152	$14,235
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%)	93.8	49^th of 890 public middle schools	94.5%		92.6	55^th of 897 public middle schools	93.9%	6	86.1	54.9		66.3	61.8		69.4	62.1		61.2		71.1	$14,650	$994	$13,656
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)			50.0	48.5		42.5	35.3		39.9		33.5		$18,699	$1,058	$17,641
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%)	68.7	226^th of 890 public middle schools	74.6%		67.1	227^th of 897 public middle schools	74.7%	1	80.6	35.1		39.9	51.2		31.7	40.6		46.2		51.0	$15,493	$1,231	$14,262
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%)	97.3	13^th of 890 public middle schools	98.5%		96.2	25^th of 897 public middle schools	97.2%	12	88.5	67.0		66.2	73.1		75.1	73.1		80.5		75.7	$16,068	$1,516	$14,552
Holmes Middle School	Public	7-8	16200 Newburgh Rd	Livonia	48154	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2675	670	32	20.9	16.4%	552 (82.4%)	31 (4.6%)	39 (5.8%)	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.6%)	89.4	78^th of 890 public middle schools	91.2%		88.4	82^nd of 897 public middle schools	90.9%	4	84.5	44.4			59.0			53.1		65.8		70.2	$15,458	$938	$14,520
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	46250 Cherry Hill Rd	Canton	48187	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%)	84.5	105^th of 890 public middle schools	88.2%		83.7	105^th of 897 public middle schools	88.3%		83.5	45.8		50.6	49.2		44.4	46.9		62.0		71.9	$14,945	$1,404	$13,541
Frost Middle School	Public	6-8	14041 Stark Rd	Livonia	48154	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2670	641	41	15.7	25.3%	429 (66.9%)	88 (13.7%)	39 (6.1%)	47 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.8%)	87.3	92^nd of 890 public middle schools	89.7%		89	78^th of 897 public middle schools	91.3%	14	75.7	49.6			64.8			53.9		57.6		61.3	$17,553	$1,559	$15,994
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%)	25.4	637^th of 890 public middle schools	28.4%		32.1	596^th of 897 public middle schools	33.6%	41	53.3	13.2			22.0			17.0		26.7		32.0	$17,966	$1,030	$16,936

Frequently Asked Questions about East Middle School

Is East Middle School a good school?

Yes! East Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 15^th of 890 Michigan middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of East Middle School?

Students at East Middle School are 53% White, 29% Asian, 9% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of East Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend East Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 725 students attended East Middle School.

What district is East Middle School in?

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

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