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Liberty Middle School

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Liberty Middle School ranks 113 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

113^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 87% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Liberty Middle School in Canton, MI, is a public school serving 817 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools district, and it consistently ranks among the top 15% of middle schools statewide.

Liberty is a strong academic choice, particularly in Social Studies and Science. In recent testing, 70.8% of 8th graders were proficient in Social Studies—well above the state average of 50.3% and even slightly higher than the district average. Science scores are similarly robust, with 56% proficiency compared to 39.2% statewide. The school also does exceptional work with English Language Learners, ranking in the 77th-82nd percentile statewide for this subgroup over the past three years—a true standout. While Liberty's overall performance is excellent, math is a relative weak spot. Only 45.2% of 8th graders scored proficient on the PSAT math section, notably lower than the district average of 51.2% and far behind East Middle School's 73.9%. This gap has persisted for several years, suggesting it's an area families may want to monitor.

Liberty serves a more economically diverse student body than its immediate district peers, with 26% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch compared to roughly 14-16% at West Middle School, Pioneer Middle School, and East Middle. Despite this, Liberty achieves strong results—its low-income students perform in the 84th percentile statewide. The school has also made meaningful progress on attendance, cutting chronic absenteeism from 26.2% to 20.7% in a single year. While that rate remains higher than its district peers (around 16.5%), the improvement is encouraging. For context, schools just a few miles away in Ypsilanti Community Schools face chronic absenteeism near 60% with single-digit proficiency rates, highlighting how much Liberty accomplishes with its resources.

817

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,739

Per pupil spending ?

26.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

46250 Cherry Hill Rd
Canton, MI 48170-5072

(734) 416-7600

District: Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

Students who attend Liberty Middle School usually attend:

High:	Canton High School
	Plymouth High School
	Salem High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.5%

African American:

19.3%

Asian:

15.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2017 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Michigan middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2017

Worth a look

!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 school57%

District avg61%

Michigan avg41%

113^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 14 pts since 2017

From top 27% (2017) to top 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	84.2	113 of 896	87.4%	★★★★☆
2025	84.5	105 of 890	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	105 of 897	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	97 of 883	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	105 of 776	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	166 of 675	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	89 of 792	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.7	98 of 838	88.3%	★★★★☆
2017	65.9	218 of 821	73.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	75 of 337	77.7%	★★★★☆
2025	78.1	45 of 338	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	42 of 300	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	24 of 310	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	77.1	24 of 182	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	11 of 77	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	29 of 196	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	45 of 366	87.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	38 of 87	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.2	35 of 85	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.3	34 of 88	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	41 of 87	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.1	18 of 57	68.4%	★★★★☆
2021	52.2	21 of 39	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.9	22 of 48	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	51 of 104	51.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	71.9	25 of 108	76.9%	★★★★☆
2025	78.9	19 of 106	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	17 of 88	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	17 of 72	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	4 of 38	89.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	11 of 154	92.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	82.3	102 of 789	87.1%	★★★★☆
2025	82.2	99 of 789	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	90 of 771	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	87 of 770	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	93 of 657	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	65.7	125 of 521	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	104 of 658	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	107 of 794	86.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	71.8	57 of 260	78.1%	★★★★☆
2025	74.4	48 of 265	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	23 of 257	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	75.3	41 of 246	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	67 of 266	74.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	137 of 834	83.6%	★★★★☆
2025	70.5	162 of 832	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	130 of 836	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	187 of 825	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.3	172 of 691	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	52.2	206 of 523	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	114 of 672	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	215 of 815	73.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	114 of 813	86.0%	★★★★☆
2025	81.7	116 of 798	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	120 of 786	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	101 of 776	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	109 of 658	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	60.7	161 of 540	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.4	74 of 639	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	86.0	85 of 797	89.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	69 of 195	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.2	91 of 190	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.6	46 of 176	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.0	46 of 163	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	88.9	17 of 156	89.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	50 of 236	78.8%	★★★★☆
2025	90.4	9 of 244	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	63.4	48 of 201	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	39 of 199	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	41.6	211 of 377	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	81.9	102 of 687	85.2%	★★★★☆
2025	82.6	95 of 696	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	108 of 701	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	85 of 688	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	138 of 638	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	61.2	179 of 577	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.8	89 of 624	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	118 of 678	82.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)87th percentile~ school

Male (2026)86th percentile~ school

White (2026)85th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)79th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)78th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2026)78th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)77th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)65th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2026)56th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies71%+21 vs state

Science56%+17 vs state

Math52%+19 vs state

English Language Arts48%+11 vs state

Mathematics45%+12 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Ypsilanti Community Middle School	Public	5-8	235 Spencer Ln	Ypsilanti	48198	Washtenaw County	Ypsilanti Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 221-2200	456	38	12.1	77.9%	45 (9.9%)	270 (59.2%)	79 (17.3%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (12.3%)	6	878^th of 896 public middle schools	2.0%		5.3	873^rd of 890 public middle schools	1.9%	5	29.9	6.3		6.6	7.6		2.6	1654.3		8.2		13.4	$25,295	$5,273	$20,022
McBride Middle School	Public	6-9	47097 McBride Ave	Belleville	48111	Wayne County	Van Buren Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 697-9171	561	35	16.2	46.3%	249 (44.4%)	227 (40.5%)	38 (6.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.5%)	37.9	544^th of 896 public middle schools	39.3%		34.4	568^th of 890 public middle schools	36.2%	24	51.9	23.7			33.3			23.7		30.9		40.8	$15,877	$1,371	$14,506
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Middle School

How many students attend Liberty Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 817 students attended Liberty Middle School.

What district is Liberty Middle School in?

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools

Is Liberty Middle School a good school?

Liberty Middle School ranks 113^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Liberty Middle School?

Students at Liberty Middle School are 57% White, 19% African American, 15% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Liberty Middle School attend?

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

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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