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Centennial Middle School

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Centennial Middle School ranks 93 rd of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

93^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 90% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Centennial Middle School, part of the South Lyon Community Schools district, serves 898 students in grades 6-8 and has earned a strong reputation as a high-performing school in the state of Michigan.

Centennial has shown remarkable improvement over the past five years, climbing from the 64th percentile statewide in 2020-2021 to the 90th percentile in 2025-2026—a jump of 71 places in the state rankings. This upward trajectory sets it apart from neighboring schools like Meads Mill Middle School and Hillside Middle School, which consistently rank in the 98th-99th percentile but have not shown the same dramatic growth. Academically, Centennial outperforms the state average by 15-20 percentage points in both English Language Arts and Math. The school is particularly strong in 8th-grade Social Studies (72.4% proficient) and 8th-grade PSAT ELA (78.7% proficient). However, math proficiency in 6th and 7th grades (55.7% and 54.6%) lags behind top regional performers like Clague Middle School (68.8% and 77.6%), suggesting an area where Centennial could focus future efforts.

One of the most compelling stories is Centennial's dramatic recovery in chronic absenteeism, which spiked to 48.9% in 2021-2022 but plummeted to 17.1% by 2024-2025—now better than the state average of 27.9%. The school also shows notable success with specific student groups, ranking in the 92nd percentile for African American students and improving its ranking for low-income students from the 39th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 73rd percentile in 2025-2026. When compared to its "sister school," Millennium Middle School, located just 0.33 miles away, Centennial spends significantly more per student ($15,160 vs. $12,445) yet Millennium holds a slightly higher state ranking. This makes Millennium a compelling case study in cost-effectiveness, while Centennial's higher spending may be directed toward its successful support programs for students who need extra help.

898

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,160

Per pupil spending ?

17.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

62500 9 Mile Rd
South Lyon, MI 48178-2506

(248) 573-8600

District: South Lyon Community Schools

Feeder schools for Centennial Middle School:

Elementary:	Ann L Dolsen Elementary School
	Kent Lake Elementary School
	William A Pearson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.8%

Asian:

9.7%

Hispanic:

5.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Michigan middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg59%

Michigan avg41%

93^rd of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the South Lyon Community Schools

73^rd of 625South Lyon 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	86.9	93 of 896	89.6%	★★★★☆
2025	81.5	124 of 890	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	127 of 897	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	153 of 883	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	164 of 776	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	56.3	243 of 675	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.8	117 of 792	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	90.5	69 of 838	91.8%	★★★★★
2017	86.3	81 of 821	90.1%	★★★★★
2016	91.0	61 of 894	93.2%	★★★★★
2015	91.7	51 of 919	94.5%	★★★★★
2014	93.0	34 of 921	96.3%	★★★★★
2013	94.0	32 of 919	96.5%	★★★★★
2012	94.6	28 of 900	96.9%	★★★★★
2011	85.3	44 of 858	94.9%	★★★★★
2010	80.1	110 of 851	87.1%	★★★★☆
2009	82.5	87 of 847	89.7%	★★★★☆
2008	83.1	80 of 839	90.5%	★★★★★
2007	80.2	117 of 823	85.8%	★★★★☆
2006	80.4	117 of 806	85.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	87.1	26 of 310	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	10 of 366	97.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	79.1	21 of 87	75.9%	★★★★☆
2025	72.4	29 of 85	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	40 of 88	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	40 of 87	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.5	35 of 57	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	61 of 104	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	56.8	53 of 154	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	87.2	76 of 789	90.4%	★★★★★
2025	78.9	114 of 789	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	134 of 771	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	165 of 770	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	172 of 657	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	49.1	216 of 521	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.7	88 of 658	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	88.7	66 of 794	91.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	76 of 260	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	44.1	141 of 265	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.2	73 of 257	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.2	83 of 246	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.3	18 of 138	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	61.9	20 of 69	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	58.3	48 of 137	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.5	52 of 266	80.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	63.8	228 of 834	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	53.0	352 of 832	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.3	509 of 836	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	560 of 825	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	439 of 691	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	371 of 523	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	454 of 672	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.4	286 of 815	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	82.7	106 of 813	87.0%	★★★★☆
2025	77.9	136 of 798	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	123 of 786	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	141 of 776	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	145 of 658	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	52.9	202 of 540	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.7	114 of 639	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	89.6	62 of 797	92.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	70.6	40 of 195	79.5%	★★★★☆
2025	52.8	78 of 190	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	99 of 176	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	81.7	25 of 156	84.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	102 of 236	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.4	90 of 244	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.1	131 of 201	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	146 of 199	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	53 of 70	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	73.1	50 of 377	86.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	78.6	118 of 687	82.8%	★★★★☆
2025	72.6	153 of 696	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	152 of 701	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	194 of 688	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	195 of 638	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	256 of 577	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.1	103 of 624	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	69 of 678	89.8%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2023)92nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)90th percentile~ school

Male (2026)87th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)83rd percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)79th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2026)76th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)73rd percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)71st percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)66th percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2026)57th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies72%+22 vs state

Mathematics57%+23 vs state

Math55%+23 vs state

English Language Arts52%+14 vs state

Science50%+10 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, August 29, 2012

I drive my son here forschool of choice and it was the best thing I could have done for him. He is getting a much better education than was offered in our local school. I would reccomend this school for your student too. 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Centennial Middle School	Public	6-8	62500 9 Mile Rd	South Lyon	48178	Oakland County	South Lyon Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 573-8600	898	47	19.1	17.9%	699 (77.8%)	25 (2.8%)	49 (5.5%)	87 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.2%)	86.9	93^rd of 896 public middle schools	89.6%		81.5	124^th of 890 public middle schools	86.1%	31	78.7	56.6		53.7	50.7		55.7	54.6		49.5		72.4	$15,160	$749	$14,411
Millennium Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	61526 9 Mile Rd	South Lyon	48178	Oakland County	South Lyon Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 573-8200	1,049	52	20.3	15.3%	854 (81.4%)	19 (1.8%)	38 (3.6%)	86 (8.2%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.6%)	87.3	89^th of 896 public middle schools	90.1%		90.5	65^th of 890 public middle schools	92.7%	24	80.6	57.4		53.6	52.9		49.6	55.2		52.7		70.2	$12,445	$601	$11,844
Novi Middle School	Public	5-8	49000 W 11 Mile Rd	Novi	48374	Oakland County	Novi Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 449-1600	1,086	57	19.0	10.0%	341 (31.4%)	72 (6.6%)	47 (4.3%)	563 (51.8%)	11 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	49 (4.5%)	96.1	28^th of 896 public middle schools	96.9%		96.1	28^th of 890 public middle schools	96.9%		85.9	72.7			59.8			65.0		72.9		83.3	$14,491	$654	$13,838
Scranton Middle School	Public	7-8	8415 Maltby Rd	Brighton	48116	Livingston County	Brighton Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 299-3700	850	43	20.0	6.6%	780 (91.8%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (3.9%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.5%)	95.9	29^th of 896 public middle schools	96.8%		94.6	44^th of 890 public middle schools	95.1%	15	86.4	65.9			66.1			62.9		69.9		77.8	$14,088	$572	$13,516
Novi Meadows School	Public	5-7	25549 Taft Rd	Novi	48374	Oakland County	Novi Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 449-1250	1,048	62	16.9	9.9%	338 (32.3%)	81 (7.7%)	51 (4.9%)	529 (50.5%)	14 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.1%)								(n/a)			62.7	66.7		70.8	71.6		68.5		52.0		$16,161	$789	$15,372
Hillside Middle School	Public	6-8	775 N Center St	Northville	48167	Wayne County	Northville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 344-3600	1,024	53	19.4	5.5%	661 (64.6%)	12 (1.2%)	40 (3.9%)	277 (27.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.2%)	97.9	9^th of 896 public middle schools	99.0%		96.5	22^nd of 890 public middle schools	97.5%	13	90.2	75.6		71.6	73.4		77.3	75.9		70.8		78.9	$15,505	$348	$15,157
Sarah G Banks Middle School	Public	6-8	1760 Charms Rd	Wixom	48393	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 956-2200	597	26	22.6	28.8%	418 (70.0%)	43 (7.2%)	45 (7.5%)	52 (8.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.2%)	80.2	138^th of 896 public middle schools	84.6%		84.8	102^nd of 890 public middle schools	88.5%	36	77.7	45.3		46.8	50.5		41.5	47.0		52.7		67.6	$15,222	$477	$14,745
Charyl Stockwell Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1021 Karl Greimel Dr	Brighton	48116	Livingston County	Charyl Stockwell Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(810) 632-2200	282	19	15.1	18.4%	252 (89.4%)	3 (1.1%)	12 (4.3%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	77	164^th of 896 public middle schools	81.7%		79.1	145^th of 890 public middle schools	83.7%	19	82.7	41.8		50.0	58.9		27.7	34.7		56.7		73.2	$8,370	$116	$8,255
Clague Middle School	Public	6-8	2616 Nixon Rd	Ann Arbor	48105	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1976	696	37	18.6	14.5%	285 (40.9%)	58 (8.3%)	50 (7.2%)	221 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (11.8%)	97.5	14^th of 896 public middle schools	98.4%		96.6	20^th of 890 public middle schools	97.8%	6	90.5	69.2		67.0	67.2		68.8	77.6		74.3		82.4	$15,618	$685	$14,932
Maltby Intermediate School	Public	5-6	4740 Bauer Rd	Brighton	48116	Livingston County	Brighton Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 299-3600	866	47	18.3	9.4%	795 (91.8%)	5 (0.6%)	27 (3.1%)	13 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.7%)								(n/a)			69.5	69.4		66.7	67.0		56.1		48.2		$14,911	$803	$14,108

Frequently Asked Questions about Centennial Middle School

How many students attend Centennial Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 898 students attended Centennial Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Centennial Middle School?

Students at Centennial Middle School are 78% White, 10% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Centennial Middle School in?

South Lyon Community Schools

Is Centennial Middle School a good school?

Centennial Middle School ranks 93^rd of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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