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How has Centennial Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
898
Middle
DISTRICT 974 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH LYON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263225001599
Centennial Middle School
62500 9 MILE RD, SOUTH LYON, MI 48178 · (248) 573-8600 · Oakland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL898 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of Michigan public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
161 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 293 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 331 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 274 | 31% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
49.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
50.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Centennial Middle School
Centennial Middle School's state test result (52.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial Middle School this school | 898 | 17.9% | 52.1% |
| Millennium Middle School SOUTH LYON | 1,049 | 15.3% | 59.3% |
| Pioneer Middle School PLYMOUTH | 827 | 16.3% | 65.5% |
| Portage West Middle School PORTAGE | 717 | 17.4% | 57.3% |
| Robert L Nickels Intermediate School BYRON CENTER | 705 | 22.8% | 67.4% |
| Portage Central Middle School PORTAGE | 719 | 18.9% | 53.2% |
Matched among Michigan middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Centennial Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #105 of 397 | #24 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #84 of 380 | #19 of 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #121 of 377 | #23 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 898 | #27 of 491 | #9 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #359 of 436 | #37 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.9% | #195 of 437 | #31 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.9% | #425 of 477 | #32 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #295 of 339 | #31 of 35 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
898
+11 (+1%) vs 2020
+10% since 2010-11, when it was 814
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 18.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 898 | 47 | 19.1:1 | 18% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 899 | 49.5 | 18.2:1 | 20% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 865 | 48.8 | 17.7:1 | 18% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 887 | 49 | 18.1:1 | 18% (162) |
| 2017-18 | 939 | 52.3 | 17.9:1 | 18% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 988 | 45 | 22.0:1 | 16% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 814 | 42 | 19.4:1 | 21% (167) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centennial Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (939 to 898); teachers down 10% (52.3 to 47).
About Centennial Middle School
Centennial Middle School serves students in SOUTH LYON, Michigan, as a high-enrollment middle-grades school. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 898 students in 2024-25. Across middle schools in Michigan, the average enrollment is about 502.
South Lyon Community Schools is the local district for Centennial Middle School. It runs 13 schools with 8,231 students.
Of every 100 students at Centennial Middle School, about 78 are White. It is also 10% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Oakland County's residents are about 69% White, 9 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 38%.
Centennial Middle School reported 47 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 19.1:1. Middle schools in Michigan have an average ratio of 17.5:1. Roughly 18% of students at Centennial Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Oakland County report 32%.
Among Michigan public middle schools, Centennial Middle School outscored 63%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Centennial Middle School is -6.3 points: 52.1% actual, 58.3% predicted.
In Oakland County, the median household earns about $97,760 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Oakland County, 345 public schools serve about 169,926 students.
SPECIAL EDUCATION, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Centennial Middle School is 6th among 7 schools close by.
The federal government classifies Centennial Middle School's location as Suburb: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 887 to 898. Students per teacher increased from 18.1 in 2020-21 to 19.1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Centennial Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Lyon Community Schools
- South Lyon High SchoolHigh · 1,245 students
- South Lyon East High SchoolHigh · 1,174 students
- Millennium Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,049 students
- William A Pearson ElementaryElementary · 576 students
- Sharon J Hardy Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
- Kent Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
Other schools in SOUTH LYON
- South Lyon High SchoolHigh · 1,245 students
- South Lyon East High SchoolHigh · 1,174 students
- Millennium Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,049 students
- William A Pearson ElementaryElementary · 576 students
- Sharon J Hardy Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
- Kent Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
Other Centennial Middle schools
12 other US public schools in 11 states are named Centennial Middle. Centennial Middle School is the 4th largest of the 13.
- Centennial MiddleLINO LAKES, MN · 1,595 students
- Centennial MiddlePROVO, UT · 1,073 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolBroken Arrow, OK · 1,060 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolPortland, OR · 876 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolCasper, WY · 755 students
Nearby schools
- SPECIAL EDUCATION0.0 mi · 1
- Millennium Middle School0.3 mi · 1,049
- Sayre Elementary School0.8 mi · 450
- Frank E Bartlett School1.2 mi · 483
- South Lyon High School1.9 mi · 1,245
- William A Brummer Elementary School2.1 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About Centennial Middle SchoolHow large is Centennial Middle School?
Centennial Middle School enrolls approximately 898 students in grades 06-08.
Is Centennial Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Centennial Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Centennial Middle School have?
Centennial Middle School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
How diverse is Centennial Middle School?
Centennial Middle School reports a student body of 78% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 10% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Centennial Middle School?
Centennial Middle School is overseen by South Lyon Community Schools in Oakland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.