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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Pioneer Middle School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
827
Middle
DISTRICT 634 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLYMOUTH-CANTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 262856006415
Pioneer Middle School
46081 ANN ARBOR RD W, PLYMOUTH, MI 48170 · (734) 416-2770 · Wayne County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL827 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Michigan public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
20.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
135 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 298 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 229 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 300 | 36% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
64.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
66.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
65.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Pioneer Middle School
Pioneer Middle School's state test result (65.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Middle School this school | 827 | 16.3% | 65.5% |
| Portage West Middle School PORTAGE | 717 | 17.4% | 57.3% |
| Centennial Middle School SOUTH LYON | 898 | 17.9% | 52.1% |
| North Hills Middle School Bloomfield Hills | 593 | 13.5% | 69.4% |
| Slauson Middle School ANN ARBOR | 729 | 21.3% | 68.4% |
| Millennium Middle School SOUTH LYON | 1,049 | 15.3% | 59.3% |
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 Pioneer Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #35 of 397 | #4 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #24 of 380 | #4 of 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #37 of 377 | #5 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 827 | #46 of 491 | #7 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #403 of 436 | #56 of 62 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #118 of 437 | #21 of 62 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.3% | #439 of 477 | #60 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #289 of 339 | #40 of 55 |
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
827
-47 (-5%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 703
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 20.8:1
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 | 827 | 40.6 | 20.4:1 | 16% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 778 | 38.6 | 20.2:1 | 18% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 828 | 43.4 | 19.1:1 | 16% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 874 | 42 | 20.8:1 | 11% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 869 | 37.9 | 22.9:1 | 10% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 817 | 37 | 22.1:1 | 11% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 855 | 39 | 21.9:1 | 14% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 678 | 33 | 20.6:1 | 3% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 703 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pioneer Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (869 to 827); teachers up 7% (37.9 to 40.6).
About Pioneer Middle School
As a high-enrollment middle-grades school, Pioneer Middle School serves students in PLYMOUTH, Michigan. The student body numbers 827 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Michigan is about 502, so this school runs 65% larger than that.
Pioneer Middle School is one of the 25 schools that make up Plymouth-Canton Community Schools (15,978 students in total).
By race and ethnicity, Pioneer Middle School is 67% White. The rest of enrollment is 13% Asian, 9% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Wayne County's population at about 49%. Pioneer Middle School has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 20.4:1. For comparison, middle schools in Michigan average 17.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 16%. Among public schools in Wayne County, the average eligibility rate is 66%.
The allk12 Grade for Pioneer Middle School is A. Compared with Michigan public middle schools, the school scored higher than 91% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Pioneer Middle School would be expected to post about 59.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.5%.
Wayne County has about 1,772,259 residents, and median household income is about $60,539, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Wayne County number 573 and enroll about 259,786.
The nearest other public school, Ivywood Classical AcademyAnn Arbor Rd Site, is about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Pioneer Middle School. By average proficiency, Pioneer Middle School is 2nd among 4 schools close by.
Pioneer Middle School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 5%, from 874 to 827.
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Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plymouth-Canton Community Schools
- Canton High SchoolHigh · 1,899 students
- Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,871 students
- Plymouth High SchoolHigh · 1,816 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 817 students
- Discovery Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- East Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
Other schools in PLYMOUTH
- Plymouth Scholars Charter AcademyElementary · 823 students
- East Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- West Middle SchoolMiddle · 667 students
- Ivywood Classical AcademyCombined · 613 students
- Bird Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Isbister Elementary SchoolElementary · 422 students
Other Pioneer Middle schools
9 other US public schools in 5 states are named Pioneer Middle. Pioneer Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 10.
- PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOLCOOPER CITY, FL · 1,453 students
- Pioneer MiddleTustin, CA · 971 students
- Pioneer MiddleDuPont, WA · 758 students
- Pioneer MiddlePorterville, CA · 754 students
- PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOLYORKSHIRE, NY · 659 students
Nearby schools
- Ivywood Classical AcademyAnn Arbor Rd Site0.2 mi · 84
- Isbister Elementary School0.4 mi · 422
- Salem High School0.5 mi · 1,871
- Canton High School0.7 mi · 1,899
- Plymouth High School0.7 mi · 1,816
- Gallimore Elementary School1.0 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About Pioneer Middle SchoolHow many students attend Pioneer Middle School?
Pioneer Middle School enrolls approximately 827 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Pioneer Middle School serve?
Pioneer Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Pioneer Middle School?
Approximately 20.4:1 students per teacher at Pioneer Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pioneer Middle School?
At Pioneer Middle School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 5% Hispanic, 9% Black, 13% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Pioneer Middle School public or private?
Pioneer Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Plymouth-Canton Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.