Centennial Middle School

62500 9 Mile Road

School District

South Lyon Community Schools
Grade

6-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:17
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by student on November 20, 2023

Just to start this school is terribleI've been a student at this school for 3 years and in the 3 years of being here I've never seen such staff and teachers. There are multiple teachers whose names I will not say but who should not be a teacher at all. They constantly yell and don't give good explanations on assignments. One of the real teachers in the 8th grade is the worst teacher of them all. She is so strict with students' assignments that if you mess up a sentence or forget a few words is just an E. No points for turning it in or anything just an E. This goes against grading rules and is obviously stupid. A few teachers and staff can be nice but even the students are terrible. They will walk around yelling the N-word without fear of consequences. They will break soap dispensers in the bathroom and write death threats. I would absolutely not recommend taking your kid to this school. I give it a 1/10 because it is not a good learning environment of any sort.
Submitted by parent on May 19, 2023

Pretty good Its fun engaging and active 10/10
Submitted by parent on May 09, 2022

It's a good school for academics and teaching. It is the third-best school district in Oakland county. Though other than that the school is horrible. There is a lot of vaping, fighting, drama, social media gossip pages, high level of bullying. Centennial does not punish your children when they do something wrong. While I was at centennial I got bullied for wearing black every day even when I didn't wear black some days. I got bullied for being labeled as "homosexual." A group of boys told me to kill myself and the school did nothing. I would say that all districts have bullying and such although this district is THE WORST I have been at. I would recommend going to Huron valley schools if you value your children's safety and mental health.
Submitted by parent on March 25, 2022

My son has had a hard time at this school he was a A and B student until he came to this nightmare of a school. They have suspended my son for standing up for himself numerous times. My son has be called the N word by kids at this school when I ask for his schoolwork when he is suspended they never give it to him or me .
Submitted by student on September 17, 2018

It is an O.K. school, I didn't personally like it because I was never given a chance to work at my full potential because the school bases things off of grades. I didn't like how the students attacked (verbally) because of their race, how they look, what they wear, how they speak, their morals and what they say. The teachers don't pay attention enough to students who are mentally struggling either, I have met so many people that have depression and aren't getting help from the school. But, they do give the help to people that had tragedies or need a few extra things to get them back on their feet. But, the social POV in this school is horrible and I'm glad I left.
Submitted by parent on March 22, 2017

Worst school ever! Do not send your kid to thus school, especially if you are school of choice. They will not treat your child fairly.
Submitted by parent on March 22, 2017

Horrible staff. There are a few great teachers, but several horrible teachers who are very unprofessional.
Submitted by parent on November 30, 2016

School is the place, where students should looks forward to attending because there is so much fun in school, besides the homework. Unfortunately, this may not be the case if you are minority in this school.Before going into issues, let me tell some teachers are really nice. Mr Ross is the funniest science teacher you can get. You will start loving science if he is teaching you.There are less programs offered in school compared to other neighbouring district schools. So if your child enjoy programs, then dig about the programs here before making decision of moving here. No one knows about Jornalism, Photography, there is not much art related activities here. Band is there, but more importance is given to High School Band so this program reallly lags behind, because Band director is shared by other school. Motivational activities are less. Students do feel good if the school selects student of the month, list the name of highest score achievers on TV or on Boards, does Talent shows etc. This school or may be South Lyon school district needs to address this to increase spirit. There is no diversity I should say. If you are minority you will be bullied everywhere, and it starts from bus till class rooms. Students are extremely disrespectful and use Racist, sexist and dirty language in bus without fear, they harass each other and bus drivers.It is extremely sad to see that South Lyon schools do not take strict actions against such students.
Submitted by other on April 25, 2014

Be advised that this is the school that made national headlines for throwing one of its teachers under the bus because the administrators were too afraid to open a dialogue about intolerance. A good school is one that supports students, parents AND teachers.
Submitted by other on September 16, 2013

I go to this school and it is wonderful, full of friendship and teamwork. I Love South Lyon schools. They are always encouraging children to do their best. We are very educated. I love working in a group and doing bonding activities as well. It helps me create new friends. Thank you for your time. :)
Submitted by parent on August 26, 2012

I love the teachers and the staff, they keep me updated about what the students are doing in class, especially the 7th grade science teacher. She truly is the best teacher anyone could have. She kept me updated and really helps the students improve in science. My daughter moved in the middle of the school year from Novi schools and needed a little help in science. She helped her alot with that, and my daughter improved her grades from B's to all A's .She is a wonderful teacher. Also the principal sets good school rules and he is the best!! One improvement they could have in there school is to have more challenging academic programs. Thank You.