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Enrollment
1,665
Middle
DISTRICT 831 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THOMAS COUNTY·NCES 130489002147
Thomas County Middle School
4681 US Highway 84 Byp W, Thomasville, GA 31792 · (229) 225-4394 · Thomas County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,665 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Georgia 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
126 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
1,613 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 74%
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 5 | 385 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 431 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 432 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 417 | 25% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 71% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Thomas County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
34.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.1pp since 2021
Math
35.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.8% | 35.7% |
| 2023-24 | 38.3% | 33.1% |
| 2022-23 | 35.8% | 28.8% |
| 2021-22 | 32.8% | 28.4% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 Thomas County Middle School
Thomas County Middle School's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas County Middle School this school | 1,665 | 96.9% | 38.5% |
| Coffee Middle School Douglas | 1,591 | 100.0% | 29.7% |
| Long Cane Middle School LaGrange | 988 | 94.6% | 43.6% |
| Eighth Street Middle School Tifton | 883 | 100.0% | 41.4% |
| Hart County Middle School Hartwell | 832 | 98.4% | 39.7% |
| Gardner-Newman Middle School LaGrange | 963 | 98.5% | 34.8% |
Matched among Georgia 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 Thomas County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #220 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #271 of 474 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #233 of 474 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.7pp | #215 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,665 | #13 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #152 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.2% | #164 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.9% | #169 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #239 of 305 |
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
1,665
-183 (-10%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 1,148
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 1,665 | 126.1 | 13.2:1 | 97% (1,613) |
| 2023-24 | 1,664 | 124.8 | 13.3:1 | 63% (1,042) |
| 2022-23 | 1,714 | 124.7 | 13.7:1 | 93% (1,590) |
| 2020-21 | 1,848 | 128 | 14.4:1 | 93% (1,714) |
| 2017-18 | 1,742 | 114.1 | 15.3:1 | 69% (1,199) |
| 2015-16 | 1,650 | 106 | 15.6:1 | 84% (1,388) |
| 2010-11 | 1,602 | 110 | 14.6:1 | 63% (1,006) |
| 2000-01 | 1,239 | 69 | 18.0:1 | 55% (683) |
| 1990-91 | 1,148 | 62 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,742 to 1,665); teachers up 11% (114.1 to 126.1).
About Thomas County Middle School
The public middle school Thomas County Middle School is located in Thomasville, Georgia. The school counts 1,665 students across grades 5 through 8. The school's enrollment is 118% larger than the 763 average for middle schools in Georgia.
Thomas County counts 7 schools and 5,818 students, including Thomas County Middle School.
White students make up a majority at Thomas County Middle School, at 51%. The next largest groups are 34% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 61%, meaning two students picked at random have a 61% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.2:1, with 126.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 0.9 below the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 97%.
Measured against Georgia public middle schools, Thomas County Middle School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Thomas County Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Georgia schools: 38.5% actual against 27.3% predicted.
Federal survey data for Thomas County show that the median household income is $60,736, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 13 public schools in Thomas County, enrolling about 8,451 students in all.
Hand In Hand Primary is the public school closest to Thomas County Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 27.9%; Thomas County Middle School's is 38.5%, ranking 3rd of 6.
The federal government classifies Thomas County Middle School's location as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment dropped 10% from its 2020-21 level of 1,848. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.4:1 in 2020-21 to 13.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Thomas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,777
Census ACS
Median income
$60,736
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
8,451 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Thomas County
- Thomas County Central High SchoolHigh · 1,633 students
- Garrison-Pilcher Elementary SchoolElementary · 811 students
- Cross Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 809 students
- Hand In Hand PrimaryElementary · 712 students
- Bishop HallHigh · 143 students
- The Renaissance Center for Academic and Career DevelopmentHigh · 45 students
Other schools in Thomasville
- Thomas County Central High SchoolHigh · 1,633 students
- Garrison-Pilcher Elementary SchoolElementary · 811 students
- Cross Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 809 students
- Thomasville High SchoolHigh · 742 students
- Hand In Hand PrimaryElementary · 712 students
- Jerger Elementary SchoolElementary · 708 students
Nearby schools
- Hand In Hand Primary0.2 mi · 712
- Thomas County Central High School0.3 mi · 1,633
- Cross Creek Elementary School1.5 mi · 809
- Bishop Hall1.6 mi · 143
- Garrison-Pilcher Elementary School1.6 mi · 811
- The Renaissance Center for Academic and Career Development1.7 mi · 45
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas County Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Thomas County Middle School?
Thomas County Middle School enrolls approximately 1,665 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Thomas County Middle School serve?
Thomas County Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas County Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thomas County Middle School is approximately 13.2:1 (126 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thomas County Middle School?
At Thomas County Middle School, the student body is approximately 51% White, 9% Hispanic, 34% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Thomas County Middle School public or private?
Thomas County Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Thomas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.