Thomson Elementary School

Thomson Elementary School, a compact elementary campus in Thomson, Georgia, overseen by McDuffie County, caters to 322 students, covering grades 2 through 3. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so Thomson Elementary School sits 47% smaller than that benchmark.

McDuffie County runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,088 students. Thomson Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Thomson Elementary School logs that 70% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest comes out to 21% White, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 40% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 100% of students at Thomson Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, McDuffie County runs at roughly 86%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Thomson Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.7%, the actual is 40.0%, a residual of +14.3 points.

Around the school, census data for McDuffie County shows median household earnings sit near $56,733, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Thomson Elementary School is one of 6 public schools in McDuffie County (combined enrollment of about 3,088 students).

The closest other public school is Maxwell Elementary School, roughly 0.7 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Thomson Elementary School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 24.6%.

Thomson Elementary School operates from a town-center location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Thomson Elementary School has decreased 31%, going from 467 students in 2018 to 322 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 27% to 21%.

On this page, members of the Thomson Elementary School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.