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How has Thomson-McDuffie Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
667
Middle
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCDUFFIE COUNTY·NCES 130357003737
Thomson-McDuffie Middle School
1191 White Oak Rd, Thomson, GA 30824 · (706) 986-4300 · McDuffie County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL667 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of Georgia public middle schools
- CTest 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.
- A+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
14.9:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
601 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 | 214 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 223 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 230 | 34% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Thomson-McDuffie Middle School→Thomson High School
Based on grade levels within McDuffie County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
30.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +11.4pp since 2021
Math
31.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +15.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 11 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.4% | 31.2% |
| 2023-24 | 29.9% | 27.6% |
| 2022-23 | 26.7% | 20.9% |
| 2021-22 | 19.0% | 15.4% |
% 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
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Thomson-McDuffie Middle School
Thomson-McDuffie Middle School's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomson-McDuffie Middle School this school | 667 | 90.1% | 27.4% |
| T. J. Elder Middle School Sandersville | 583 | 89.7% | 22.7% |
| Waycross Middle School Waycross | 606 | 90.8% | 36.0% |
| William James Middle School Statesboro | 536 | 86.4% | 38.9% |
| MacIntyre Park Middle School Thomasville | 530 | 96.4% | 30.8% |
| Burke County Middle School Waynesboro | 828 | 98.8% | 30.2% |
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 Thomson-McDuffie Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #332 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #304 of 474 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #299 of 474 ▲ 27 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.6pp | #14 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 667 | #285 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #306 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #239 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.1% | #202 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.8% | #45 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
667
-203 (-23%) vs 2020
-29% since 2010-11, when it was 944
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 667 | 44.8 | 14.9:1 | 90% (601) |
| 2023-24 | 718 | 52 | 13.8:1 | 90% (647) |
| 2022-23 | 782 | 53.9 | 14.5:1 | 89% (698) |
| 2020-21 | 870 | 55 | 15.8:1 | 93% (811) |
| 2017-18 | 853 | 56.4 | 15.1:1 | 75% (639) |
| 2015-16 | 840 | 61 | 13.8:1 | 75% (629) |
| 2010-11 | 944 | 65 | 14.5:1 | 71% (667) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomson-McDuffie Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (853 to 667); teachers down 21% (56.4 to 44.8).
About Thomson-McDuffie Middle School
Thomson-McDuffie Middle School is a mid-sized middle school located in Thomson, Georgia. It has an enrollment of 667 students in grades 6 through 8.
Thomson-McDuffie Middle School is part of a district of 6 schools: McDuffie County, with 3,088 students.
The largest group at Thomson-McDuffie Middle School is Black students, at 60%. Other groups include 28% White, 7% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, McDuffie County residents are about 40% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
Thomson-McDuffie Middle School has 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. The gap from the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia is 0.8 students per teacher. At Thomson-McDuffie Middle School, 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Among Georgia public middle schools, Thomson-McDuffie Middle School outscored 41%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Georgia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Thomson-McDuffie Middle School's results are 3.3 points below predicted: 27.4% against 30.8%.
In the surrounding county, McDuffie County, the median household earns about $56,733 a year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 18% of people live in poverty. McDuffie County has 6 public schools with about 3,088 students, including Thomson-McDuffie Middle School.
The closest school to Thomson-McDuffie Middle School is Thomson High School, located about 0.2 miles away. Thomson-McDuffie Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Thomson-McDuffie Middle School ranks 8th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 27.4% against a local average of 38.7%.
Thomson-McDuffie Middle School falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, Thomson-McDuffie Middle School enrolled 870 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 667.
Thomson-McDuffie Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
McDuffie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,718
Census ACS
Median income
$56,733
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
3,088 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McDuffie County
- Thomson High SchoolHigh · 962 students
- Maxwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
- Dearing Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Thomson Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
- Norris Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
Other schools in Thomson
- Thomson High SchoolHigh · 962 students
- Maxwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
- Thomson Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
- Norris Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
Nearby schools
- Thomson High School0.2 mi · 962
- Norris Elementary School0.8 mi · 287
- Thomson Elementary School1.9 mi · 322
- Maxwell Elementary School2.6 mi · 436
- Dearing Elementary School6.4 mi · 414
- Harlem Middle School9.2 mi · 1,025
Frequently asked questions
About Thomson-McDuffie Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Thomson-McDuffie Middle School?
Thomson-McDuffie Middle School enrolls approximately 667 students in grades 06-08.
Is Thomson-McDuffie Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Thomson-McDuffie Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Thomson-McDuffie Middle School have?
Thomson-McDuffie Middle School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
How diverse is Thomson-McDuffie Middle School?
Thomson-McDuffie Middle School reports a student body of 28% White, 7% Hispanic, 60% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Thomson-McDuffie Middle School public or private?
Thomson-McDuffie Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by McDuffie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.