Thomson-McDuffie Middle School

Located at 1191 White Oak Rd, in Thomson, Georgia, Thomson-McDuffie Middle School is a middle-of-the-pack intermediate school that instructs 667 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by McDuffie County.

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

Looking at the student body, Thomson-McDuffie Middle School records that 60% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school records 28% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 40%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Thomson-McDuffie Middle School lists 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.1:1 average. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Thomson-McDuffie Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.8%, the actual is 27.4%, a residual of -3.3 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for McDuffie County put median household earnings sit near $56,733, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. In all, McDuffie County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,088 students), of which Thomson-McDuffie Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Thomson High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Thomson-McDuffie Middle School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 38.7%.

Thomson-McDuffie Middle School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 22%: 853 students in 2018 compared to 667 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 37% to 28% across the same window.

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