Thomson Middle School

Thomson Middle School is a middle school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Centerville, Georgia, operated by Houston County, instructing 734 students in grades 6 through 8.

Houston County comprises 38 schools with combined enrollment of 30,939 students; Thomson Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Thomson Middle School lists that 48% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 27% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Houston County as a whole is about 32% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Thomson Middle School has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 91% of students at Thomson Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Houston County's rate of about 74%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Thomson Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.3%; this one delivers 45.2%.

Around the school, Houston County reports that median household income runs about $80,698, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Houston County's 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,939 students), Thomson Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Centerville Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Thomson Middle School. On composite proficiency, Thomson Middle School comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 40.2%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Thomson Middle School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 750 (now 734). Over the same period, the White share declined from 33% to 27%.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Thomson Middle School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.