Elementary Schools in McDuffie County

Summary:

The McDuffie County school district in Georgia contains 4 elementary schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The data reveals a mix of performance levels among these schools, with some standouts and others facing more significant challenges.

Maxwell Elementary School stands out as the highest-spending school at $10,288 per student, likely due to its 100% free and reduced lunch rate, indicating a high-need student population. In contrast, Dearing Elementary School consistently outperforms the McDuffie County and state averages on Milestones Assessments, particularly in 5th-grade English Language Arts and Mathematics.

The student-teacher ratios range from 11.9 at Norris Elementary School to 15.7 at Maxwell Elementary, and the free and reduced lunch rates vary from 79.86% at Dearing Elementary to 100% at both Maxwell Elementary and Thomson Elementary School. These disparities in funding and student populations likely contribute to the differences in academic performance observed across the district.

District Detail

716 N. Lee St.
Thomson, GA 30824

(706) 986-4000

SchoolDigger Rank:
135^th of 206 Georgia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,088

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Norris Elementary School	Public	4-5	1861 Harrison Rd SE	Thomson	30824	McDuffie County	McDuffie County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 986-4600	287	22	13.0	100.0%	53 (18.5%)	207 (72.1%)	7 (2.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.3%)	29	853^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	31.1%		32.7	800^th of 1248 public elementary schools	35.9%	53		30.2	32.1		32.4	24.3	30.7	$16,150	$1,541	$14,608
Maxwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	520 Mount Pleasant Rd	Thomson	30824	McDuffie County	McDuffie County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 986-4800	436	29	15.0	100.0%	97 (22.2%)	295 (67.7%)	17 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)								(n/a)								$15,358	$1,888	$13,470
Thomson Elementary School	Public	2-3	409 Guill St	Thomson	30824	McDuffie County	McDuffie County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 986-4700	322	25	12.8	100.0%	68 (21.1%)	224 (69.6%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.1%)								(n/a)	40.5			38.6				$16,189	$1,811	$14,377
Dearing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Main St N	Dearing	30808	McDuffie County	McDuffie County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 986-4900	414	32	12.9	80.0%	238 (57.5%)	98 (23.7%)	46 (11.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.5%)	55	502^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	59.5%		54.2	516^th of 1248 public elementary schools	58.7%	14	39.4	39.4	56.3	31.0	47.0	51.6	34.4	$14,940	$1,504	$13,436

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Columbia County	10 mi	30	13^th
Warren County	11.69 mi	3	190^th
Glascock County	17.78 mi	2	110^th
Jefferson County	19.07 mi	5	171^st
State Specialty Schools II- SAIL Charter Academy - School fo	19.37 mi	1	69^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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