Summary:
McDuffie County, Georgia has only one middle school, Thomson-McDuffie Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 718 students. The school's performance on the Georgia Milestones Assessment is generally below the state average across various subjects and grade levels, with only 30.7% of 6th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts compared to the state average of 41.3%, and just 23.8% of 7th graders proficient or better in Mathematics compared to the state average of 40.1%.
Thomson-McDuffie Middle School is ranked 392 out of 584 Georgia middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 90.11% in the 2023-2024 school year, which may contribute to its lower academic performance. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $8,312, and the student-teacher ratio is 13.8 for the 2023-2024 school year.
The data suggests that McDuffie County may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to improve student achievement at Thomson-McDuffie Middle School, particularly in addressing the needs of its high-poverty student population and potentially addressing resource and staffing constraints that could be impacting the school's ability to provide effective educational programs.
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