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Norris Elementary School

Public Grades 4-5

970^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Norris Elementary School in Thomson, GA, serves 287 students in grades 4 and 5 within the McDuffie County school district, where all students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Norris Elementary currently ranks in the 20th percentile statewide, a drop from the 31st percentile last year and its lowest ranking since 2021-2022. In math and science, proficiency rates trail both state averages and, in most cases, district averages. For example, 5th-grade math proficiency is 24.8%, compared to 44.1% statewide, and 5th-grade science is 30.7% versus 44.2% statewide. The most direct comparison is with Dearing Elementary School, the district's other 4-5 school, which ranks in the 36th percentile and posts nearly double the math proficiency rate (44.1% vs. 24.8%). The contrast is even starker with neighboring Columbia County schools like Lewiston Elementary School (75.6% math proficiency) and North Columbia Elementary School (70.2% math proficiency), both ranked in the 90th percentile or higher.

There are some positive notes. Chronic absenteeism at Norris is 17.8%, right at the state average and well below the district's 24.7% rate, showing improvement from 27.9% a few years ago. The school also spends more per student ($16,150) than higher-performing peers like Dearing ($14,940) and most Columbia County schools. In the 2023-2024 school year, 5th-grade science proficiency (35.5%) actually surpassed the district average, though that edge has since faded. Overall, Norris faces significant academic challenges, particularly in math, and its performance has been volatile over the past decade, suggesting the school may be sensitive to changes in each year's student cohort.

287

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,150

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1861 Harrison Rd SE
Thomson, GA 30824

(706) 986-4600

District: McDuffie County

Students who attend Norris Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Thomson-McDuffie Middle School
High:	Thomson High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.1%

White:

18.5%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (28% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg30%

Georgia avg46%

970^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the McDuffie County

149^th of 201McDuffie County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	970 of 1219	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.0	853 of 1238	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	797 of 1236	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	829 of 1223	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.6	971 of 1220	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	1005 of 1214	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	887 of 1234	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	973 of 1209	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.1	887 of 1205	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.1	951 of 1233	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.7	870 of 1240	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	52.0	712 of 1231	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.0	872 of 1225	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.5	936 of 1183	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.0	792 of 1133	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.8	621 of 1134	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.4	699 of 1125	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.4	739 of 1101	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	709 of 828	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.7	570 of 892	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	509 of 879	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	485 of 870	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	591 of 876	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	964 of 1186	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.1	843 of 1224	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	777 of 1223	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	784 of 1212	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.9	985 of 1206	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	933 of 1183	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	846 of 1225	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	817 of 1220	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	874 of 1210	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	946 of 1209	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	402 of 465	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.6	443 of 565	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	289 of 487	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	278 of 455	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.2	328 of 415	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	567 of 700	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.6	437 of 769	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	493 of 772	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	597 of 775	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	722 of 779	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2026)21st percentile~ school

White (2026)19th percentile~ school

Female (2026)19th percentile~ school

African American (2026)14th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)14th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science31%-13 vs state

Mathematics26%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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%)	21	970^th of 1219 public elementary schools	20.4%		29	853^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	31.1%	117		27.6	24.8	30.7	$16,150	$1,541	$14,608
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%)	33.1	781^st of 1219 public elementary schools	35.9%		55	502^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	59.5%	279	36.6	29.2	44.1	32.2	$14,940	$1,504	$13,436
North Harlem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	360 W Trippe St	Harlem	30814	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 556-5995	930	62	15.1	53.2%	594 (63.9%)	155 (16.7%)	97 (10.4%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	74 (8.0%)	55	499^th of 1219 public elementary schools	59.1%		65.8	379^th of 1238 public elementary schools	69.4%	120	48.0	60.2	38.1	40.5	$12,066	$696	$11,370
Freeman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1253 Atlanta Hwy.	Warrenton	30828	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 465-3342	315	33	9.6	100.0%	30 (9.5%)	274 (87.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	11.2	1135^th of 1219 public elementary schools	6.9%		20	994^th of 1238 public elementary schools	19.7%	141	11.9	28.6	22.2	11.1	$16,897	$1,828	$15,069
North Columbia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2890 Ray Owens Rd	Appling	30802	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 541-1158	460	34	13.6	30.0%	379 (82.4%)	28 (6.1%)	26 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	96.1	51^st of 1219 public elementary schools	95.8%		94.1	82^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	93.4%	31	84.3	84.2	70.2	79.4	$15,588	$138	$15,449
Euchee Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	795 Louisville Rd	Grovetown	30813	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 556-4000	705	48	14.6	45.0%	334 (47.4%)	209 (29.6%)	101 (14.3%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (7.2%)	71.2	310^th of 1219 public elementary schools	74.6%		75.6	268^th of 1238 public elementary schools	78.4%	42	54.5	55.6	53.4	58.3	$12,920	$343	$12,577
Baker Place Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2011 Hero Way	Grovetown	30813	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 447-2115	958	63	15.3	40.2%	370 (38.6%)	344 (35.9%)	132 (13.8%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (10.4%)	86.1	165^th of 1219 public elementary schools	86.5%		91.2	115^th of 1238 public elementary schools	90.7%	50	71.6	70.0	59.8	60.5	$12,091	$460	$11,631
Cedar Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Trudeau Trl	Grovetown	30813	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 447-2100	1,060	69	15.4	49.9%	372 (35.1%)	349 (32.9%)	202 (19.1%)	17 (1.6%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	112 (10.6%)	67	356^th of 1219 public elementary schools	70.8%		80.4	231^st of 1238 public elementary schools	81.3%	125	56.2	67.1	42.7	48.1	$11,723	$376	$11,347
Lewiston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5426 Hereford Farm Rd	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 650-6064	614	43	14.4	30.9%	342 (55.7%)	131 (21.3%)	54 (8.8%)	21 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (10.6%)	94.5	80^th of 1219 public elementary schools	93.4%		94.5	76^th of 1238 public elementary schools	93.9%	4	80.0	78.9	75.6	69.4	$13,768	$524	$13,244
Grovetown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Ford Ave	Grovetown	30813	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 863-0800	908	65	13.9	66.9%	254 (28.0%)	344 (37.9%)	175 (19.3%)	15 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	115 (12.7%)	57.7	458^th of 1219 public elementary schools	62.4%		65.5	382^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	69.1%	76	43.9	41.8	55.3	54.5	$12,414	$607	$11,807

Frequently Asked Questions about Norris Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Norris Elementary School?

Students at Norris Elementary School are 72% African American, 18% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Is Norris Elementary School a good school?

Norris Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.4% of Georgia elementary schools.

How many students attend Norris Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 287 students attended Norris Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Norris Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Norris Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomson-McDuffie Middle School
High : Thomson High School

What district is Norris Elementary School in?

McDuffie County

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