Summary:
Zip code 31792 in Thomasville, Georgia, is served by two public middle schools—Thomas County Middle School and MacIntyre Park Middle School—which together cover grades 5 through 8 and enroll roughly 2,200 students from the Thomas County and Thomasville City districts.
Thomas County Middle is the larger school (1,665 students) and the stronger overall performer, ranking 290th out of 578 Georgia middle schools with a 3-star rating, compared to MacIntyre Park’s 426th place and 1-star rating. Thomas County Middle beats MacIntyre Park in nearly every grade-level subject: 8th-grade math proficiency is 41% versus 22.2%, science is 21.5% versus 9.7%, and social studies is 41.4% versus 24.4%. Both schools serve very similar high-poverty populations (about 97% free/reduced lunch), yet Thomas County Middle achieves near-state-average results in social studies while MacIntyre Park lags significantly. The most dramatic difference appears in advanced coursework: MacIntyre Park posts a perfect 100% Algebra I proficiency, and Thomas County Middle hits 88.1%, but both schools’ grade-level math scores are well below state averages—suggesting that only a small, highly select group of students is reaching advanced math.
Chronic absenteeism is nearly identical at both schools (18.5% and 17.7%), hovering around the state average. MacIntyre Park spends about $1,760 more per student ($15,007 vs. $13,247) yet achieves lower scores, indicating that extra funding alone isn’t driving results. Thomas County Middle has shown mixed year-over-year trends: social studies improved strongly (from 32.5% to 41.4%), but 8th-grade science dropped from 28.2% to 21.5%. MacIntyre Park’s science proficiency, while still very low at 9.7%, did improve from just 4% the prior year. For parents, Thomas County Middle offers more consistent, higher overall achievement, while MacIntyre Park’s standout Algebra I program and smaller class sizes may appeal to families whose children qualify for advanced math.
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