Alcorn Central Middle School

Alcorn Central Middle School serves 371 students in grades 5–8 in Glen, MS, and is part of the Alcorn School District, a 4-star district ranked 26th out of 134 districts in Mississippi. The school itself ranks 65th out of 260 Mississippi middle schools, placing it in the top quartile (75th percentile) and making it the highest-ranked middle school in its immediate geographic area — ahead of R.H. Long Booneville Middle School (83rd), Iuka Middle School (89th), Corinth Middle School (96th), and same-district rival Kossuth Middle School (101st).

Alcorn Central's strongest academic assets are its 6th and 7th grade math and ELA scores. In 6th grade math, 59% of students are proficient, compared to 52.7% statewide, and in 7th grade math, 71.4% are proficient — a 12-point advantage over the next-best nearby school. ELA scores in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades all beat state averages, and 6th and 7th grade ELA are the highest among nearby schools. The school also benefits from a low student-teacher ratio of 12.4, the most favorable in the comparison group, and a chronic absenteeism rate of 15.9% that sits well below the state average of 23.9%.

There are areas for improvement. Fifth grade scores are a clear weak spot: 5th grade math proficiency is just 34.5% versus 49.6% statewide, and 5th grade science is the lowest among nearby schools. Science performance in 8th grade also lags the district average. Notably, Alcorn Central achieves these results while serving a student body where roughly 69.5% of students receive free/reduced lunch — the second-highest poverty rate among the five comparison schools. The school has also shown dramatic improvement over time, climbing from 122nd in the state in 2016–17 to its current top-quartile position. For parents, the bottom line is that Alcorn Central is a solid, academically strong middle school with standout math instruction in the upper grades, though 5th grade and science are worth monitoring.