Summary:
Zip code 38846, covering the Glen, MS area, is home to a single elementary school: Alcorn Central Elementary School, a PK-4 campus with 510 students in the Alcorn School District. As the only elementary school in the zip code, the analysis focuses on how this school compares to its district and state benchmarks.
Alcorn Central stands out for its strong upper-elementary results. In 2025-2026, 4th-grade math proficiency reached 72.9%, far exceeding the state average of 51.5%, and 4th-grade ELA hit 67.9% compared to 52.4% statewide. The school also beat the state in 3rd-grade math (52.4% vs. 48.8%). However, 3rd-grade ELA lagged at 46.4% versus 48.5% statewide. The school's student-teacher ratio of 14.1 supports individualized instruction, and chronic absenteeism is just 13.4%—well below the district's 18.3% and the state's 23.9%. Despite 71.76% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, the school achieves above-average outcomes in multiple subjects.
Year-over-year trends show meaningful progress. From 2023-24 to 2025-26, the school climbed from the 62nd to the 73rd statewide percentile and improved its star rating from 3 to 4 stars. Fourth-grade ELA jumped 16.8 points and math rose 10.5 points between 2024-25 and 2025-26. Meanwhile, 3rd-grade scores dipped, with math falling 13.6 points and ELA down 3.6 points. Overall, Alcorn Central Elementary is a solid, improving school whose main area for future focus is 3rd-grade literacy and mathematics.
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