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What's one thing ALEXANDER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
340
Middle
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROOKHAVEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280084000090
Alexander Junior High
713 BEAUREGARD STREET, BROOKHAVEN, MS 39601 · (601) 833-7549 · Lincoln County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Mississippi public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
281 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 176 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 164 | 48% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Brookhaven School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
26.7%
MS avg 45.9% . -10.5pp since 2023
Math
32.4%
MS avg 52.8% . -25.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 25 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.7% | 32.4% |
| 2023-24 | 37.2% | 57.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alexander Junior High
Alexander Junior High's state test result (45.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Junior High this school | 340 | 82.6% | 45.0% |
| Lipsey Middle School BROOKHAVEN | 341 | 77.4% | 45.9% |
| Eiland Middle LOUISVILLE | 308 | 78.6% | 36.4% |
| Tylertown Elementary School Tylertown | 234 | 82.5% | 41.0% |
| Fifth Street School WEST POINT | 440 | 85.2% | 45.0% |
| Kosciusko Jr High School KOSCIUSKO | 472 | 77.3% | 53.4% |
Matched among Mississippi middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alexander Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #100 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #134 of 181 ▼ 54 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #136 of 181 ▼ 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #112 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #36 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.5% | #89 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.6% | #96 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.9% | #37 of 119 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
340
-98 (-22%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 655
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 340 | 28.1 | 12.1:1 | 83% (281) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 29.5 | 11.5:1 | 80% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 405 | 29.3 | 13.8:1 | 99% (402) |
| 2020-21 | 438 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 99% (435) |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 47.2 | 9.3:1 | 74% (326) |
| 2015-16 | 410 | 32 | 12.8:1 | 73% (301) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 71% (302) |
| 2000-01 | 445 | 29 | 15.3:1 | 60% (268) |
| 1990-91 | 655 | 36 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alexander Junior High.
About Alexander Junior High
BROOKHAVEN, Mississippi, is home to Alexander Junior High, a small middle-grades school. Its enrollment is 340 students, spread over grades 7 through 8. On average, middle schools in Mississippi enroll around 452, and this school is 25% below that mark.
Brookhaven School District enrolls 2,432 students in 5 schools, including Alexander Junior High.
Federal enrollment data show Alexander Junior High is 72% Black. The next largest groups are 21% White, 3% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The school's Black share is 42 points above the 30% share among Lincoln County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 44%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Alexander Junior High is 12.1:1, based on 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Mississippi is 13.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Alexander Junior High counts 83% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Lincoln County report 71%.
Alexander Junior High earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 41% of Mississippi public middle schools.
Alexander Junior High's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 45.0% is 7.8 points below the 52.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census data for Lincoln County show the median household earns about $51,119 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Lincoln County number 12, with about 5,327 students.
Brookhaven High School is the nearest public school to Alexander Junior High, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Alexander Junior High, there are 5 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 45.0% is below the 56.0% average for nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Town: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school shrank from 438 students in 2020-21 to 340 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.1:1 to 12.1:1.
This page is set up for the Alexander Junior High community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,877
Census ACS
Median income
$51,119
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
5,327 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brookhaven School District
- Brookhaven High SchoolHigh · 761 students
- Mamie Martin ElementaryElementary · 622 students
- Brookhaven Elementary SchoolElementary · 368 students
- Lipsey Middle SchoolMiddle · 341 students
- BROOKHAVEN TECHNICAL CENTERHigh
- MULLINS SCHOOLCombined
Other schools in BROOKHAVEN
- Brookhaven High SchoolHigh · 761 students
- Loyd Star Attendance CenterCombined · 741 students
- Enterprise Attendance CenterCombined · 667 students
- West Lincoln SchoolCombined · 636 students
- Mamie Martin ElementaryElementary · 622 students
- Brookhaven Elementary SchoolElementary · 368 students
Nearby schools
- Brookhaven High School0.6 mi · 761
- Brookhaven Elementary School1.0 mi · 368
- MS School Of The Arts1.1 mi · 104
- Mamie Martin Elementary1.7 mi · 622
- Lipsey Middle School1.8 mi · 341
- Enterprise Attendance Center7.3 mi · 667
Frequently asked questions
About Alexander Junior HighWhat is the total enrollment at Alexander Junior High?
Alexander Junior High enrolls approximately 340 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Alexander Junior High serve?
Alexander Junior High serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Alexander Junior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Alexander Junior High is approximately 12.1:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Alexander Junior High?
At Alexander Junior High, the student body is approximately 21% White, 3% Hispanic, 72% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Alexander Junior High public or private?
Alexander Junior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Brookhaven School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.