Enrollment
381
Middle
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHLAND 01·NCES 450336001295
Alcorn Middle
5125 Fairfield Road, Columbia, SC 29203 · (803) 735-3439 · Richland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of South Carolina public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
0
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 6 | 106 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 126 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 149 | 39% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 67% · 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
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
25.7%
SC avg 59.7% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
8.8%
SC avg 44.2% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.7% | 8.8% |
| 2023-24 | 21.9% | 8.1% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Alcorn Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Richland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.8% | #241 of 249 ▼ 2 | #14 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #248 of 249 ▼ 1 | #16 of 16 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 381 | #193 of 256 | #13 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #64 of 241 | #9 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.6% | #206 of 241 | #11 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #100 of 137 | #9 of 10 |
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
381
-36 (-9%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 613
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 381 | 30.5 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 37 | 10.4:1 | 100% (384) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 31 | 11.9:1 | 100% (370) |
| 2020-21 | 417 | 37 | 11.3:1 | 100% (417) |
| 2017-18 | 410 | 33 | 12.4:1 | 100% (410) |
| 2015-16 | 340 | 34 | 10.0:1 | 100% (340) |
| 2010-11 | 360 | 32 | 11.3:1 | 84% (302) |
| 2000-01 | 642 | 48 | 13.4:1 | 96% (618) |
| 1990-91 | 613 | 40 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alcorn Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (410 to 381); teachers down 8% (33 to 30.5).
About Alcorn Middle
Alcorn Middle is a small middle school. Its address is in Columbia, South Carolina. Enrollment stands at 381 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That is 39% below the average of about 622 students for middle schools in South Carolina.
Richland 01 enrolls 21,814 students, and its 47 schools include Alcorn Middle.
The share of Black students at Alcorn Middle is 77%, a majority. The school is also 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% White. That is higher than the 47% Black share among all Richland County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 38%.
Alcorn Middle lists 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.5 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for middle schools in South Carolina is 1.3 students per teacher.
Alcorn Middle holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 0% of South Carolina public middle schools.
For Richland County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $63,784, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 104 public schools in the county, enrolling about 60,410, Alcorn Middle among them.
Of the public schools around it, Alcorn Middle is closest to Arden Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 9%, from 417 to 381. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 11.3:1 to 12.5:1.
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Richland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
422,117
Census ACS
Median income
$63,784
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
104
60,410 students
Quick facts
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- Arden Elementary0.5 mi · 216
- Eau Claire High0.8 mi · 542
- J. P. Thomas Elementary0.8 mi · 346
- Hyatt Park Elementary1.1 mi · 317
- Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy1.1 mi · 216
- Burton Pack Elementary1.4 mi · 255
Frequently asked questions
About Alcorn MiddleHow large is Alcorn Middle?
Alcorn Middle enrolls approximately 381 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Alcorn Middle serve?
Alcorn Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Alcorn Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Alcorn Middle is approximately 12.5:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Alcorn Middle?
Student demographics at Alcorn Middle are roughly 3% White, 14% Hispanic, 77% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Alcorn Middle in?
Alcorn Middle is part of Richland 01.
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