📍 5125 Fairfield Road, Columbia, Richland County, 29203
Alcorn Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Columbia, Richland County. The school has 370 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richland 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Alcorn Middle enrolls 370 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Black or African American, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 3.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 296 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 15% |
| White | 12 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
370 of the school's 370 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 370 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Alcorn Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-60, state senate district 19, state house district 73.
Alcorn Middle is one of 48 schools in Richland 01, based in Columbia, South Carolina. The district serves 21,814 students district-wide and employs 1,755 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 370 students, Alcorn Middle is smaller than the district average of about 454 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize