Alcorn Middle

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Columbia, South Carolina·29203
Score
0.2/100
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#234
Among 234 South Carolina middle schools
#9
In Richland 01
#10
In Columbia
Top 100%
In South Carolina

Score 0.2/100: better than 1% of South Carolina middle schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% meets or exceeds expectations on state tests in South Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar South Carolina schools.

English language arts
24%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 58%, better than 1% of them
333 students tested
Math
10%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 43%, better than 1% of them
293 students tested
Science
14%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 52%, better than 1% of them
111 students tested
All South Carolina schools (ELA / math)
61% / 48%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 13 published results by grade and test

As published by South Carolina Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3SC READYn/a0
English language artsGrade 4SC READYn/a0
English language artsGrade 5SC READYn/a0
English language artsGrade 6SC READY25112
English language artsGrade 7SC READY17.8107
English language artsGrade 8SC READY29.8114
MathGrade 3SC READYn/a0
MathGrade 4SC READYn/a0
MathGrade 5SC READYn/a0
MathGrade 6SC READY10.883
MathGrade 7SC READY9.298
MathGrade 8SC READY9.8112
ScienceGrade 6SC READY14.4111

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
384
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
384
Typical middle school: 659
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Richland County

Contact

Address
5125 Fairfield Road
Columbia, SC 29203

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in South Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

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Location

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Alcorn Middle at a glance

Alcorn Middle is a public middle school in Columbia, South Carolina, serving grades 6-8. It is part of the Richland 01 school district. It has about 384 students (a typical South Carolina middle school has 659).

In 2025-26 state tests, 24% in English language arts (similar schools: 58%) and 10% in math (similar schools: 43%) reached the state standard (% meets or exceeds expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other South Carolina middle schools, it scores 0.2 out of 100: better than 1% of them, ranking #234 of 234. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.