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Alexander Junior High

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

713 Beauregard Street, Brookhaven, MS 39601 · (601) 833-7549 · Part of Brookhaven School District

Brookhaven’s School Grade C better than 31% of Mississippi school districts

Students
340
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
83%
Setting
Town
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Alexander Junior High

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 51% of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 22.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Brookhaven kids: Brookhaven High School

On the path

Where Brookhaven kids come from and go next. The whole path →

3–4Brookhaven Elementary School368 students
7–8Alexander Junior HighYou are here
9–12Brookhaven High School761 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency33%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts30%
State average 34.8%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Mississippi’s 762 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

713 Beauregard Street, Brookhaven

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7176
Grade 8164
Enrollment over time
438’20
441’21
405’22
338’23
340’24

Down 22.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 72%White 21%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Alexander Junior High from Brookhaven families.

Other schools in Brookhaven School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Mississippi’s other public schools; Brookhaven’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.