The top reported proficiency rate is 74% in Math. The lowest is 48% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Biggersville High School
Biggersville High School sits along Highway 45 South in Corinth, Mississippi, serving grades seven through twelve as part of the Alcorn School District. It is a traditional public school, neither a charter nor a magnet, and its enrollment is modest for a school covering six grade levels. The student body is predominantly white, with a meaningful Black minority and a small share of students identifying as two or more races. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which reflects the working-class and rural character of the surrounding area. The school does not report data on students with individualized education programs or English learners, so those population shares are not available here.
On the most recent state assessments, the Mississippi Academic Assessment Program, Biggersville's middle-grade math results stand out as a clear strength. In both seventh and eighth grade, a strong majority of tested students reached proficiency, placing the school well above what Mississippi schools typically post in math. Eighth-grade science was similarly solid, with most students demonstrating proficiency. English language arts tells a different story. Seventh-grade ELA proficiency landed below the math figures, and eighth-grade ELA was comparable, with roughly half of students meeting the proficiency bar. The gap between math and reading performance is wide enough that a parent evaluating the school may want to look into how the school approaches literacy instruction and whether additional support structures exist for students reading below grade level. Participation rate data was not reported for any subject or grade, so it is not possible to confirm full participation from these figures alone.
State testing data was available only for grades seven and eight. No end-of-course or subject assessment results were provided for the high school grades, and no graduation rate was included in the data. The absence of high-school-level academic results and a graduation rate leaves a real gap for families trying to judge the upper-grade experience. A school serving grades nine through twelve would normally have some form of reported outcomes for those years, and a parent may want to ask the district directly what is available beyond what appears here. No data on course access, advanced placement, career pathways, staffing ratios, attendance, or discipline was provided, so the picture of day-to-day school environment and program offerings is limited.
Corinth itself is the county seat of Alcorn County, perched at the Tennessee state line in northeast Mississippi. The town has a historic downtown grid listed on the National Register of Historic Places, anchored by the Coliseum Theatre and the Crossroads Museum, with Civil War and railroad heritage visible throughout. Walkable street life concentrates in that core; outside it, the city is largely auto-dependent, with U.S. Routes 45 and 72 shaping travel patterns. The local economy draws on agriculture, printing, and the manufacture of electronic equipment and diesel engines, though no specific major employers were identified in available sources. Population growth has been slow over the past two decades, and no large-scale housing developments or major civic projects surfaced in publicly reported material. Pickwick Lake offers recreation nearby.
The housing market around the school is affordable by almost any benchmark. Typical home values in the school's zip code sit well below the state midpoint and far below the national figure, with a price-to-income ratio that suggests homeownership is within reach for many local households compared with much of the country. Rent data was not available. For families considering a move into the attendance zone, housing costs are unlikely to be a barrier.
The Alcorn School District brief returned no parent-relevant changes from recent years, such as referendums, curriculum overhauls, or property-tax shifts. No neighbor comparison fact-set was provided for this school, so it is not possible to position Biggersville against nearby schools in the county using the data assembled here.
What the available evidence shows is a small, rural secondary school with genuinely strong middle-grade math and science outcomes, more modest reading results, and an incomplete picture of its high school academic performance and program offerings. Families drawn to a close-knit, affordable community with deep historical roots may find the setting appealing. Those evaluating the school for a high-school-age student should seek out information the current data does not supply, particularly around graduation, course offerings, and postsecondary preparation.
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