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Enrollment
631
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSCALOOSA COUNTY·NCES 010339001273
Brookwood Elementary School
16049 Highway 216, Brookwood, AL 35444 · (205) 342-2668 · Tuscaloosa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL631 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of Alabama public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
353 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 46 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 63% · 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
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
59.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
37.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Brookwood Elementary School
Brookwood Elementary School's state test result (48.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookwood Elementary School this school | 631 | 55.9% | 48.8% |
| Slocomb Elementary School Slocomb | 609 | 54.8% | 64.9% |
| Holly Pond Elementary School Holly Pond | 634 | 55.0% | 48.5% |
| Centre Elementary School Centre | 665 | 53.2% | 53.4% |
| Beulah Elementary School Valley | 696 | 59.2% | 45.3% |
| Piedmont Elementary School Piedmont | 542 | 58.9% | 76.5% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Brookwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Tuscaloosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #318 of 626 | #11 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #341 of 626 | #13 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #368 of 626 | #12 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 631 | #150 of 709 | #6 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #605 of 655 | #31 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.4% | #422 of 658 | #21 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.9% | #395 of 696 | #17 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.2% | #176 of 262 | #14 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
631
+76 (+14%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 760
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 631 | 31.3 | 20.2:1 | 56% (353) |
| 2023-24 | 597 | 30.3 | 19.7:1 | 71% (421) |
| 2022-23 | 604 | 25 | 24.2:1 | 71% (427) |
| 2020-21 | 555 | 30 | 18.5:1 | 64% (356) |
| 2017-18 | 594 | 30.8 | 19.3:1 | 65% (388) |
| 2015-16 | 571 | 31 | 18.4:1 | 61% (350) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | 42 | 14.4:1 | 56% (335) |
| 2000-01 | 978 | 65 | 15.1:1 | 49% (477) |
| 1990-91 | 760 | 40 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brookwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (594 to 631); teachers up 2% (30.8 to 31.3).
About Brookwood Elementary School
Brookwood Elementary School is a public mid-sized elementary school in Brookwood, Alabama. It enrolls 631 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. That is 31% bigger than the average of about 480 students for elementary schools in Alabama.
Brookwood Elementary School is one school in Tuscaloosa County, a system of 35 schools with 19,278 students.
The largest group at Brookwood Elementary School is White students, at 77%. Other groups include 10% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Tuscaloosa County residents are about 60% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Brookwood Elementary School scores 38%.
Brookwood Elementary School has 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.2:1. The gap from the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama is 3.2 students per teacher. At Brookwood Elementary School, 56% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The figure for public schools in Tuscaloosa County is close, at 54%.
Brookwood Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 43% of Alabama public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.3% for Brookwood Elementary School. The school posts 48.8%, 5.5 points above the prediction.
In Tuscaloosa County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $66,231, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 58 public schools in the county, enrolling about 30,508, Brookwood Elementary School among them.
Brookwood Elementary School's nearest public school is Brookwood High School (about 0.2 miles). There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Brookwood Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 555 (2020-21) to 631 (2024-25). Students per teacher increased from 18.5 in 2020-21 to 20.2 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Brookwood Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Tuscaloosa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
237,552
Census ACS
Median income
$66,231
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
30,508 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tuscaloosa County
- Tuscaloosa County High SchoolHigh · 1,607 students
- Hillcrest High SchoolHigh · 1,434 students
- Brookwood High SchoolHigh · 1,076 students
- Lake View Elementary SchoolElementary · 744 students
- Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 743 students
- Brookwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 738 students
Other Brookwood Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 10 states are named Brookwood Elementary. Brookwood Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 14.
- Brookwood Elementary SchoolEnterprise, AL · 657 students
- Brookwood Elementary SchoolSnellville, GA · 1,422 students
- Brookwood Elementary SchoolLevittown, PA · 975 students
- Brookwood ElementaryCumming, GA · 810 students
- Brookwood Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 792 students
Nearby schools
- Brookwood High School0.2 mi · 1,076
- Brookwood Middle School3.8 mi · 738
- Vance Elementary School7.2 mi · 451
- DavisEmerson Middle School9.2 mi · 397
- Cottondale Elementary School9.6 mi · 438
- Holt High School9.8 mi · 456
Frequently asked questions
About Brookwood Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Brookwood Elementary School?
Brookwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 631 students in grades PK-05.
Is Brookwood Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brookwood Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brookwood Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brookwood Elementary School is approximately 20.2:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Brookwood Elementary School?
Student demographics at Brookwood Elementary School are roughly 77% White, 8% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Brookwood Elementary School?
Brookwood Elementary School is overseen by Tuscaloosa County in Tuscaloosa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.