Brookwood Forest Elementary School

Brookwood Forest Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary campus in Mountain Brook, Alabama, part of Mountain Brook City. The school teaches 579 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 21% bigger than the state mean of about 480.

Across the 6 schools in Mountain Brook City (4,425 students total), Brookwood Forest Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Brookwood Forest Elementary School lists that nearly all students (94%) are White. The remainder looks like 2% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 48% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Brookwood Forest Elementary School logs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. Roughly 1% of students at Brookwood Forest Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Jefferson County's rate of about 52%.

After controlling for student poverty, Brookwood Forest Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 83.0%; this one delivers 86.2%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) reports that median household income runs about $66,388, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Jefferson County runs 181 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,401 students), of which Brookwood Forest Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Mountain Brook High School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Brookwood Forest Elementary School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 36.6%.

Brookwood Forest Elementary School operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 6%: 546 students in 2018 compared to 579 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Brookwood Forest Elementary School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.