Brookwood Middle School

Brookwood Middle School, an average-sized junior high in Vance, Alabama, overseen by Tuscaloosa County, works with 738 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 508 students each, so Brookwood Middle School sits 45% larger than that benchmark.

Tuscaloosa County comprises 35 schools with combined enrollment of 19,278 students; Brookwood Middle School is among them.

Demographically, Brookwood Middle School shows that 72% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 16% Black, 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Tuscaloosa County as a whole is about 60% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Brookwood Middle School lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Brookwood Middle School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 48.5%; this one comes in at 27.3%, -21.2 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Tuscaloosa County) shows that median household income runs about $66,231, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Tuscaloosa County's 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,508 students), Brookwood Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Vance Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.5 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Brookwood Middle School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 36.5%.

Brookwood Middle School operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 9%: 812 students in 2018 compared to 738 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 82% to 72% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 21.9:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.