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What's the most underrated thing about Brooks County Middle School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
489
Middle
DISTRICT 363 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROOKS COUNTY·NCES 130054001417
Brooks County Middle School
2171 Moultrie Hwy, Quitman, GA 31643 · (229) 588-2342 · Brooks County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Georgia public middle schools
- C-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.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
489 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 164 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 177 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 148 | 30% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 71% · 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
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
23.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +7.0pp since 2021
Math
19.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +9.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.4% | 19.5% |
| 2023-24 | 23.3% | 18.0% |
| 2022-23 | 16.9% | 12.8% |
| 2021-22 | 16.4% | 9.6% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
21.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 Brooks County Middle School
Brooks County Middle School's state test result (21.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks County Middle School this school | 489 | 100.0% | 21.4% |
| Kennedy Road Middle School Griffin | 428 | 100.0% | 18.5% |
| Carver Road Middle School Griffin | 435 | 100.0% | 26.4% |
| J. R. Trippe Middle School Vidalia | 498 | 97.6% | 27.2% |
| Cowan Road Middle School Griffin | 530 | 100.0% | 13.9% |
| Double Churches Middle School Columbus | 429 | 100.0% | 22.9% |
Matched among Georgia middle 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 Brooks County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #385 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #393 of 474 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #377 of 474 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #88 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 489 | #383 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #222 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #158 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #18 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.0% | #45 of 144 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
489
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
-23% since 2000-01, when it was 634
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 489 | 35.3 | 13.8:1 | 100% (489) |
| 2023-24 | 490 | 34.2 | 14.3:1 | 100% (490) |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 34.4 | 13.5:1 | 97% (450) |
| 2020-21 | 483 | 35 | 13.8:1 | 99% (477) |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 30.5 | 13.7:1 | 99% (413) |
| 2015-16 | 487 | 28 | 17.4:1 | 96% (467) |
| 2010-11 | 509 | 34 | 15.0:1 | 81% (411) |
| 2000-01 | 634 | 42 | 15.1:1 | 75% (475) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brooks County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (418 to 489); teachers up 16% (30.5 to 35.3).
About Brooks County Middle School
Families in Quitman, Georgia, are served by Brooks County Middle School, a small middle school. The school counts 489 students across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Georgia is about 763 students.
Brooks County runs Brooks County Middle School along with 5 other schools, enrolling 2,179 students in total.
A majority of students at Brooks County Middle School, 53%, are Black. Next come 29% White, 15% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 34% Black. Brooks County Middle School has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 13.8 students per teacher and 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Georgia have a similar average ratio of 14.1:1. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 100% average for public schools in Brooks County.
The allk12 Grade for Brooks County Middle School is C. Compared with Georgia public middle schools, the school scored higher than 28% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Brooks County Middle School scores 21.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 25.7%.
Brooks County has about 16,293 residents, and median household income is about $46,807, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 18% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 6 public schools in Brooks County, with a combined enrollment of about 2,179.
Nearby, Quitman Elementary School is about 0.1 miles away. Brooks County Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Brooks County Middle School's average proficiency of 21.4% compares with 32.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Brooks County Middle School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Brooks County Middle School had 483 students in 2020-21 and 489 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Brooks County Middle School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Brooks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,293
Census ACS
Median income
$46,807
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,179 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brooks County
- Quitman Elementary SchoolElementary · 596 students
- Brooks County High SchoolHigh · 542 students
- North Brooks Elementary SchoolElementary · 354 students
- Delta Innovative SchoolHigh · 107 students
- Brooks County Early Learning CenterElementary · 91 students
Other schools in Quitman
- Quitman Elementary SchoolElementary · 596 students
- Brooks County High SchoolHigh · 542 students
- Delta Innovative SchoolHigh · 107 students
- Brooks County Early Learning CenterElementary · 91 students
Nearby schools
- Quitman Elementary School0.1 mi · 596
- Brooks County High School0.3 mi · 542
- Brooks County Early Learning Center1.2 mi · 91
- Delta Innovative School1.2 mi · 107
- North Brooks Elementary School8.7 mi · 354
- Westside Elementary School13.8 mi · 904
Frequently asked questions
About Brooks County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Brooks County Middle School?
Brooks County Middle School enrolls approximately 489 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Brooks County Middle School serve?
Brooks County Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Brooks County Middle School have?
Brooks County Middle School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Brooks County Middle School?
Student demographics at Brooks County Middle School are roughly 29% White, 15% Hispanic, 53% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Brooks County Middle School public or private?
Brooks County Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Brooks County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.