Brooks Elementary

As a mid-tier K-5 school in Newnan, Georgia, Brooks Elementary educates 835 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Coweta County. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so Brooks Elementary sits 38% above that benchmark.

Brooks Elementary is one of 29 schools operated by Coweta County, a district that teaches 23,064 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Brooks Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% Black, 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Brooks Elementary reports 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. Roughly 28% of students at Brooks Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Coweta County (around 46%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Brooks Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.9%; this one delivers 68.4%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Coweta County) records that the typical household earns roughly $95,548 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Coweta County runs 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,423 students), of which Brooks Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Madras Middle School, around 4.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Brooks Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Brooks Elementary at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 46.0%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Brooks Elementary's enrollment has rose 18% since 2018, when it stood at 708 (now 835). The White share of enrollment edged down from 76% to 64% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Brooks Elementary community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.