Brookwood Elementary School

Set in Grovetown, Georgia, Brookwood Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary school, part of Columbia County. It caters to 559 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Within Columbia County, which oversees 31 schools and 28,964 students, Brookwood Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Brookwood Elementary School reports that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 24% Black, 18% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 6% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

Looking at school resources, Brookwood Elementary School records 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 59% of students at Brookwood Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Columbia County's rate of about 39%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Brookwood Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.8%; this one delivers 57.8%.

Across the wider county, Columbia County reports that median household income runs about $95,592, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Columbia County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,518 students), of which Brookwood Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Westmont Elementary School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Brookwood Elementary School comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 45.3%.

Brookwood Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 10%: 618 students in 2018 compared to 559 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.