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Enrollment
3,803
High
DISTRICT 2,162 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255001906
Brookwood High School
1255 Dogwood Rd, Snellville, GA 30078 · (770) 972-7642 · Gwinnett County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL3,803 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Georgia public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 high schools
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
207 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
1,537 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 944 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 948 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 994 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 917 | 24% |
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
School pathway
Based on published attendance-zone data from Gwinnett County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
58.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +19.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 19 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.3% |
| 2022-23 | 43.3% |
| 2021-22 | 38.6% |
% 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
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Brookwood High School
Brookwood High School's state test result (61.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookwood High School this school | 3,803 | 40.4% | 61.0% |
| Seckinger High School Buford | 2,318 | 44.0% | 63.0% |
| Wheeler High School Marietta | 2,401 | 48.9% | 54.4% |
| Mill Creek High School Hoschton | 2,782 | 29.7% | 61.3% |
| Parkview High School Lilburn | 3,216 | 56.0% | 62.9% |
| Peachtree Ridge High School Suwanee | 3,155 | 48.8% | 47.7% |
Matched among Georgia high 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 Brookwood High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #67 of 411 | #7 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #83 of 417 ▲ 39 | #8 of 26 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,803 | #1 of 480 | #1 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #365 of 413 | #25 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.0% | #3 of 413 | #3 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.4% | #351 of 425 | #24 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.5% | #132 of 226 | #9 of 15 |
Ranked against other public high 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
3,803
+95 (+3%) vs 2020
+66% since 1990-91, when it was 2,297
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 3,803 | 207.2 | 18.4:1 | 40% (1,537) |
| 2023-24 | 3,880 | 209.6 | 18.5:1 | 45% (1,746) |
| 2022-23 | 3,878 | 203.1 | 19.1:1 | 32% (1,253) |
| 2020-21 | 3,708 | 186 | 19.9:1 | 29% (1,083) |
| 2017-18 | 3,538 | 179.8 | 19.7:1 | 29% (1,027) |
| 2015-16 | 3,476 | 174 | 20.0:1 | 28% (987) |
| 2010-11 | 3,403 | 183 | 18.6:1 | 22% (758) |
| 2000-01 | 2,958 | 159 | 18.6:1 | 4% (127) |
| 1990-91 | 2,297 | 120 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brookwood High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (3,538 to 3,803); teachers up 15% (179.8 to 207.2).
About Brookwood High School
Located in Snellville, Georgia, Brookwood High School is a large high school. The school reports 3,803 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 240% above the 1,120 average for high schools in Georgia.
Gwinnett County has a total of 141 schools and 182,518 students, Brookwood High School among them.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Brookwood High School is Black (33%). Other groups include 24% White, 19% Asian, 18% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. By the diversity index, Brookwood High School comes in at 76%.
Federal staffing data show 207.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Brookwood High School and a ratio of 18.4:1. That ratio is over the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 40% of students. On average, public schools in Gwinnett County report 60%.
Brookwood High School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 84% of Georgia public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with Brookwood High School's lunch-eligibility share in Georgia is predicted to score 56.5%. Brookwood High School scores 61.0%, 4.6 points above that line.
Within Gwinnett County, median household income is about $87,890, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Gwinnett County number 150 and enroll about 196,924.
The next-closest public school is Brookwood Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Brookwood High School. On proficiency, Brookwood High School is behind the 65.3% nearby average, ranking 8th of 9.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Brookwood High School had 3,708 students in 2020-21 and 3,803 in 2024-25, a 3% increase. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 19.9:1 to 18.4:1.
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Gwinnett County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,864
Census ACS
Median income
$87,890
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
150
196,924 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gwinnett County
- Grayson High SchoolHigh · 3,627 students
- Parkview High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Peachtree Ridge High SchoolHigh · 3,155 students
- Archer High SchoolHigh · 3,058 students
- North Gwinnett High SchoolHigh · 3,033 students
- Berkmar High SchoolHigh · 2,975 students
Other schools in Snellville
- South Gwinnett High SchoolHigh · 2,639 students
- Shiloh High SchoolHigh · 2,096 students
- Shiloh Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,592 students
- Brookwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,422 students
- Norton Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,042 students
- Snellville Middle SchoolMiddle · 820 students
Other Brookwood High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Brookwood High. Brookwood High School is the largest of the 3.
- Brookwood High SchoolBrookwood, AL · 1,076 students
- Brookwood HighOntario, WI · 264 students
Nearby schools
- Brookwood Elementary School0.2 mi · 1,422
- Five Forks Middle School1.7 mi · 1,239
- Craig Elementary School1.8 mi · 1,045
- Pharr Elementary School2.0 mi · 816
- Gwin Oaks Elementary School2.1 mi · 1,077
- Crews Middle School2.4 mi · 1,443
Frequently asked questions
About Brookwood High SchoolHow large is Brookwood High School?
Brookwood High School enrolls approximately 3,803 students in grades 09-12.
Is Brookwood High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brookwood High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Brookwood High School have?
Brookwood High School employs 207 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
How diverse is Brookwood High School?
Brookwood High School reports a student body of 24% White, 18% Hispanic, 33% Black, 19% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Brookwood High School?
Brookwood High School is overseen by Gwinnett County in Gwinnett County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.