Brooks Elementary School

Set in Brooks, Kentucky, Brooks Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary-level community, run under Bullitt County. It serves 444 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Bullitt County runs 24 schools in total, collectively educating 13,007 students. Brooks Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Brooks Elementary School lists that 71% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Brooks Elementary School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Brooks Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 70% of students at Brooks Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Bullitt County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Brooks Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.9%; this one delivers 24.5%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Bullitt County) reports that median household earnings sit near $80,558, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Bullitt County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,007 students), Brooks Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Maryville Elementary School, roughly 1.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Brooks Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Brooks Elementary School at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 28.5%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 13%: 513 students in 2018 compared to 444 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 86% to 71%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

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