Brooks High School

Summary:

Brooks High School is a public high school located in Killen, Alabama, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 755 students. The school is part of the Lauderdale County School District, which is ranked 48 out of 137 districts in Alabama and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brooks High School consistently outperforms the Lauderdale County and Alabama state averages in various subject areas, such as mathematics, science, and English. In 2023-2024, the school's 11th-grade proficiency rates were 25% in mathematics, 37.93% in science, and 34.23% in English, compared to the county and state averages. Additionally, Brooks High School has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Alabama high schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's female students and low socioeconomic status students perform particularly well, ranking in the top 25% and top 20%, respectively, among Alabama high schools.

While Brooks High School has a significantly higher percentage of white students (85.83%) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 60-98% white students, the school still maintains a diverse student population, with over 14% of students identifying as non-white. When compared to nearby high schools in the Lauderdale County district, such as Lauderdale County High School, Muscle Shoals High School, and Wilson High School, Brooks High School stands out as the top-performing school, with higher academic proficiency rates and a stronger statewide ranking.


Detail:

Public 7-12

 4300 Highway 72
       Killen, AL  35645


(256) 757-2115

District: Lauderdale County

SchoolDigger Rank:
74th of 378 Alabama High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,848 Help


Feeder schools for Brooks High School:

Elementary:    Brooks Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.7 Help
Number of students:  755

Racial breakdown:

White:
85.8%
African American:
5.6%
Two or more races:
3.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  47.9% Help


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Compare Details Brooks High School ranks better than 83.7% of middle schools in Alabama. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.45. (See more...)
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Compare Details Brooks High School ranks better than 80.4% of high schools in Alabama. It also ranks first among 6 ranked high schools in the Lauderdale County School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 72.62. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Brooks High School has the largest high school student body size in the Lauderdale County School District. Racial makeup is: White (85.8%), African American (5.6%), two or more races (3.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 47.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Brooks High School is 18.7. 5 high schools in the Lauderdale County School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Brooks High School is $9,848, which is the 2nd highest among 6 high schools in the Lauderdale County School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Brooks High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Brooks High School 72nd of 442 Alabama public middle schools. (See Brooks High School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Brooks High School 74th of 378 Alabama public high schools. (See Brooks High School in the ranking list.)

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Lauderdale County:

SchoolDigger ranks Lauderdale County 48th of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Brooks High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Brooks High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 71.31 93rd 407 77.1%
2005 64.84 113th 415 72.8%
2006 71.44 84th 409 79.5%
2007 72.61 88th 412 78.6%
2008 73.08 75th 417 82.0%
2009 84.10 37th 425 91.3%
2010 84.35 36th 435 91.7%
2011 81.60 41st 435 90.6%
2012 81.38 46th 436 89.4%
2013 76.59 61st 436 86.0%
2014 88.24 33rd 438 92.5%
2015 66.16 103rd 430 76.0%
2016 78.14 64th 432 85.2%
2017 80.31 61st 432 85.9%
2018 74.93 81st 423 80.9%
2019 84.81 46th 437 89.5%
2021 61.73 144th 440 67.3%
2022 63.35 127th 432 70.6%
2023 74.19 83rd 437 81.0%
2024 77.45 72nd 442 83.7%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Brooks High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.56 110th 223 50.7%
2019 22.78 225th 254 11.4%
2021 40.25 161st 274 41.2%
2023 31.05 206th 281 26.7%
2024 50.82 103rd 281 63.3%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Brooks High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 68.03 76th 349 78.2%
2018 79.14 48th 396 87.9%
2019 77.69 48th 396 87.9%
2021 66.03 105th 415 74.7%
2022 47.04 213th 421 49.4%
2023 57.12 146th 410 64.4%
2024 59.19 141st 437 67.7%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for middle school Female students at Brooks High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 85.44 35th 380 90.8%
2018 76.45 65th 392 83.4%
2019 82.16 47th 399 88.2%
2021 57.09 155th 415 62.7%
2022 62.78 128th 423 69.7%
2023 75.12 75th 417 82.0%
2024 67.23 108th 426 74.6%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for middle school Male students at Brooks High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 67.41 97th 380 74.5%
2018 69.37 102nd 397 74.3%
2019 84.01 38th 399 90.5%
2021 63.13 118th 418 71.8%
2022 60.21 137th 427 67.9%
2023 68.51 97th 419 76.8%
2024 80.57 59th 428 86.2%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Brooks High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.88 131st 331 60.4%
2019 72.78 64th 343 81.3%
2021 48.16 173rd 369 53.1%
2022 50.52 158th 376 58.0%
2023 61.33 107th 370 71.1%
2024 64.33 97th 373 74.0%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Brooks High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Brooks High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 84.23 23rd 357 93.6%
2005 83.95 17th 359 95.3%
2006 74.35 43rd 357 88.0%
2007 67.10 111th 358 69.0%
2008 73.99 51st 359 85.8%
2009 71.10 65th 357 81.8%
2010 64.92 118th 358 67.0%
2011 57.85 161st 360 55.3%
2012 63.73 122nd 358 65.9%
2013 68.05 61st 358 83.0%
2014 78.60 52nd 358 85.5%
2015 84.24 38th 353 89.2%
2016 80.08 47th 351 86.6%
2017 74.78 67th 353 81.0%
2018 79.03 69th 356 80.6%
2019 74.58 82nd 366 77.6%
2021 54.24 148th 371 60.1%
2022 71.60 84th 367 77.1%
2023 69.45 94th 371 74.7%
2024 72.62 74th 378 80.4%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Brooks High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.60 69th 160 56.9%
2019 56.16 59th 171 65.5%
2022 32.07 115th 169 32.0%
2024 26.08 156th 198 21.2%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Brooks High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 64.94 68th 315 78.4%
2018 80.56 50th 349 85.7%
2019 78.36 59th 358 83.5%
2021 40.96 204th 361 43.5%
2022 92.57 22nd 361 93.9%
2023 48.66 156th 349 55.3%
2024 74.81 67th 375 82.1%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for high school Female students at Brooks High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 70.95 85th 343 75.2%
2018 83.39 51st 347 85.3%
2019 54.74 157th 354 55.6%
2021 68.37 91st 359 74.7%
2022 67.57 106th 367 71.1%
2023 72.00 89th 358 75.1%
2024 71.25 82nd 366 77.6%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for high school Male students at Brooks High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 74.73 64th 339 81.1%
2018 71.25 85th 350 75.7%
2019 84.12 46th 357 87.1%
2021 35.99 224th 366 38.8%
2022 72.43 81st 366 77.9%
2023 60.05 110th 358 69.3%
2024 68.54 92nd 368 75.0%
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Rank History for high school White students at Brooks High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.10 98th 300 67.3%
2019 52.29 138th 313 55.9%
2021 36.52 196th 319 38.6%
2022 56.86 116th 326 64.4%
2023 48.47 140th 317 55.8%
2024 56.32 112th 325 65.5%
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Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Brooks High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 793 793
1989 763 35 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 798
1990 728 26 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 755
1991 713 23 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 738
1992 720 28 3 3 0 n/a n/a 0 754
1993 758 29 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 790
1994 753 31 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 787
1995 777 39 1 6 1 n/a n/a 0 824
1996 777 39 1 6 1 n/a n/a 0 824
1997 799 39 1 8 1 n/a n/a 0 848
1998 772 30 1 6 0 n/a n/a 0 809
1999 724 33 3 6 0 n/a n/a 0 766
2000 715 32 3 5 0 n/a n/a 0 755
2001 705 31 3 4 1 n/a n/a 0 744
2002 736 32 1 5 3 n/a n/a 0 777
2003 736 32 1 5 3 n/a n/a 0 777
2004 745 35 1 9 0 n/a n/a 0 790
2005 745 41 2 16 0 n/a n/a 0 804
2006 708 43 2 17 0 n/a n/a 0 770
2007 698 47 4 19 2 n/a n/a 0 770
2008 753 52 6 19 0 n/a n/a 0 830
2009 719 55 7 23 0 n/a n/a 0 804
2010 738 51 6 23 1 n/a n/a 0 819
2011 757 44 5 18 1 0 0 0 825
2012 751 34 8 21 1 0 2 0 817
2013 726 34 7 23 0 0 3 0 793
2014 723 23 7 21 0 0 4 0 778
2015 707 21 9 19 1 0 3 0 760
2016 714 29 8 17 1 0 4 0 773
2017 712 27 10 17 1 0 1 0 768
2018 677 31 9 19 2 0 6 0 744
2019 687 25 8 22 2 1 12 0 757
2020 647 23 9 22 3 1 16 0 721
2021 648 27 9 26 0 1 20 0 731
2022 648 35 9 29 1 1 22 2 747
2023 648 42 10 26 1 1 27 0 755

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Brooks High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 793 34.0 23.3 0
1989 798 35.0 22.8 n/a
1990 755 35.0 21.5 0
1991 738 35.0 21.0 n/a
1992 754 35.0 21.5 n/a
1993 790 36.0 21.9 n/a
1994 787 35.7 22.0 n/a
1995 824 36.2 22.8 n/a
1996 824 36.2 22.8 n/a
1997 848 38.9 21.8 8
1998 809 39.7 20.4 6.9
1999 766 40.0 19.2 11.1
2000 755 41.0 18.4 11.8
2001 744 39.0 19.1 12.2
2002 777 39.4 19.7 12.4
2003 777 39.4 19.7 12.4
2004 790 42.0 18.8 19.2
2005 804 41.4 19.4 22.8
2006 770 41.0 18.8 19.9
2007 770 42.5 18.1 23.4
2008 830 51.7 16.1 19.6
2009 804 42.6 18.7 20.3
2010 819 38.0 21.5 27.7
2011 825 42.0 19.6 28.8
2012 817 39.0 20.9 28.8
2013 793 43.2 18.3 32.4
2014 778 55.3 14.0 34.1
2015 760 41.0 18.5 35
2016 773 41.0 18.8 36.2
2017 768 40.4 18.9 35
2018 744 42.6 17.4 37.8
2019 757 43.5 17.4 32.1
2020 721 40.4 17.8 27.9
2021 731 42.6 17.1 41.2
2022 747 38.6 19.3 29.6
2023 755 40.2 18.7 47.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Brooks High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 793 34.0 23.3 0
1989 798 35.0 22.8 n/a
1990 755 35.0 21.5 0
1991 738 35.0 21.0 n/a
1992 754 35.0 21.5 n/a
1993 790 36.0 21.9 n/a
1994 787 35.7 22.0 n/a
1995 824 36.2 22.8 n/a
1996 824 36.2 22.8 n/a
1997 848 38.9 21.8 8
1998 809 39.7 20.4 6.9
1999 766 40.0 19.2 11.1
2000 755 41.0 18.4 11.8
2001 744 39.0 19.1 12.2
2002 777 39.4 19.7 12.4
2003 777 39.4 19.7 12.4
2004 790 42.0 18.8 19.2
2005 804 41.4 19.4 22.8
2006 770 41.0 18.8 19.9
2007 770 42.5 18.1 23.4
2008 830 51.7 16.1 19.6
2009 804 42.6 18.7 20.3
2010 819 38.0 21.5 27.7
2011 825 42.0 19.6 28.8
2012 817 39.0 20.9 28.8
2013 793 43.2 18.3 32.4
2014 778 55.3 14.0 34.1
2015 760 41.0 18.5 35
2016 773 41.0 18.8 36.2
2017 768 40.4 18.9 35
2018 744 42.6 17.4 37.8
2019 757 43.5 17.4 32.1
2020 721 40.4 17.8 27.9
2021 731 42.6 17.1 41.2
2022 747 38.6 19.3 29.6
2023 755 40.2 18.7 47.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Brooks High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,209 (12.3%) $8,636 (87.7%) $9,848

Data source: Alabama Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Brooks High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 46th of 437 Middle schoolsRanks 83rd of 437 Middle schools
 8.5%
Ranks 82nd of 366 High schoolsRanks 94th of 371 High schools
 2.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade Mathematics (Brooks High School)5532.8
 22.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Lauderdale County)46.124.9
 21.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)43.121
 22.1%
8th Grade Mathematics (Brooks High School)51.221.5
 29.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Lauderdale County)53.917.6
 36.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.721.1
 23.6%
End of Course Mathematics (Brooks High School)52.223.8
 28.4%
   End of Course Mathematics (Lauderdale County)46.319.6
 26.8%
   End of Course Mathematics (Alabama)42.523.6
 19%
End of Course Science (Brooks High School)47.837.7
 10.1%
   End of Course Science (Lauderdale County)42.127.3
 14.8%
   End of Course Science (Alabama)42.631.7
 10.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students757755
 0.3%
African American2542
 68%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian810
 25%
Hispanic2226
 18.2%
Pacific Islander11
White687648
 5.7%
Two or More Races1227
 125%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients32.1%47.9%
 15.8%


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Brooks High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brooks Elementary School

Students at Brooks High School are 86% White, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Brooks High School ranks 74th of 378 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 755 students attended Brooks High School.


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