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Brooks Elementary School

Summary:

Brooks Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Killen, Alabama, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 903 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 Elementary consistently ranks in the top 25% of Alabama elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) are significantly higher than the Lauderdale County and Alabama state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, 70.94% of 3rd-grade students at Brooks Elementary were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 66.27% in Lauderdale County and 62.8% statewide. However, Brooks Elementary has a predominantly white student population, with 87.71% of students identifying as white in the 2022-2023 school year, which is notably different from the nearby schools, such as McBride Elementary School and Harlan Elementary School, which have more diverse student populations.

Additionally, Brooks Elementary has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 34.91% to 47.51% over the past three school years, which is lower than the nearby schools, such as Webster Elementary School and Wilson Elementary School, which have higher percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. This suggests that Brooks Elementary may serve a more affluent student population, which could have implications for the school's resource allocation, support services, and efforts to address the needs of students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 100 School Ln
       Killen, AL  35645

(256) 757-2171

District: Lauderdale County

SchoolDigger Rank:
173rd of 684 Alabama Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,337 Help


Students who attend Brooks Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Brooks High School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.5 Help
Number of students:  903

Racial breakdown:

White:
87.7%
Two or more races:
4.1%
African American:
3.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  47.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Brooks Elementary School ranks better than 74.7% of elementary schools in Alabama. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 72.31. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (87.7%), two or more races (4.1%), African American (3.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 47.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Brooks Elementary School is 18.5. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Brooks Elementary School is $8,337.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Brooks Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Brooks Elementary School 173rd of 684 Alabama public elementary schools. (See Brooks Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Low Socio Economic Status students:
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White students:


Lauderdale County:

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


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Rank History for Brooks Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Brooks Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 70.78 152nd 623 75.6%
2005 77.80 104th 688 84.9%
2006 79.29 95th 689 86.2%
2007 79.26 97th 698 86.1%
2008 81.64 62nd 698 91.1%
2009 78.87 88th 696 87.4%
2010 72.33 155th 704 78.0%
2011 69.68 192nd 709 72.9%
2012 69.11 200th 696 71.3%
2013 73.59 112th 696 83.9%
2014 82.30 82nd 695 88.2%
2015 79.14 113th 691 83.6%
2016 83.07 96th 691 86.1%
2017 83.26 91st 688 86.8%
2018 85.14 81st 680 88.1%
2019 77.58 123rd 681 81.9%
2021 69.93 190th 692 72.5%
2022 75.53 144th 687 79.0%
2023 75.87 141st 680 79.3%
2024 72.31 173rd 684 74.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Brooks Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 24.27 229th 280 18.2%
2018 54.86 126th 344 63.4%
2019 57.09 131st 392 66.6%
2021 67.46 77th 398 80.7%
2022 54.75 124th 345 64.1%
2023 61.66 93rd 373 75.1%
2024 40.44 222nd 395 43.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Brooks Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 74.72 86th 567 84.8%
2018 86.06 51st 651 92.2%
2019 66.18 183rd 649 71.8%
2021 62.97 207th 653 68.3%
2022 65.01 192nd 651 70.5%
2023 80.24 77th 623 87.6%
2024 66.14 208th 670 69.0%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Brooks Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 84.81 70th 639 89.0%
2018 82.85 85th 640 86.7%
2019 77.94 106th 646 83.6%
2021 66.40 194th 656 70.4%
2022 67.01 193rd 656 70.6%
2023 70.50 175th 645 72.9%
2024 70.19 173rd 650 73.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Brooks Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 77.04 120th 639 81.2%
2018 86.16 71st 650 89.1%
2019 72.83 150th 650 76.9%
2021 69.12 181st 669 72.9%
2022 78.75 109th 669 83.7%
2023 78.06 115th 649 82.3%
2024 70.65 185th 655 71.8%
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Rank History for White students at Brooks Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 64.08 115th 369 68.8%
2018 69.74 132nd 508 74.0%
2019 65.23 147th 529 72.2%
2021 57.15 200th 539 62.9%
2022 61.83 182nd 540 66.3%
2023 63.72 168th 528 68.2%
2024 58.28 210th 535 60.7%
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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Brooks Elementary 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 851 851
1989 832 44 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 878
1990 844 44 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 888
1991 869 38 1 0 2 n/a n/a 0 910
1992 893 30 1 0 1 n/a n/a 0 925
1993 910 34 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 946
1994 920 37 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 962
1995 883 33 1 10 2 n/a n/a 0 929
1996 883 33 1 10 2 n/a n/a 0 929
1997 904 29 2 10 0 n/a n/a 0 945
1998 958 31 2 13 1 n/a n/a 0 1005
1999 917 28 0 13 1 n/a n/a 0 959
2000 879 29 1 13 0 n/a n/a 0 922
2001 894 41 2 14 2 n/a n/a 0 953
2002 910 42 3 15 0 n/a n/a 0 970
2003 910 42 3 15 0 n/a n/a 0 970
2004 890 46 3 18 0 n/a n/a 0 957
2005 875 40 2 20 0 n/a n/a 0 937
2006 883 34 3 18 0 n/a n/a 0 938
2007 882 34 5 21 0 n/a n/a 0 942
2008 895 32 5 26 0 n/a n/a 0 958
2009 883 34 3 20 0 n/a n/a 0 940
2010 898 30 5 19 0 n/a n/a 0 952
2011 899 22 10 23 2 0 3 0 959
2012 871 22 9 20 1 0 10 0 933
2013 882 17 8 22 1 0 11 0 941
2014 878 19 10 20 1 0 13 0 941
2015 855 19 7 20 1 0 22 0 924
2016 805 24 10 23 1 0 18 0 881
2017 805 37 9 17 1 0 15 0 884
2018 775 47 14 18 2 0 15 0 871
2019 759 37 15 29 5 0 33 0 878
2020 757 38 10 29 5 0 29 0 868
2021 751 31 8 28 6 1 28 0 853
2022 756 33 8 26 5 1 32 4 865
2023 792 35 7 27 4 1 37 0 903

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Brooks Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 851 37.0 23.0 0
1989 878 39.0 22.5 n/a
1990 888 41.0 21.6 0
1991 910 47.0 19.3 n/a
1992 925 48.0 19.2 n/a
1993 946 49.0 19.3 n/a
1994 962 52.9 18.2 n/a
1995 929 53.9 17.2 n/a
1996 929 53.9 17.2 n/a
1997 945 52.4 18.0 17.7
1998 1005 58.5 17.2 17.7
1999 959 57.0 16.8 18.9
2000 922 60.9 15.1 22.8
2001 953 61.0 15.6 23.2
2002 970 60.0 16.2 21.6
2003 970 60.0 16.2 21.6
2004 957 64.0 15.0 24.9
2005 937 57.0 16.4 30.1
2006 938 59.0 15.9 29.2
2007 942 55.0 17.1 25.1
2008 958 54.9 17.4 29
2009 940 56.3 16.5 25.1
2010 952 49.4 19.2 34.6
2011 959 60.4 15.8 34.1
2012 933 44.4 21.0 32.6
2013 941 53.4 17.5 33.3
2014 941 45.4 20.6 32.6
2015 924 42.0 22.0 32.9
2016 881 44.0 20.0 31.2
2017 884 42.4 20.8 38.9
2018 871 45.0 19.3 38.5
2019 878 46.0 19.0 35.8
2020 868 46.0 18.8 31.8
2021 853 47.0 18.1 47
2022 865 41.8 20.6 34.9
2023 903 48.8 18.5 47.5

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 Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 851 37.0 23.0 0
1989 878 39.0 22.5 n/a
1990 888 41.0 21.6 0
1991 910 47.0 19.3 n/a
1992 925 48.0 19.2 n/a
1993 946 49.0 19.3 n/a
1994 962 52.9 18.2 n/a
1995 929 53.9 17.2 n/a
1996 929 53.9 17.2 n/a
1997 945 52.4 18.0 17.7
1998 1005 58.5 17.2 17.7
1999 959 57.0 16.8 18.9
2000 922 60.9 15.1 22.8
2001 953 61.0 15.6 23.2
2002 970 60.0 16.2 21.6
2003 970 60.0 16.2 21.6
2004 957 64.0 15.0 24.9
2005 937 57.0 16.4 30.1
2006 938 59.0 15.9 29.2
2007 942 55.0 17.1 25.1
2008 958 54.9 17.4 29
2009 940 56.3 16.5 25.1
2010 952 49.4 19.2 34.6
2011 959 60.4 15.8 34.1
2012 933 44.4 21.0 32.6
2013 941 53.4 17.5 33.3
2014 941 45.4 20.6 32.6
2015 924 42.0 22.0 32.9
2016 881 44.0 20.0 31.2
2017 884 42.4 20.8 38.9
2018 871 45.0 19.3 38.5
2019 878 46.0 19.0 35.8
2020 868 46.0 18.8 31.8
2021 853 47.0 18.1 47
2022 865 41.8 20.6 34.9
2023 903 48.8 18.5 47.5

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 Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,014 (12.2%) $7,314 (87.7%) $8,337

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Brooks Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 123rd of 681 Elementary schoolsRanks 141st of 680 Elementary schools
 2.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Brooks Elementary School)65.468.8
 3.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Lauderdale County)64.354.7
 9.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alabama)57.543.6
 13.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Brooks Elementary School)48.841.3
 7.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Lauderdale County)52.339.1
 13.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)47.334.9
 12.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Brooks Elementary School)5650
 6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Lauderdale County)53.338.7
 14.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.933.9
 10.9%
6th Grade Mathematics (Brooks Elementary School)73.253.2
 20%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Lauderdale County)61.436.4
 25%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)45.330.8
 14.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students878903
 2.8%
African American3735
 5.4%
American Indian54
 20%
Asian157
 53.3%
Hispanic2927
 6.9%
Pacific Islander01
White759792
 4.3%
Two or More Races3337
 12.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients35.8%47.5%
 11.7%

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Brooks Elementary School ranks 173rd of 684 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 903 students attended Brooks Elementary School.

Students who attend Brooks Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Brooks High School

Students at Brooks Elementary School are 88% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Hispanic.


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