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Brookwood Elementary School

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Brookwood Elementary School ranks 361 st of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

361^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Brookwood Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Brookwood, Alabama, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 597 students. The school is part of the Tuscaloosa County School District, which is ranked 84 out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Brookwood Elementary School's performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally below the Tuscaloosa County and Alabama state averages across various grade levels and subject areas, particularly in Mathematics. However, the school performs better in English Language Arts, with 4th and 5th-grade proficiency rates closer to or exceeding the county and state averages. Brookwood Elementary also serves its special education students well, ranking 89th out of 403 Alabama elementary schools in this subgroup.

Compared to nearby schools, Brookwood Elementary's academic performance is generally lower than schools like Lake View Elementary and Cottondale Elementary, which have higher test scores and rankings. However, Brookwood Elementary outperforms some schools in the Tuscaloosa City School District, such as Holt Elementary and Arcadia Elementary, in certain subject areas and grade levels.

631

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,543

Per pupil spending ?

55.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16049 Highway 216
Brookwood, AL 35444

(205) 342-2668

District: Tuscaloosa County

Students who attend Brookwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Brookwood Middle School
High:	Brookwood High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.3%

African American:

9.7%

Hispanic:

8.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg46%

Alabama avg52%

361^st of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Tuscaloosa County

84^th of 135Tuscaloosa County among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	361 of 680	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	326 of 684	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	358 of 680	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.5	310 of 687	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.2	321 of 692	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.9	494 of 681	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	464 of 680	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.8	409 of 688	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.0	342 of 691	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.4	225 of 691	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.7	219 of 695	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.2	330 of 696	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.3	388 of 696	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	65.4	252 of 709	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.6	406 of 704	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.7	318 of 696	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.3	383 of 698	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.8	388 of 698	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.9	439 of 689	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.8	300 of 688	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.2	281 of 623	54.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	99.3	4 of 426	99.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	375 of 649	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.4	296 of 650	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	342 of 645	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	325 of 656	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	293 of 656	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.7	471 of 646	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	402 of 640	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.9	330 of 639	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	330 of 660	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	281 of 670	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	214 of 623	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	300 of 651	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	263 of 653	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.2	453 of 649	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	430 of 651	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.7	368 of 567	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	326 of 651	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	339 of 655	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	355 of 649	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.4	280 of 669	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.4	335 of 669	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.8	479 of 650	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	469 of 650	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.9	430 of 639	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	89 of 403	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	88 of 395	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	43.2	196 of 373	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	162 of 345	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.6	116 of 398	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	40.6	231 of 392	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	207 of 344	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.3	167 of 280	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	380 of 532	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	365 of 535	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	401 of 528	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	358 of 540	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	371 of 539	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.3	475 of 529	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	479 of 508	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	332 of 369	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2021)99th percentile+45 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English60%-4 vs state

Science49%+7 vs state

Mathematics37%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Summative Assessment Science (2025)		Summative Assessment English (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brookwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16049 Highway 216	Brookwood	35444	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2668	631	31	20.1	55.9%	488 (77.3%)	61 (9.7%)	53 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.0%)	48.9	361^st of 680 public elementary schools	46.9%		52.2	326^th of 684 public elementary schools	52.3%	35	31.9	49.4	30.9				49.4		52.7	63.6	64.2				$9,543	$1,807	$7,712
Vance Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18202 Hwy 11 N	Vance	35490	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2697	451	30	14.9	51.7%	270 (59.9%)	94 (20.8%)	74 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	30.4	472^nd of 680 public elementary schools	30.6%		23.7	523^rd of 684 public elementary schools	23.5%	51	28.7	33.3	22.5				37.9		57.0	47.0	47.9				$8,576	$1,485	$7,067
Cottondale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2301 Cottondale Ln	Cottondale	35453	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2642	438	25	17.5	70.5%	156 (35.6%)	124 (28.3%)	134 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.0%)	16.4	574^th of 680 public elementary schools	15.6%		21	542^nd of 684 public elementary schools	20.8%	32	14.1	19.4	24.0				17.9		37.2	38.8	54.0				$9,707	$1,529	$8,155
Holt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Crescent Ridge Road	Tuscaloosa	35404	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2650	448	26	17.3	82.4%	51 (11.4%)	265 (59.2%)	117 (26.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.7%)	11	629^th of 680 public elementary schools	7.5%		11.2	628^th of 684 public elementary schools	8.2%	1	14.5	14.5	14.0				23.2		40.6	29.0	38.6				$10,575	$2,644	$7,907
Woodstock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	19456 Eastern Valley Rd	Woodstock	35188	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 938-2028	324	17	19.0	60.8%	256 (79.0%)	15 (4.6%)	37 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	52.4	337^th of 680 public elementary schools	50.4%		61.8	254^th of 684 public elementary schools	62.9%	83	27.1	40.0					58.0		63.8	62.0					$10,696	$1,636	$9,045
Arcadia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3740 Arcadia Drive	Tuscaloosa	35404	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3567	418	26	16.0	60.5%	46 (11.0%)	295 (70.6%)	60 (14.4%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	38.5	438^th of 680 public elementary schools	35.6%		48.4	362^nd of 684 public elementary schools	47.1%	76	32.8	38.9	45.1				26.4		52.5	51.9	58.8				$11,471	$1,696	$9,755
Lake View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21610 Youngblood Parkway	Mc Calla	35111	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2951	744	41	17.9	41.5%	541 (72.7%)	137 (18.4%)	46 (6.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.3%)	39.4	429^th of 680 public elementary schools	36.9%		43.4	406^th of 684 public elementary schools	40.6%	23	33.1	30.2	35.5				35.9		56.7	52.8	64.5				$8,043	$804	$7,216
The Alberta School of Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2700 University Blvd E	Tuscaloosa	35404	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 759-3564	632	47	13.5	71.2%	40 (6.3%)	529 (83.7%)	40 (6.3%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.9%)	39	432^nd of 680 public elementary schools	36.5%		33.2	475^th of 684 public elementary schools	30.6%	43	33.7	31.1	33.3	73.3	22.5	20.0	12.2	60.0	45.6	37.0	51.9	73.3	75.5	73.3	$11,242	$1,995	$9,228
Rock Quarry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Rock Quarry Dr	Tuscaloosa	35406	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	No	(205) 759-8347	671	39	17.3	13.4%	470 (70.0%)	70 (10.4%)	36 (5.4%)	60 (8.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.5%)	91.7	41^st of 680 public elementary schools	94.0%		92.3	37^th of 684 public elementary schools	94.6%	4	65.4	70.3	70.2				71.4		89.6	84.6	88.3				$10,037	$546	$9,471
Woodland Forrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6001 E Hargrove Rd E	Tuscaloosa	35405	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3675	544	30	18.1	55.1%	63 (11.6%)	417 (76.7%)	36 (6.6%)	9 (1.7%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	23.3	521^st of 680 public elementary schools	23.4%		33.9	470^th of 684 public elementary schools	31.3%	51	32.6	19.7	29.1				13.6		49.4	38.5	58.2				$10,071	$1,690	$8,362

Frequently Asked Questions about Brookwood Elementary School

What district is Brookwood Elementary School in?

Tuscaloosa County

What schools do graduates of Brookwood Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Brookwood Middle School
High : Brookwood High School

How many students attend Brookwood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 631 students attended Brookwood Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Brookwood Elementary School?

Students at Brookwood Elementary School are 77% White, 10% African American, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Is Brookwood Elementary School a good school?

Brookwood Elementary School ranks 361^st of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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