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Brookwood High School

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Brookwood High School ranks 185 th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

185^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 51% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Brookwood High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Brookwood, Alabama, with a total enrollment of 1,094 students. The school is part of the Tuscaloosa County School District, which is ranked 84 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brookwood High School's performance has fluctuated over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 138 to 268 out of 367-378 Alabama high schools, and its SchoolDigger rating varying from 1 to 3 stars. The school's performance is generally on par with or slightly below nearby Tuscaloosa County High School and Hillcrest High School, which are also part of the Tuscaloosa County School District. However, Brookwood High School outperforms the lower-ranked Holt High School.

Brookwood High School has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 85.1% to 93.1% in recent years, but its dropout rate has fluctuated between 5.3% and 8.0%. The school's test scores in Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts are generally below the Tuscaloosa County and Alabama state averages, with Science being the strongest subject. Additionally, Brookwood High School has experienced a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 26.97% in 2021-2022 to 57.86% in 2023-2024, which may be impacting its academic performance.

1,076

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,429

Per pupil spending ?

44.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12250 George Richmond Parkway
Brookwood, AL 35444-3714

(205) 342-2777

District: Tuscaloosa County

Feeder schools for Brookwood High School:

Elementary:	Brookwood Elementary School
	Lake View Elementary School
	Vance Elementary School
Middle:	Brookwood Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.6%

African American:

15.0%

Hispanic:

11.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 63rd percentile in 2021 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (23% vs 29% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 63rd-percentile peak (2021) to 51st (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg21%

Alabama avg29%

185^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6High 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	45.5	185 of 374	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.9	268 of 378	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.4	141 of 371	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	151 of 367	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.3	138 of 371	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	183 of 366	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	142 of 356	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.1	183 of 353	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.7	211 of 351	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.0	199 of 353	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.9	230 of 358	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.0	211 of 358	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.4	166 of 358	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.6	121 of 360	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.7	137 of 358	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.5	121 of 357	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.4	122 of 359	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.7	176 of 358	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.5	111 of 357	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.9	207 of 359	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	70.4	80 of 357	77.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	146 of 228	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	177 of 231	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	184 of 224	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.6	68 of 222	69.4%	★★★★☆
2021	87.6	20 of 228	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	81.9	25 of 224	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	44 of 223	80.3%	★★★★☆
2017	56.0	54 of 189	71.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	25 of 75	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	181 of 359	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	261 of 366	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.4	146 of 358	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	118 of 367	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.2	136 of 359	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	158 of 354	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.9	129 of 347	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.6	147 of 343	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	133 of 142	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	125 of 139	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	108 of 122	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	106 of 114	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	111 of 113	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	92 of 103	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	241 of 367	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	276 of 375	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.0	164 of 349	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.8	264 of 361	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	83.2	41 of 361	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.4	138 of 358	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	119 of 349	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	28.6	237 of 315	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	193 of 363	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	257 of 368	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	149 of 358	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	188 of 366	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.6	136 of 366	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	190 of 357	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.3	164 of 350	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	36.3	208 of 339	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	56 of 57	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	44 of 55	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	73 of 194	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.1	140 of 198	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	94 of 182	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.2	65 of 169	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.2	34 of 196	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	21.7	146 of 171	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	64.2	37 of 160	76.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	176 of 325	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	269 of 325	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.2	155 of 317	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	166 of 326	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	161 of 319	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	209 of 313	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	182 of 300	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.6	176 of 230	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile~ school

Male (2025)47th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-44 vs school

Native American (2025)2nd percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Science28%-4 vs state

English24%-6 vs state

Mathematics16%-8 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 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brookwood High School	Public	9-12	12250 George Richmond Parkway	Brookwood	35444	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2777	1,076	59	18.2	44.7%	770 (71.6%)	161 (15.0%)	119 (11.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.7%)	45.5	185^th of 374 public high schools	50.5%		28.9	268^th of 378 public high schools	29.1%	83				15.7		28.1				24.0	$9,429	$1,042	$8,363
Holt High School	Public	9-12	301 44th Ct NE	Tuscaloosa	35404	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2768	456	28	16.2	78.3%	95 (20.8%)	193 (42.3%)	164 (36.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.4	304^th of 374 public high schools	18.7%		15.7	326^th of 378 public high schools	13.8%	22				5.6		18.0				6.8	$17,319	$5,702	$9,624
Paul W Bryant High School	Public	9-12	6315 Mary Harmon Bryant Drive	Cottondale	35453	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3538	1,134	54	21.0	64.8%	51 (4.5%)	979 (86.3%)	82 (7.2%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	10 (0.9%)	15.8	323^rd of 374 public high schools	13.6%		17.1	316^th of 378 public high schools	16.4%	7				3.1		13.6				9.9	$9,385	$1,183	$8,183
Northridge High School	Public	9-12	2901 Northridge Rd	Tuscaloosa	35406	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	No	(205) 759-3590	1,153	55	21.1	33.7%	604 (52.4%)	412 (35.7%)	71 (6.2%)	46 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	16 (1.4%)	85.9	47^th of 374 public high schools	87.4%		89.2	36^th of 378 public high schools	90.5%	11				38.8		46.6				38.3	$9,436	$579	$8,838
Tuscaloosa County Juvenile Detention Center	Public	7-12	5941 12th Ave East	Tuscaloosa	35405	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 349-3131																			(n/a)
Central High School	Public	9-12	905 15th Street	Tuscaloosa	35401	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3720	796	45	17.8	78.1%	37 (4.6%)	694 (87.2%)	55 (6.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	17	311^th of 374 public high schools	16.8%		23.1	292^nd of 378 public high schools	22.8%	19				4.2		12.7				12.0	$14,113	$2,234	$11,666
West Blocton High School	Public	9-12	4734 Truman Aldrich Parkway	West Blocton	35184	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	No	(205) 938-9002	368	23	16.0	43.8%	291 (79.1%)	35 (9.5%)	34 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	39.9	211^th of 374 public high schools	43.6%		30.4	265^th of 378 public high schools	29.9%	54				19.8		18.8				22.1	$10,146	$1,343	$8,787
Hillcrest High School	Public	9-12	300 Patriot Pkwy	Tuscaloosa	35405	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2800	1,434	79	18.1	50.1%	478 (33.3%)	818 (57.0%)	88 (6.1%)	19 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (2.1%)	34.5	229^th of 374 public high schools	38.8%		55.6	146^th of 378 public high schools	61.4%	83				15.3		19.4				19.8	$8,119	$806	$7,290
Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy	Public	9-12	2800 Martin Luther King Jr Bou	Tuscaloosa	35401	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	No	(205) 759-3649																			(n/a)
Oak Grove High School	Public	6-12	9494 Oak Grove Pkwy	Bessemer	35023	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5000	777	42	18.5	40.0%	715 (92.0%)	27 (3.5%)	17 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.8%)	28.7	253^rd of 374 public high schools	32.4%		38.4	230^th of 378 public high schools	39.2%	23	26.6	14.0	11.1	9.2	39.4	19.3	50.4	57.0	54.6	18.7	$9,230	$816	$8,394

Frequently Asked Questions about Brookwood High School

What is the racial makeup of Brookwood High School?

Students at Brookwood High School are 72% White, 15% African American, 11% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Brookwood High School a good school?

Brookwood High School ranks 185^th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Brookwood High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,076 students attended Brookwood High School.

What schools feed into Brookwood High School?

Brookwood High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brookwood Elementary School
Elementary : Lake View Elementary School
Elementary : Vance Elementary School
Middle : Brookwood Middle School

What district is Brookwood High School in?

Tuscaloosa County

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