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Brooks High School

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Brooks High School ranks 126 th of 386 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

126^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 386 Alabama High Schools

Better than 67% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Brooks High School in Killen, AL, serves 729 students in grades 7 through 12 as part of the Lauderdale County district, which ranks in the 60th percentile statewide.

Brooks is something of a tale of two schools. Its middle school grades (7th and 8th) are a clear strength, with 8th-grade proficiency in Science (68.75%) and English (66.41%) significantly outpacing both district and state averages. However, this academic momentum doesn't fully carry into high school, where 11th-grade math proficiency has hovered around 23-27%—below the state average. The school's overall state ranking has also taken a notable dip, falling from the 82nd percentile in 2024-2025 to the 67th percentile in 2025-2026, dropping its star rating from 4 to 3 stars. This decline stands in stark contrast to nearby Lauderdale County High School and Lexington High School, both of which ranked in the 75th-78th percentile this year—a reversal from the previous year when Brooks outperformed both.

Perhaps the most concerning trend is rising chronic absenteeism, which has climbed from 15.3% in 2021-2022 to 24.9% in 2024-2025—more than double the state average of 12.0%. This likely contributes to the school's declining performance with low-income students, whose ranking plummeted from the 82nd percentile to the 30th percentile in just two years. Meanwhile, the school has shown strong improvement with special education students, jumping from the 21st to the 68th percentile. The graduation rate also slipped from 98.4% to 92.2%. For comparison, Muscle Shoals High School, just 11.75 miles away, ranks in the 93rd percentile with a 99% graduation rate and an absenteeism rate of only 11.6%—despite serving a similar demographic profile. This comparison suggests Brooks has significant room for improvement in student engagement and high school-level instruction.

729

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,162

Per pupil spending ?

34.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

4300 Highway 72
Killen, AL 35645

(256) 757-2115

District: Lauderdale County

Feeder schools for Brooks High School:

Elementary:

Brooks Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.8%

African American:

5.5%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (47% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Above the Alabama median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 12% Alabama)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg40%

Alabama avg39%

Middle school

65^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 14%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

126^th of 386

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6High Schools in the Lauderdale County

54^th of 140Lauderdale 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	79.6	65 of 449	85.5%	★★★★☆
2025	85.9	48 of 439	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	72 of 442	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	83 of 437	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	127 of 432	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	61.7	144 of 440	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.8	46 of 437	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	81 of 423	80.9%	★★★★☆
2017	80.3	61 of 432	85.9%	★★★★☆
2016	78.1	64 of 432	85.2%	★★★★☆
2015	66.2	103 of 430	76.0%	★★★★☆
2014	88.2	33 of 438	92.5%	★★★★★
2013	76.6	61 of 436	86.0%	★★★★☆
2012	81.4	46 of 436	89.4%	★★★★☆
2011	81.6	41 of 435	90.6%	★★★★★
2010	84.4	36 of 435	91.7%	★★★★★
2009	84.1	37 of 425	91.3%	★★★★★
2008	73.1	75 of 417	82.0%	★★★★☆
2007	72.6	88 of 412	78.6%	★★★★☆
2006	71.4	84 of 409	79.5%	★★★★☆
2005	64.8	113 of 415	72.8%	★★★★☆
2004	71.3	93 of 407	77.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	91 of 427	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	75.7	74 of 415	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	108 of 426	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	75 of 417	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	128 of 423	69.7%	★★★★☆
2021	57.1	155 of 415	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.2	47 of 399	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	65 of 392	83.4%	★★★★☆
2017	85.4	35 of 380	90.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	68.5	100 of 438	77.2%	★★★★☆
2025	73.5	81 of 428	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.2	141 of 437	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	146 of 410	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	213 of 421	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.0	105 of 415	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	48 of 396	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	48 of 396	87.9%	★★★★☆
2017	68.0	76 of 349	78.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	83.2	52 of 426	87.8%	★★★★☆
2025	89.9	37 of 422	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	80.6	59 of 428	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	97 of 419	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	60.2	137 of 427	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.1	118 of 418	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	38 of 399	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	69.4	102 of 397	74.3%	★★★★☆
2017	67.4	97 of 380	74.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	56 of 269	79.2%	★★★★☆
2025	64.0	54 of 271	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	50.8	103 of 281	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.1	206 of 281	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.3	161 of 274	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.8	225 of 254	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.6	110 of 223	50.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	81 of 359	77.4%	★★★★☆
2025	80.7	57 of 377	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	97 of 373	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	107 of 370	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	50.5	158 of 376	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	173 of 369	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.8	64 of 343	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	53.9	131 of 331	60.4%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	60.2	126 of 386	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.6	69 of 374	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	74 of 378	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	94 of 371	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	84 of 367	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	54.2	148 of 371	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.6	82 of 366	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	69 of 356	80.6%	★★★★☆
2017	74.8	67 of 353	81.0%	★★★★☆
2016	80.1	47 of 351	86.6%	★★★★☆
2015	84.2	38 of 353	89.2%	★★★★☆
2014	78.6	52 of 358	85.5%	★★★★☆
2013	68.0	61 of 358	83.0%	★★★★☆
2012	63.7	122 of 358	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.9	161 of 360	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.9	118 of 358	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.1	65 of 357	81.8%	★★★★☆
2008	74.0	51 of 359	85.8%	★★★★☆
2007	67.1	111 of 358	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	74.4	43 of 357	88.0%	★★★★☆
2005	84.0	17 of 359	95.3%	★★★★★
2004	84.2	23 of 357	93.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	146 of 377	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	81.8	58 of 359	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	82 of 366	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	89 of 358	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	106 of 367	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.4	91 of 359	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	54.7	157 of 354	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.4	51 of 347	85.3%	★★★★☆
2017	71.0	85 of 343	75.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	264 of 383	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.9	107 of 367	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	67 of 375	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	48.7	156 of 349	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	92.6	22 of 361	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	41.0	204 of 361	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.4	59 of 358	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	50 of 349	85.7%	★★★★☆
2017	64.9	68 of 315	78.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	117 of 380	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.9	81 of 363	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	92 of 368	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	110 of 358	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.4	81 of 366	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	36.0	224 of 366	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	84.1	46 of 357	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	85 of 350	75.7%	★★★★☆
2017	74.7	64 of 339	81.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	64 of 197	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.1	156 of 198	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	115 of 169	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.2	59 of 171	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	69 of 160	56.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	171 of 320	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.7	103 of 325	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	112 of 325	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	140 of 317	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	116 of 326	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.5	196 of 319	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	138 of 313	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	98 of 300	67.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Middle school

Male (2026)88th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)79th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)79th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)77th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile-8 vs school

High school

Male (2026)69th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)68th percentile~ school

Female (2026)61st percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)47th percentile-21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English57%+8 vs state

Science52%+7 vs state

Mathematics33%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)				Summative Assessment Science (2026)		Summative Assessment English (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Brooks High School	Public	7-12	4300 Highway 72	Killen	35645	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 757-2115	729	41	17.7	34.0%	611 (83.8%)	40 (5.5%)	28 (3.8%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.2%)	60.2	126^th of 386 public high schools	67.4%		78.6	69^th of 374 public high schools	81.6%	57		29.4	45.3	23.6	68.8	35.5		68.9	66.4	36.5	$12,162	$2,336	$9,778
Allen Thornton Career Technical Center	Public	10-12	7275 Highway 72	Killen	35645	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	No	(256) 757-2101				—															(n/a)
Rogers High School	Public	7-12	300 Rogers Ln	Florence	35634	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 757-3106	510	32	15.9	36.5%	477 (93.5%)	6 (1.2%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	35.7	252^nd of 386 public high schools	34.7%		50.2	178^th of 374 public high schools	52.4%	74		15.9	27.1	14.3	52.9	25.3		55.1	65.7	25.6	$15,204	$2,955	$12,200
Florence High School	Public	10-12	1201 Bradshaw Dr	Florence	35630	Lauderdale County	Florence City	No	No	No	No	(256) 768-2200	1,101	63	17.5	49.8%	503 (45.7%)	295 (26.8%)	181 (16.4%)	19 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (9.2%)	72.4	94^th of 386 public high schools	75.6%		81.9	55^th of 374 public high schools	85.3%	39				34.8		37.1				39.9	$15,767	$1,647	$13,934
Lexington High School	Public	7-12	101 School St	Lexington	35648	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 229-6622	379	22	17.6	35.1%	363 (95.8%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	71.8	95^th of 386 public high schools	75.4%		95.3	14^th of 374 public high schools	96.3%	81		28.8	38.7	35.0	71.0	38.3		53.3	74.2	37.5	$18,544	$3,981	$14,514
Wilson High School	Public	7-12	7601 Highway 17	Florence	35634	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 764-8470	585	37	15.7	48.2%	555 (94.9%)	8 (1.4%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	36.5	245^th of 386 public high schools	36.5%		67	105^th of 374 public high schools	71.9%	140		30.3	18.2	18.8	44.3	18.8		56.1	50.0	27.9	$13,432	$2,308	$11,075
Colbert County High School	Public	6-12	2200 High School St	Leighton	35646	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	No	(256) 446-8214	438	30	14.6	59.8%	265 (60.5%)	117 (26.7%)	32 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.3%)	31.9	262^nd of 386 public high schools	32.1%		34.1	230^th of 374 public high schools	38.5%	32	27.3	14.1	16.9	18.6	21.5	28.8	47.7	39.1	41.5	9.6	$13,573	$2,339	$11,214
Florence Learning Center	Public	6-12	610 W College St	Florence	35630	Lauderdale County	Florence City	No	No	No	No	(256) 768-3022				—															(n/a)
Muscle Shoals Career Academy	Public	9-12	321 Jim Holland Drive	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	No	(256) 389-2660				—															(n/a)
Lauderdale County High School	Public	7-12	201 Cedar Street	Rogersville	35652	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 247-3414	542	32	17.2	33.2%	487 (89.9%)	26 (4.8%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.4%)	73.3	86^th of 386 public high schools	77.7%		91.9	27^th of 374 public high schools	92.8%	59		25.0	18.3	34.4	67.6	36.5		68.3	49.3	42.7	$15,077	$3,661	$11,367

Frequently Asked Questions about Brooks High School

Is Brooks High School a good school?

Brooks High School ranks 126^th of 386 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Brooks High School?

Brooks High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brooks Elementary School

How many students attend Brooks High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 729 students attended Brooks High School.

What district is Brooks High School in?

Lauderdale County

What is the racial makeup of Brooks High School?

Students at Brooks High School are 84% White, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

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