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Brooks Elementary School

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Brooks Elementary School ranks 172 nd of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

172^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Brooks Elementary School in Killen, AL, is a large elementary school serving 874 students in grades PK through 6 as part of the Lauderdale County school district. The school has earned a 4-star rating from the state for ten consecutive years, ranking in the 75th percentile statewide in the most recent school year—a strong, stable performance that places it among the top quarter of Alabama elementary schools.

Brooks stands out most dramatically in mathematics, especially in the upper grades. In 6th-grade math, the school posted a 57.98% proficiency rate—nearly 23 percentage points above the state average and 18 points above the district. This isn't a one-year fluke; Brooks has maintained a 20+ point advantage over the state in 6th-grade math for three straight years. The school also excels in English Language Arts, with proficiency rates between 68% and 76% across all grade levels, consistently beating both district and state averages. For example, 4th-grade reading proficiency hit 76.15%, compared to 64.48% for the district and 59.53% statewide. Notably, Brooks achieves these results despite larger class sizes (18.5 students per teacher) and lower per-student spending than nearby Florence City schools like Harlan Elementary or Weeden Elementary, suggesting the school's success comes from instructional quality and school culture rather than resources.

Compared to its neighbors, Brooks serves a more economically advantaged population—only 32.84% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, far lower than Hibbett Elementary (70.76%) or Hatton Elementary (65.25%). The school also outperforms most Florence City schools in overall ranking, trailing only Forest Hills School and the atypical university-affiliated Kilby Laboratory School. One area of concern is chronic absenteeism, which rose to 17.5%—well above the state average of 12.0%. While Brooks remains a consistently high-performing school, addressing attendance could be the key to pushing it into the top tier of Alabama elementary schools.

874

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,337

Per pupil spending ?

32.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 School Ln
Killen, AL 35645

(256) 757-2171

District: Lauderdale County

Students who attend Brooks Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Brooks High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.9%

Two or more races:

6.3%

African American:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2016 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (62% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Above the Alabama median (75th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg56%

Alabama avg51%

172^nd of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	172 of 686	74.9%	★★★★☆
2025	78.2	132 of 680	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	173 of 684	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	141 of 680	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	144 of 687	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	190 of 692	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	123 of 681	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	81 of 680	88.1%	★★★★☆
2017	83.3	91 of 688	86.8%	★★★★☆
2016	83.1	96 of 691	86.1%	★★★★☆
2015	79.1	113 of 691	83.6%	★★★★☆
2014	82.3	82 of 695	88.2%	★★★★☆
2013	73.6	112 of 696	83.9%	★★★★☆
2012	69.1	200 of 696	71.3%	★★★★☆
2011	69.7	192 of 709	72.9%	★★★★☆
2010	72.3	155 of 704	78.0%	★★★★☆
2009	78.9	88 of 696	87.4%	★★★★☆
2008	81.6	62 of 698	91.1%	★★★★★
2007	79.3	97 of 698	86.1%	★★★★☆
2006	79.3	95 of 689	86.2%	★★★★☆
2005	77.8	104 of 688	84.9%	★★★★☆
2004	70.8	152 of 623	75.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	66.3	209 of 651	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.2	157 of 649	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	173 of 650	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	175 of 645	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	193 of 656	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.4	194 of 656	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	106 of 646	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	85 of 640	86.7%	★★★★☆
2017	84.8	70 of 639	89.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	192 of 667	71.2%	★★★★☆
2025	76.9	103 of 660	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	208 of 670	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.2	77 of 623	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.0	192 of 651	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	63.0	207 of 653	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	183 of 649	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	51 of 651	92.2%	★★★★★
2017	74.7	86 of 567	84.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	153 of 659	76.8%	★★★★☆
2025	80.9	95 of 651	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	185 of 655	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	115 of 649	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	109 of 669	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	181 of 669	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	150 of 650	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.2	71 of 650	89.1%	★★★★☆
2017	77.0	120 of 639	81.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	75.2	36 of 193	81.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	186 of 403	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.6	228 of 403	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	222 of 395	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.7	93 of 373	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	54.8	124 of 345	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.5	77 of 398	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	57.1	131 of 392	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	126 of 344	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	24.3	229 of 280	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	238 of 501	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.4	176 of 532	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	210 of 535	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	168 of 528	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	182 of 540	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.1	200 of 539	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	147 of 529	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	132 of 508	74.0%	★★★★☆
2017	64.1	115 of 369	68.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)81st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)77th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)68th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)54th percentile-21 vs school

White (2026)52nd percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English72%+10 vs state

Mathematics54%+14 vs state

Science51%~ state avg

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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 (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 (2025)	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 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brooks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 School Ln	Killen	35645	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 757-2171	874	47	18.5	32.8%	742 (84.9%)	38 (4.3%)	27 (3.1%)	7 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.3%)	72.7	172^nd of 686 public elementary schools	74.9%		78.2	132^nd of 680 public elementary schools	80.6%	40	56.8	61.5	39.5	58.0	51.4	72.1	76.2	73.4	68.1	$8,337	$1,014	$7,314
Rogers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Rogers Lane	Florence	35630	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 757-3106	592	30	19.7	47.3%	551 (93.1%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	46.1	388^th of 686 public elementary schools	43.4%		52.1	339^th of 680 public elementary schools	50.1%	49	40.0	27.7	23.5	39.1	40.4	61.3	63.8	71.0	53.6
Weeden Elementary School	Public	K-6	400 Baldwin St	Florence	35630	Lauderdale County	Florence City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 768-2900	477	32	15.1	84.3%	96 (20.1%)	144 (30.2%)	190 (39.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.4%)	56.4	302^nd of 686 public elementary schools	56.0%		50.6	351^st of 680 public elementary schools	48.4%	49	62.0	46.3	46.0	50.8	27.9	61.1	55.9	61.3	63.6	$14,455	$2,668	$11,763
Hatton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2130 Hatton School Rd	Leighton	35646	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 446-5679	236	18	13.2	65.3%	156 (66.1%)	48 (20.3%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.7%)	68.1	214^th of 686 public elementary schools	68.8%		67.6	215^th of 680 public elementary schools	68.4%	1	70.0	35.5	82.1		38.7	72.5	61.3	85.7		$13,061	$1,843	$11,218
Forest Hills Elementary School	Public	K-6	101 Stovall Dr	Florence	35633	Lauderdale County	Florence City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 768-2500	906	63	14.3	46.6%	596 (65.8%)	151 (16.7%)	56 (6.2%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (10.9%)	78.2	132^nd of 686 public elementary schools	80.8%		80.4	116^th of 680 public elementary schools	82.9%	16	63.2	52.9	63.4	48.1	55.8	79.0	68.8	81.3	71.5	$10,545	$1,336	$9,186
Harlan Elementary School	Public	K-6	2233 McBurney Dr	Florence	35630	Lauderdale County	Florence City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 768-2700	426	36	11.7	84.7%	120 (28.2%)	196 (46.0%)	19 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (20.7%)	45.1	396^th of 686 public elementary schools	42.3%		45.2	390^th of 680 public elementary schools	42.6%	6	32.4	20.0	44.8	62.2	32.9	52.1	55.3	65.7	57.8	$13,932	$2,610	$11,298
Webster Elementary School	Public	1-2	200 Webster Ave	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 389-2650	234	14	16.4	40.6%	149 (63.7%)	46 (19.7%)	15 (6.4%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.7%)								(n/a)										$13,378	$1,268	$12,075
Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7601 Highway 17	Florence	35634	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 764-8470	552	31	18.0	49.8%	508 (92.0%)	13 (2.4%)	13 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	66.1	229^th of 686 public elementary schools	66.6%		63.4	243^rd of 680 public elementary schools	64.3%	14	45.8	64.4	42.9	33.3	67.8	61.0	69.5	75.7	62.7
Underwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4725 Highway 157	Florence	35633	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 764-8939	343	22	15.7	46.9%	310 (90.4%)	13 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	67.4	219^th of 686 public elementary schools	68.1%		66.1	223^rd of 680 public elementary schools	67.2%	4	70.0	61.5	46.7	18.2	64.1	84.0	61.5	73.3	54.6	$10,792	$1,963	$8,818
Kilby Laboratory School	Public	PK, KG-6	611 N Pine St	Florence	35632	Lauderdale County	Florence City	No	No	No	No	(256) 765-4303	187			11.2%	141 (75.4%)	22 (11.8%)	4 (2.1%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.5%)	95.6	17^th of 686 public elementary schools	97.5%		95.3	12^th of 680 public elementary schools	98.2%	5	94.4	80.0	84.2	54.6	90.0	94.4	95.0	89.5	90.9

Frequently Asked Questions about Brooks Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Brooks Elementary School attend?

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

High : Brooks High School

How many students attend Brooks Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 874 students attended Brooks Elementary School.

What district is Brooks Elementary School in?

Lauderdale County

Is Brooks Elementary School a good school?

Brooks Elementary School ranks 172^nd of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Brooks Elementary School?

Students at Brooks Elementary School are 85% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Hispanic.

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