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Brookwood Forest Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

3^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Brookwood Forest Elementary School in Mountain Brook, AL, is a top-ranked public school serving 579 students in grades PK-6 within the highly regarded Mountain Brook City district, which is rated #1 in the state.

Brookwood Forest is currently ranked #3 out of 686 elementary schools in Alabama, placing it in the 100th percentile. This is the school's highest ranking ever, and it has been in the top 10 for six consecutive years. Academic proficiency is exceptional across all subjects and grade levels, with 2025-2026 scores showing 90%+ proficiency in math and 94%+ in English for every grade. For example, 4th grade science proficiency is 96.97%, compared to the state average of 50.23%. The school also stands out for its work with special education students, ranking #2 in the state for that subgroup, and for its remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 1.7%—roughly one-tenth of the state average. With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1, the school provides a highly supportive learning environment.

Brookwood Forest is part of an elite group of schools within its district—all four Mountain Brook elementary schools rank in the top 8 statewide. Compared to its district peers, Brookwood Forest shows particular strength in upper elementary math, outperforming Mountain Brook Elementary School in 4th grade math (90.91% vs. 72.06%). The contrast with nearby schools in other districts is stark: Irondale Community School (3.78 miles away) ranks #577, and Oliver K5 School ranks #610, with chronic absenteeism rates 8-9 times higher. For families seeking a school with consistent, near-universal academic success and strong support for all learners, Brookwood Forest represents the gold standard of elementary education in Alabama.

579

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,183

Per pupil spending ?

1.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3701 S Brookwood Rd
Mountain Brook, AL 35223

(205) 414-3700

District: Mountain Brook City

Students who attend Brookwood Forest Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mountain Brook Junior High School
High:	Mountain Brook High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.8%

Two or more races:

2.2%

Hispanic:

2.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2016 → 100th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (92% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Alabama elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school92%

District avg91%

Alabama avg51%

3^rd of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Mountain Brook City

1^st of 139Mountain Brook City 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	98.1	3 of 686	99.6%	★★★★★
2025	97.1	8 of 680	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	6 of 684	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	5 of 680	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	6 of 687	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	98.1	8 of 692	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	11 of 681	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	25 of 680	96.3%	★★★★★
2017	95.5	28 of 688	95.9%	★★★★★
2016	96.3	22 of 691	96.8%	★★★★★
2015	98.2	14 of 691	98.0%	★★★★★
2014	96.9	8 of 695	98.8%	★★★★★
2013	85.5	7 of 696	99.0%	★★★★★
2012	85.9	20 of 696	97.1%	★★★★★
2011	88.3	14 of 709	98.0%	★★★★★
2010	91.4	11 of 704	98.4%	★★★★★
2009	93.2	8 of 696	98.9%	★★★★★
2008	93.2	9 of 698	98.7%	★★★★★
2007	92.7	9 of 698	98.7%	★★★★★
2006	96.0	4 of 689	99.4%	★★★★★
2005	95.9	7 of 688	99.0%	★★★★★
2004	96.9	5 of 623	99.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	97.8	1 of 652	99.8%	★★★★★
2025	96.6	4 of 649	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	5 of 650	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	5 of 645	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	10 of 656	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.9	13 of 656	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	25 of 646	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	46 of 640	92.8%	★★★★★
2017	92.6	31 of 639	95.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	96.9	8 of 660	98.8%	★★★★★
2025	94.6	14 of 651	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	13 of 655	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	10 of 649	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	8 of 669	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	97.8	10 of 669	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	7 of 650	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	24 of 650	96.3%	★★★★★
2017	95.8	15 of 639	97.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	99.5	2 of 403	99.5%	★★★★★
2025	97.3	8 of 403	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	99.5	1 of 395	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	6 of 373	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	14 of 345	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	22 of 398	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	99.2	1 of 392	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	7 of 344	98.0%	★★★★★
2017	91.2	11 of 280	96.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	96.5	4 of 500	99.2%	★★★★★
2025	94.7	11 of 532	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	10 of 535	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	11 of 528	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	17 of 540	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	21 of 539	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	16 of 529	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	43 of 508	91.5%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2026)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)100th percentile~ school

White (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science97%+47 vs state

English96%+34 vs state

Mathematics87%+47 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 (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 (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
Brookwood Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3701 S Brookwood Rd	Mountain Brook	35223	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 414-3700	579	50	11.5	1.2%	543 (93.8%)	6 (1.0%)	12 (2.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	98.1	3^rd of 686 public elementary schools	99.6%		97.1	8^th of 680 public elementary schools	98.8%	5	90.5	90.9	84.4	83.8	97.0	95.8	97.0	94.4	97.5	$13,183	$647	$12,536
Cherokee Bend Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4400 Fair Oaks Dr	Mountain Brook	35213	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-3595	562	46	12.2	2.8%	528 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	98.3	2^nd of 686 public elementary schools	99.7%		97.9	4^th of 680 public elementary schools	99.4%	2	91.4	87.8	81.3	86.0	95.1	98.6	97.6	96.7	97.9	$13,007	$187	$12,820
Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights	Public	PK, KG-5	4401 Dolly Ridge Road	Vestavia Hills	35243	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5480	451	28	16.1	13.7%	365 (80.9%)	15 (3.3%)	29 (6.4%)	20 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	93.8	26^th of 686 public elementary schools	96.2%		88.5	59^th of 680 public elementary schools	91.3%	33	70.4	70.9	83.0		89.5	88.6	89.5	89.4		$13,984	$1,039	$12,943
Crestline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3785 Jackson Blvd	Mountain Brook	35213	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-8126	743	61	12.1	1.7%	708 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)	97	8^th of 686 public elementary schools	98.8%		98.3	2^nd of 680 public elementary schools	99.7%	6	74.0	90.8	87.9	89.2	87.2	91.0	95.4	97.4	93.7	$12,269	$167	$12,102
Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park	Public	PK, KG-5	17051 Liberty Pkwy	Vestavia Hills	35242	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5400	546	36	15.1	4.9%	441 (80.8%)	31 (5.7%)	20 (3.7%)	32 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	96.7	11^th of 686 public elementary schools	98.4%		93.8	25^th of 680 public elementary schools	96.3%	14	86.5	84.6	72.3		88.5	93.7	91.0	97.9		$13,969	$1,279	$12,689
Mountain Brook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3020 Cambridge Rd	Mountain Brook	35223	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-8191	551	47	11.7	2.0%	523 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	97.3	5^th of 686 public elementary schools	99.3%		97.6	5^th of 680 public elementary schools	99.3%		91.4	72.1	73.8	80.0	94.1	96.3	94.1	98.8	95.3	$13,933	$289	$13,644
Irondale Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 16th St S	Irondale	35210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-4200	435	26	16.8	71.7%	62 (14.3%)	158 (36.3%)	204 (46.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	17.2	577^th of 686 public elementary schools	15.9%		23.5	518^th of 680 public elementary schools	23.8%	59	32.3	11.7	19.2		19.2	38.8	31.2	60.3		$11,864	$2,559	$9,278
Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge	Public	K-5	2680 Gresham Drive	Vestavia Hills	35243	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5325	657	41	16.0	12.3%	540 (82.2%)	48 (7.3%)	33 (5.0%)	19 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	90.2	50^th of 686 public elementary schools	92.7%		91.7	42^nd of 680 public elementary schools	93.8%	8	76.2	57.3	70.2		70.9	87.6	81.8	96.8
Shades Cahaba Elementary School	Public	K-5	3001 Independence Drive	Homewood	35209	Jefferson County	Homewood City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-1113	507	40	12.6	22.1%	383 (75.5%)	45 (8.9%)	38 (7.5%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	96.4	13^th of 686 public elementary schools	98.1%		93.7	26^th of 680 public elementary schools	96.2%	13	80.8	79.8	82.0		89.9	93.6	87.2	96.6		$12,104	$980	$11,103
Avondale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 8th Ct S	Birmingham	35222	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7130	339	19	17.8	56.3%	74 (21.8%)	227 (67.0%)	25 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	44.2	403^rd of 686 public elementary schools	41.3%		32.8	463^rd of 680 public elementary schools	31.9%	60	44.8	42.0	13.6		46.0	67.2	64.0	52.3		$10,435	$1,770	$8,662

Frequently Asked Questions about Brookwood Forest Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Brookwood Forest Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Mountain Brook Junior High School
High : Mountain Brook High School

What is the racial makeup of Brookwood Forest Elementary School?

Students at Brookwood Forest Elementary School are 94% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Is Brookwood Forest Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Brookwood Forest Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 3^rd of 686 Alabama elementary schools.

What district is Brookwood Forest Elementary School in?

Mountain Brook City

How many students attend Brookwood Forest Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 579 students attended Brookwood Forest Elementary School.

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