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Brookwood Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

351^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 22% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Brookwood Middle School in Vance, AL, serves 738 students in grades 6 through 8 as part of the Tuscaloosa County school district. The school currently holds a 1-star rating, placing it in the 21st percentile of Alabama middle schools—a significant decline from its 3-star ranking a decade ago.

Math proficiency is the most pressing concern at Brookwood. In the most recent school year, only about 10-16% of students across all grade levels scored proficient in math, which is roughly half the district average and well below state levels. For example, 8th-grade math proficiency sits at 9.6%, compared to the state average of 26.4%. English performance is comparatively stronger—6th graders show 44.6% proficiency—but still trails state benchmarks. The school also has a high student-to-teacher ratio of 19.9:1, meaning larger class sizes than nearby Echols Middle School (17.5:1) or Northridge Middle School (15.8:1). For context, Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle, just 14 miles away, ranks in the 99th percentile with proficiency rates in the 80-90% range, showing what's possible within the same region.

There are some encouraging signs. Chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 24.6% in 2021-2022 to 12.3% in 2024-2025, now matching the state average. The school also shows relatively stronger results for Hispanic students (38th percentile) and Special Education students (31st percentile) compared to its overall ranking. However, performance varies significantly across student groups, and the school's effectiveness with its White student population has recently fallen to the 4th percentile statewide. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced lunch has also shifted, dropping from 66.5% to 48.8% in the past year. While attendance improvements are a positive foundation, parents should be aware that math achievement and class sizes remain significant challenges that may require supplemental support at home.

738

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,384

Per pupil spending ?

48.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17021 Brookwood Parkway
Vance, AL 35490

(205) 342-2748

District: Tuscaloosa County

Students who attend Brookwood Middle School usually attend:

High:

Brookwood High School

Feeder schools for Brookwood Middle School:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.8%

African American:

16.0%

Hispanic:

9.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (27% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg36%

Alabama avg44%

351^st of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 38 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Middle Schools in the Tuscaloosa County

90^th of 140Tuscaloosa 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	22.2	351 of 449	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	323 of 439	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	337 of 442	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	302 of 437	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	296 of 432	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	299 of 440	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	213 of 437	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	195 of 423	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.8	174 of 432	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.2	174 of 432	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.6	172 of 430	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.9	221 of 438	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.4	221 of 436	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.7	297 of 436	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.3	292 of 435	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.1	293 of 435	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.8	234 of 425	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.0	260 of 417	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.2	232 of 412	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.2	273 of 409	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.1	199 of 415	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.2	185 of 407	54.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	228 of 269	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.7	173 of 259	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	186 of 269	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	131 of 263	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	152 of 271	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	196 of 266	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	143 of 252	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	113 of 247	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.2	108 of 205	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	83 of 103	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.7	82 of 117	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.6	103 of 106	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	90 of 94	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	76 of 81	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	66 of 70	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	335 of 427	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.6	307 of 415	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	319 of 426	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	273 of 417	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	279 of 423	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	276 of 415	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	191 of 399	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	177 of 392	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.6	144 of 380	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	107 of 173	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	116 of 164	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	107 of 166	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	131 of 157	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	117 of 154	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	124 of 124	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	368 of 438	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	346 of 428	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	362 of 437	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	316 of 410	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	315 of 421	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	313 of 415	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	227 of 396	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	216 of 396	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.0	176 of 349	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	326 of 426	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.1	313 of 422	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	332 of 428	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	307 of 419	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	308 of 427	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	296 of 418	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.3	209 of 399	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	193 of 397	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.8	170 of 380	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	115 of 146	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	53 of 66	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	58 of 69	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	45 of 61	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	58 of 65	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	52 of 56	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	211 of 269	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.4	186 of 271	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	175 of 281	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	190 of 281	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.7	59 of 256	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	41.3	148 of 274	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	120 of 254	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	99 of 223	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.3	62 of 195	68.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	345 of 359	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	329 of 377	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	333 of 373	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	326 of 370	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	319 of 376	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	293 of 369	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	203 of 343	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	195 of 331	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.3	144 of 247	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)21st percentile~ school

Native American (2025)20th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)15th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)4th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English40%-17 vs state

Science34%-20 vs state

Mathematics12%-17 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/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 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th 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 Middle School	Public	6-8	17021 Brookwood Parkway	Vance	35490	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2748	738	37	19.9	48.8%	530 (71.8%)	118 (16.0%)	70 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.6%)	22.2	351^st of 449 public middle schools	21.8%		27.1	323^rd of 439 public middle schools	26.4%	28		15.9	9.6	9.6	34.0		44.6	36.5	39.2	$8,384	$1,042	$7,310
DavisEmerson Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Bulldog Blvd	Cottondale	35453	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2750	397	21	18.9	79.3%	87 (21.9%)	165 (41.6%)	137 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	14.2	397^th of 449 public middle schools	11.6%		19.2	361^st of 439 public middle schools	17.8%	36		14.9	6.0	5.7	25.4		33.0	23.3	38.5	$12,190	$3,053	$9,103
Eastwood Middle School	Public	6-8	6314 Mary Harmon Bryant Drive	Cottondale	35453	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3613	711	38	18.9	71.4%	36 (5.1%)	590 (83.0%)	60 (8.4%)	9 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.7%)	22.9	347^th of 449 public middle schools	22.7%		16.4	377^th of 439 public middle schools	14.1%	30		16.1	12.0	9.4	36.8		40.0	36.3	41.7	$11,545	$2,797	$8,702
West Blocton Middle School	Public	6-8	4721 Truman Aldrich Pkwy	West Blocton	35184	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 938-2451	387	21	18.4	55.6%	316 (81.7%)	20 (5.2%)	39 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	51.2	212^th of 449 public middle schools	52.8%		46.2	233^rd of 439 public middle schools	46.9%	21		25.0	21.0	22.7	53.3		52.5	63.0	54.7	$12,364	$2,861	$9,456
Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	315 Mcfarland Blvd E	Tuscaloosa	35404	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	Yes	No	No	(205) 759-3653	173	11	16.4	30.1%	66 (38.2%)	89 (51.4%)	4 (2.3%)	12 (6.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	98	5^th of 449 public middle schools	98.9%		96.6	9^th of 439 public middle schools	97.9%	4		80.0	50.0	66.1	89.8		90.0	89.7	94.9	$18,111	$801	$17,263
Duncanville Middle School	Public	6-8	11205 Eagle Parkway	Duncanville	35456	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2830	460	21	21.9	48.9%	238 (51.7%)	176 (38.3%)	34 (7.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	50.3	219^th of 449 public middle schools	51.2%		49.7	210^th of 439 public middle schools	52.2%	9		31.3	17.6	25.4	51.5		52.5	55.8	55.8	$9,716	$1,037	$8,646
Northridge Middle School	Public	6-8	3811 Northridge Road	Tuscaloosa	35406	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	No	(205) 759-3578	775	49	15.8	39.1%	381 (49.2%)	281 (36.3%)	67 (8.6%)	28 (3.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.9%)	77.5	73^rd of 449 public middle schools	83.7%		72.1	95^th of 439 public middle schools	78.4%	22		50.2	40.1	36.5	62.2		66.1	62.0	70.0	$11,664	$1,439	$10,177
Hillcrest Middle School	Public	6-8	401 Hillcrest School Rd	Tuscaloosa	35405	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2820	542	28	19.3	58.7%	80 (14.8%)	424 (78.2%)	24 (4.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	23	346^th of 449 public middle schools	22.9%		22.6	342^nd of 439 public middle schools	22.1%	4		5.4	14.3	11.4	27.9		34.3	44.8	46.6	$9,776	$1,078	$8,665
CollinsRiverside Middle School	Public	5-6	1400 3rd St	Northport	35476	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2680	318	18	17.4	74.5%	75 (23.6%)	156 (49.1%)	80 (25.2%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)	21.3	23.8				67.7	47.6			$14,044	$2,882	$11,128
Westlawn Middle School	Public	6-8	1715 Martin L King Jr Blvd	Tuscaloosa	35401	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3673	568	38	14.9	87.9%	7 (1.2%)	488 (85.9%)	61 (10.7%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	14.1	399^th of 449 public middle schools	11.1%		14.7	382^nd of 439 public middle schools	13.0%	17		16.0	4.4	9.9	28.6		25.0	25.7	35.2	$16,045	$3,919	$12,079

Frequently Asked Questions about Brookwood Middle School

How many students attend Brookwood Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 738 students attended Brookwood Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Brookwood Middle School attend?

Students who attend Brookwood Middle School usually go on to attend Brookwood High School

What is the racial makeup of Brookwood Middle School?

Students at Brookwood Middle School are 72% White, 16% African American, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Brookwood Middle School in?

Tuscaloosa County

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Brookwood Middle School ranks in the bottom 21.8% of Alabama middle schools.

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