Summary:
Brooker, Florida, is home to a single school, Brooker Community School Inc, a small public elementary school serving grades Kindergarten through 5th grade with a total enrollment of 82 students in the Bradford County district.
This school presents a story of extremes. It achieves remarkable success with its youngest students, particularly in 3rd grade, where proficiency in English Language Arts (ELA) reached 90% in the 2024-2025 school year and Math proficiency hit 82% in 2025-2026—both well above state averages. However, this success does not carry through to the upper grades. By 5th grade, proficiency in both Math and ELA dropped to just 25% in the 2025-2026 school year, a dramatic decline that has caused the school's state ranking to fall from the 44th percentile (2 stars) to the 30th percentile (1 star) in a single year. A significant red flag is the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 44.3%, which is far higher than the state average of 31.4% and likely a major factor in the declining performance.
For parents, the key takeaway is that Brooker Community School Inc demonstrates an ability to provide an excellent foundation for early elementary students, but it struggles to maintain that momentum. The school spends $11,228 per student, yet this investment is not translating into strong outcomes for 4th and 5th graders. The data points to a systemic challenge, particularly for the current cohort of older students, that requires targeted intervention. While the school has bright spots in 3rd grade, the overall trend of declining performance and high absenteeism suggests families should closely monitor their child's progress, especially as they move into the upper elementary grades.
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