Summary:
Zip code 32622, serving the Brooker area, is home to a single elementary school, Brooker Community School Inc, a small K-5 public school within the Bradford County School District with just 82 students enrolled.
Brooker Community School Inc presents a stark internal contradiction. The school excels in early elementary grades, with 82% of 3rd graders proficient in math for the 2025-2026 school year—significantly outperforming both the district (58%) and state (66%) averages. However, performance drops dramatically by 5th grade, where only 25% of students are proficient in both English Language Arts and math, far below state averages of 61% and 62% respectively. This "3rd grade peak" phenomenon suggests a systemic issue with retaining academic gains in upper elementary grades. The school's overall state ranking is low, placing 1,571st out of 2,240 schools (30th percentile) with a 1-star rating.
The most critical red flag is the chronic absenteeism rate of 44.3% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is nearly identical to the district average (44.1%) and 12.9 percentage points higher than the state average (31.4%). This attendance crisis is likely a primary driver of the poor 5th-grade performance, as students missing significant school cannot keep up with increasingly complex curriculum. Despite spending $11,228 per student, the school struggles with upper-grade outcomes, indicating that non-academic factors like absenteeism are key challenges. Any improvement strategy must first address the attendance issue to ensure students are present to benefit from instruction.
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