Summary:
The city of Brooks, Georgia, is served by a single school, Liberty Technical Charter Academy, a K-8 charter school within the State Specialty Schools II- Liberty Technical Charter Acade district, enrolling 428 students with a relatively low rate of economic disadvantage (7% free/reduced lunch) and a favorable 11.7:1 student-teacher ratio.
For parents, the standout story here is math. The school shows a dramatic "middle school dip" in 6th grade, where proficiency plunged from 44.4% to just 16.7% in one year—a 27.7-point drop that is far below the state average of 40.7%. However, this is followed by a remarkable recovery: 7th grade climbs to 46.1%, 8th grade soars to 75.6% (29 points above the state), and Algebra I proficiency is exceptional at 94.1%, nearly double the state's 48.1%. This suggests a highly effective acceleration model in the upper grades, but the 6th-grade transition is a clear area of concern. In English Language Arts (using the most recent 2024-2025 data, as current-year scores are not yet released), the school outperformed the state in every grade, with advantages ranging from 7.5 points in 4th grade to 17.4 points in 7th grade.
Beyond math and ELA, results are mixed. Science is a strength, with 5th grade at 61.9% and 8th grade at 38.1%, both above state averages. However, 8th-grade social studies dropped sharply from 52.8% to 32.4% (7.8 points below the state), and HS Physical Science proficiency (50.1%) trails the state by 10.8 points. The school's overall state ranking has been volatile, moving from the 67th to 73rd percentile, then falling to the 55th percentile, reflecting the recent declines in 6th-grade math and social studies. With low chronic absenteeism (13.4% vs. 17.7% statewide) and high per-student spending ($15,298), this is a well-resourced school with clear academic strengths in upper-grade math and ELA, but it faces notable challenges in the middle-school transition and specific subjects like social studies and physical science.
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