Summary:
Quitman, Georgia is served by a single middle school, Brooks County Middle School, which educates students in grades 6 through 8 within the Brooks County school district.
For parents considering this school, the most striking finding is the exceptional performance in advanced coursework. Students taking Algebra I achieved a 74% proficiency rate, dramatically exceeding both the district (22.6%) and state (48.1%) averages. Similarly, 8th graders in High School Physical Science posted a 51% proficiency rate, approaching the state average of 60.9%. This suggests that students placed in accelerated classes are thriving. The school also showed remarkable improvement in Social Studies, with proficiency nearly doubling from 14.9% to 29.6% in one year. However, significant challenges remain. Science proficiency is critically low at just 6.5% compared to the state's 29.7%, and math proficiency across all grade levels hovers between 16-23%, roughly 25 points below state averages. Encouragingly, math scores improve with each grade level, suggesting students make gains as they progress.
Brooks County Middle School serves a high-poverty population, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. Despite this challenge, the school invests heavily in its students, spending $15,646 per pupil and maintaining a favorable 13.8:1 student-to-teacher ratio. Attendance is a relative strength, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 13.1% that beats both the district (16.6%) and state (17.7%) averages. The school's overall ranking has improved slightly, moving from the 18th to 21st percentile. While the school faces clear academic hurdles, particularly in science and math, the strong results in advanced coursework and the positive momentum in Social Studies indicate that progress is achievable. The most urgent area for intervention is 8th-grade science, where proficiency remains alarmingly low.
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