Middle Schools in Brooks County

Brooks County Middle School is the sole middle school in Brooks County, serving grades 6–8 with 489 students in the Quitman, GA area, and it operates in a district ranked 158th out of 201 in Georgia.

This school shows a striking split in performance. Its standout strength is Algebra I, where 74% of students score proficient—far above the state average of 48.1% and more than triple the district’s 22.6%. However, this success contrasts with significant struggles in other subjects. Eighth-grade science proficiency sits at just 6.5%, compared to the state’s 29.7%, making it the school’s weakest area. General math scores are also consistently low across grades 6, 7, and 8 (16.1%, 18.4%, and 22.9% respectively), each roughly 23–25 points below state averages. The most encouraging trend is in social studies, where proficiency doubled from 14.9% to 29.6% in one year, though it still trails the state’s 40.2%. Prior-year ELA scores (from 2024-2025) ranged from 18.7% to 26.7% proficiency, all well below state averages.

Despite serving a student body where 100% qualify for free/reduced lunch, the school maintains better attendance than the state, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 13.1% versus 17.7% statewide. Per-student spending is robust at $15,646, and the student-teacher ratio is favorable at 13.8:1, suggesting resources are not the primary barrier. The school’s ranking has improved modestly from the 18th to the 21st percentile over two years, but it remains in the bottom quarter of Georgia middle schools. The wide gap between advanced-track Algebra I success and general-track math and science struggles suggests a need to extend the strategies used in accelerated math to other subjects and grade levels.