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Brooks County Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

456^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Brooks County Middle School in Quitman, GA, serves 489 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Brooks County district, which holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the bottom quarter of Georgia districts. The school itself ranks 456th out of 578 Georgia middle schools (21st percentile), a slight improvement from the prior year, and serves a student body where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most striking bright spot is Algebra I. In 2025-2026, 74% of students scored proficient on the End of Course exam—far above the state average of 48.1% and dramatically above the district's 22.6%. This represents a steady climb from 37.5% in 2022-2023. However, this success does not extend to standard math classes, where proficiency rates sit at just 16-23% across grades 6-8, nor to science, where only 6.5% of 8th graders are proficient versus the state's 29.7%. Social studies has shown strong recent growth, jumping from 14.9% to 29.6% in one year. Chronic absenteeism has also improved dramatically, dropping from 33.9% in 2021-2022 to 13.1%—now better than both the district (16.6%) and state (17.7%).

Compared to nearby schools, Brooks County sits in the middle of the pack. Hahira Middle School (16.9 miles away) is a top performer, ranking 18th in the state with math proficiency of 65-75%, while Newbern Middle School (19 miles away) ranks slightly below Brooks County. Lowndes Middle School and Valdosta Middle School both outperform Brooks County in most subjects. Notably, Brooks County spends $15,646 per student—higher than all nearby schools—yet outcomes remain mixed. The school appears to be at a pivotal moment: targeted successes in Algebra I, social studies, and attendance suggest effective initiatives, but the very low science scores and wide gaps in standard math proficiency indicate these wins haven't yet reached all students.

489

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,646

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2171 Moultrie Hwy
Quitman, GA 31643

(229) 588-2342

District: Brooks County

Students who attend Brooks County Middle School usually attend:

High:

Brooks County High School

Feeder schools for Brooks County Middle School:

Elementary:	North Brooks Elementary School
	Quitman Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.0%

White:

28.6%

Hispanic:

15.1%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 14th percentile in 2023 → 21st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 21st (2026) from a 14th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (24% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg22%

Georgia avg43%

456^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

158^th of 201Brooks County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	456 of 578	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	481 of 585	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	478 of 578	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	492 of 569	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	480 of 558	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	438 of 542	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	458 of 559	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	401 of 543	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.5	397 of 539	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.3	393 of 545	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.9	418 of 537	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.9	392 of 521	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.7	365 of 527	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.5	397 of 508	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.2	374 of 504	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.3	333 of 494	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.2	360 of 466	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.5	313 of 462	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.1	268 of 445	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.9	208 of 420	50.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.9	447 of 480	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	443 of 494	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	447 of 489	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	437 of 485	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	456 of 482	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	26.4	176 of 200	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	20.5	446 of 550	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.3	465 of 567	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	471 of 558	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	471 of 553	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	486 of 544	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	235 of 374	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.0	334 of 400	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	319 of 381	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	322 of 380	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	359 of 367	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	442 of 550	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	474 of 569	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	457 of 561	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	498 of 559	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	468 of 553	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	15.0	427 of 437	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	272 of 431	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	353 of 404	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	383 of 415	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	366 of 417	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	400 of 429	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	377 of 425	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile~ school

Female (2026)19th percentile~ school

White (2026)13th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)12th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)7th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2024)2nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I74%+26 vs state

HS Physical Science51%-10 vs state

Social Studies30%-11 vs state

Mathematics19%-24 vs state

Science6%-23 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Saturday, June 24, 2023

Brooks Co. Middle School is a great middle school. Each child is encouraged to achieve their potential. The school does not grade itself on the average of standardized tests but rather on the growth of each child. At BCMS education is not a competition. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, October 26, 2015

This school has shown growth for the past several years and this year has been removed from the focus school list. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brooks County Middle School	Public	6-8	2171 Moultrie Hwy	Quitman	31643	Brooks County	Brooks County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 588-2342	489	35	13.8	100.0%	140 (28.6%)	259 (53.0%)	74 (15.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	21.1	456^th of 578 public middle schools	21.1%		18.6	481^st of 585 public middle schools	17.8%	25	74.0	16.1	18.4	22.9	6.5	29.6	51.0	$15,646	$1,636	$14,011
Valdosta Middle School	Public	6-8	110 Burton St	Valdosta	31602	Lowndes County	Valdosta City	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 333-8555	1,024	75	13.7	86.9%	121 (11.8%)	737 (72.0%)	102 (10.0%)	23 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.8%)	35	367^th of 578 public middle schools	36.5%		30.2	409^th of 585 public middle schools	30.1%	42	83.9	20.8	30.3	36.8	13.0	33.0	77.1	$13,211	$1,082	$12,129
Hahira Middle School	Public	6-8	101 S Nelson St	Hahira	31632	Lowndes County	Lowndes County	No	No	No	No	(229) 316-8601	843	64	13.1	58.0%	547 (64.9%)	150 (17.8%)	78 (9.3%)	21 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.2%)	93.4	18^th of 578 public middle schools	96.9%		95.1	35^th of 585 public middle schools	94.0%	17	100.0	65.5	75.2	70.2	54.2	69.9	96.6	$11,687	$397	$11,290
Lowndes Middle School	Public	6-8	2379 Copeland Rd	Valdosta	31601	Lowndes County	Lowndes County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 245-2280	818	62	13.2	100.0%	425 (52.0%)	185 (22.6%)	157 (19.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.7%)	69	157^th of 578 public middle schools	72.8%		62.2	191^st of 585 public middle schools	67.4%	34	100.0	58.9	43.2	56.7	28.1	47.9	85.8	$13,395	$1,563	$11,832
Newbern Middle School	Public	6-8	2015 E Park Ave	Valdosta	31602	Lowndes County	Valdosta City	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 333-8566	725	61	11.9	100.0%	23 (3.2%)	612 (84.4%)	76 (10.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	16.8	488^th of 578 public middle schools	15.6%		13.2	536^th of 585 public middle schools	8.4%	48	50.0	19.5	16.7	20.7	12.8	15.6	30.0	$14,274	$1,748	$12,526

Frequently Asked Questions about Brooks County Middle School

How many students attend Brooks County Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 489 students attended Brooks County Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Brooks County Middle School attend?

Students who attend Brooks County Middle School usually go on to attend Brooks County High School

What is the racial makeup of Brooks County Middle School?

Students at Brooks County Middle School are 53% African American, 29% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Brooks County Middle School in?

Brooks County

Is Brooks County Middle School a good school?

Brooks County Middle School ranks in the bottom 21.1% of Georgia middle schools.

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2024–25 dropout ratesFeb 19, 2026

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