I am a Brooks graduate and my overall experience with the school was a positive one. I am not saying it was perfect by no means, but the positives definitely out-weigh the negatives. I was an athlete and was involved in many other extracurricular activities. I have read other reviews about how our
... Read more school is all about football and sports. This is not entirely true. Yes these things are a big part of school life, just as they are at any other school in the South. They bring students together and teach those that participate many valuable lessons that they can use once they graduate. The academic programs at Brooks have prepared me very well for college and I am grateful for the wonderful teachers I had. Brooks is a great school and you can get what you want out of it if you try. Read less
Posted by a student on 01/01/09
I am a student at Brooks High, and I love it there. There is not really an 'IN' crowd at all, everyone mostly sticks with their friends. I have never been pressured to do anything that I didn't want to do, and I am not bullied, nor have I witnessed being anyone being bullied. It may happen, sure,
... Read more but it is not openly a problem. We have an extremely smart class, and the students work hard and achieve. Our teachers are great also. I do play sports, and it isn't the school's number one priority. I would recommend this school to anyone, because it isn't difficult to fit in! Read less
Posted by a student on 11/14/08
Ok there are several things being said wrong on this website about Brooks. I'm going to be up front and honest yes we do have problems at Brooks but they are nothing that every school does not have. I would also like to make some corrections. Starting with we do have calculus! We have wonderful administrators
... Read more and teachers. I am a straight A student and my parents have never went to the school and been in my business. We also do not have money and I do not play sports and I am treated the same as everyone else. About the whole football parking lot being paved that is stupid not just football players park back there and it is used for more than football games. The front parking lot is paved and the majority of the students park in the front or back. Read less
Posted by a student on 09/11/08
i'm 16 and about to begin my junior year at Brooks High School. People say that Brooks is just a sports school. Football is the main priority. Yes, football is important, but football season is important to everyone, it brings the school closer together. we are more than football though. I mean just
... Read more look at the band program, we have one of the best marching bands and auxilaries in the state.Let me remind you, where would marching band be with out the football program? the teachers at our school are great. Yes, they do occasionally get fed up with our antics, but when they know we really want/need the help they are there. Our students make good grades, were not all on drugs and pregnant, were not all out throwing hotel parties at the Marriott, were just being teenagers. Read less
Posted by a student on 07/20/08
I think it should be a screaming alarm to the school to hear so many current/past student say the school is failing on an academic level. The parking lot to the football field is paved, the lot for the students and band area, greatly ignored. What about science, math, fine arts? Sure the football
... Read more games earn money for the school, but it seems all that money is turned back around to the football areas. School isn't about 'football', believe it or not, there is a whole world of information our kids are missing out on. Get with the program. Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/18/08
As a former grad and parent of a graduate and a present student i must say brooks is a very good school. To those of you who argue this point there are 7 or 8 other county schools in the district. Those schools have problems too. As far as the community support for brooks i dont think you will find that
... Read more elsewhere. I am a football parent and yes there is alot of support but no more for the basketball team or baseball team boys and girls sports. The football program brings in $ at brooks. The money trickles over into other areas too. So have some lion pride, know we are not perfect or try another county school. You will be back. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/31/08
As a former Grad. I have often woundered how much better it would have been if I'd have stayed at Mars hill. Brooks was like a culture shock. The language, smoking and just plain fowl behavior through the years put my life on a different track. Although I did go on to college and actually was taught/learned,
... Read more I still think back to the waisted years just getting by in high school! The lack of teacher involvement in their students life was overwhelming. Teachers spend more daily time with their students than a parent has with their child at night. This demands that a teacher be aware of academic changes, emotional changes and social changes. Please wake up and be the teacher you promised your state you would try to be. A disappointed former Grad...... Read less
Posted by a other on 02/27/08
Iam a student at Brooks High School .I'll be graduating in 2009 and I find it lacking in things that I want to do with my life. Brook's staff and principal are so obsessed with the Football team that they fail to see those students that have academic potential in both classes such as mathmatics and the
... Read more more creative side like art. They have absolutely no art department to speak of because they use it all on things such as football and other sports. They simply look over the academic parts and go straight to atheletics. Read less
Posted by a student on 01/12/08
I am currently a student at Brooks High and have gone here all my life. I am pleased with our school. The Lauderdale County School Board may be lacking in some aspects of the politics of schools but otherwise everything is great. Social status should not be a concern when you're at school for an education,
... Read more and as far as the education part goes Brooks will do the trick. The extracurricular activities are perfect for anyone who wants to be involved. At our school there is something for everyone. The parents also have great involvement with these activities. Without our football team we wouldn't have half the money we needed. All of our sports bring in many fans and get everyone involved, athletic or not. At Brooks there is definitely something for everyone. I would recommend this school. Read less
Posted by a student on 09/19/07
Brooks High School is a great school. Sports is a big part of Brooks, but so is the academics.
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* In 2007-2008 Alabama used the Alabama High School Graduation Exam (AHSGE) to test high school students in reading, math, language, science and social studies. The AHSGE is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Alabama. High school students must pass the AHSGE in order to graduate. The goal is for all students to pass the test.
Student enrollment:
830
Students per teacher:
13
Full-time teachers:
66
Number of classrooms:
43
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Killen schools — Brooks High School is located at 4300 Highway 72, Killen AL 35645. 4300 Highway 72 is in the 35645 ZIP code in Killen, AL The school district for Brooks High School is the Lauderdale County School District. Brooks High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 7 - 12.
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