Rogers High School vs. Brooks Elementary School

Rogers High School, a Florence, AL public school serving grades 7–12 with 539 students and a 15:1 student–teacher ratio, ranked #801 in the state in 2023, declining from #285 in 2019.

Math proficiency was 11%, lower than the state average of 30%, showing a significant decline from 59% in 2019; reading proficiency was 47%, approximately equal to the state average of 47%.

Science proficiency stood at 33%, lower than the state average of 38% in 2022, with a slight improvement from 24% in 2021.

Enrollment declined from over 1,100 students in 2021 to 539 in 2023, and the percentage of students eligible for free lunch increased to 44%, indicating socioeconomic shifts.

Graduation rates ranged from 90% to 94%, consistently higher than the Alabama state average of about 88%.

Brooks Elementary School in Killen, AL is ranked #168 in the state in 2023, showing improvement from #301 in 2021 but a decline from its peak rank of #105 in 2014; it consistently ranks in the top 20% for overall testing performance in Alabama.

Math proficiency was 53% in 2023, higher than the state average of 30%, while reading proficiency was 62%, also higher than the state average of 47%; science proficiency ranged between 40–44%, approximately equal to the state average of 38%.

Enrollment was 853 students in grades Pre–K through 6 with a student–teacher ratio of 18:1; minority enrollment accounted for 15%, with 40% of students eligible for free lunch, marking an increase from 29% eligibility in 2019.

Graduation rates have consistently exceeded the state average, reaching 95% in 2023 compared to the state rate of 88%, indicating strong student retention and completion in this Lauderdale County public elementary school.