Brookwood High School (Alabama)

Brookwood High School was established in 1927 for the Tuscaloosa County School System. The first building was built in the town of Abernant, Alabama.

The present building began construction in 2012 for a total capacity of 1,600 students. The former building was built to accommodate only 500 students, and enrollment had reached almost 1,000. This new state-of-the-art building was constructed to accommodate the large influx of new residents that continue to move into the area due to an explosion in the auto manufacturing industry (Mercedes-Benz US International in nearby Vance, AL), and related companies. Land was donated by Walter Energy for the new school building, which is on property that directly adjoins to the rear of the old high school building and property. A total of 93 acres of land was donated by Walter Energy for the new 6A, 168,000 sq. foot building.

Brookwood High School offers standard classes (Standard Diploma), advanced classes (Advanced Diploma), Advanced Placement classes, and High Honors classes. As of the 2013-2014 school year, the board of the Tuscaloosa County School System decided to transition all high schools in the district to having eight classes per day, opposed to the former four classes per day schedule where students have two core classes & two elective classes each day (known as a "Block System"). According to U.S. News & World Report, Brookwood High School ranks fourth among six Tuscaloosa County School System high schools, with proficiency scores in math, reading, and science all below 40%. Only 5% of graduating students as a whole score a three or higher on at least one AP® exam: only 24% of the students take at least one AP® exam. In 2022, the school was ranked in the 46.6 percentile on its student performance exams, which is well below expectations.[4] Neighboring Hillcrest High School, by comparison, was ranked in the 72.9 percentile. 20% of Hillcrest's graduating students as a whole scored a three or higher on at least one AP® exam and among those who took an AP® exam, 60% scored a three or higher on at least one.[5] Brookwood's college readiness index is a 9.6/100. Northside, another high school in the TCSS system with half the student population of Brookwood, scored a 25/100 on the same index.[6]

Brookwood High School offers several extracurricular sports activities for students. In 2015, the BHS boys' basketball team lost to Bibb County High School by a score of 2–0, the lowest-scoring high school basketball game in recorded history.[7] In ninety-two seasons of football play, the BHS Panthers have only won their region three times. The Panthers are 0-5 in football playoff games. The team's overall winning percentage is 36%.[8] The boys' wrestling team, however, won a state title in 2000.[9] The most consistently successful sports teams at BHS are the boys' baseball team and the girls' softball team. Boys baseball has won six area championships and made three elite eight appearances in fifty-four years of play.[10] The softball team has won six area championships and made two elite eight appearances in thirty-four years of play.[11]

Sports teams

• Cheerleading
• Football (V & JV)
• Baseball (V & JV)
• Basketball, Girls (V)
• Basketball, Boys (V & JV)
• Golf, Boys
• Softball (V & JV)
• Volleyball (V & JV)
• Wrestling
• Track
• Power Puff Girls (Seniors, female v. Juniors, female)
• Fishing Team

• Brookwood Middle School (Brookwood, Alabama) (grades 6-8)

• Brookwood Elementary School (Brookwood, Alabama) (grades K-5)
• Vance Elementary School (Vance, Alabama) (grades K-5)
• Lake View Elementary School (Lake View, Alabama) (grades K-5)