Brookwood Elementary School
Principal: Karen Lillard
1330 Hollybrook Road, Snellville, GA 30078
School Highlights
The following school highlights showcase how Brookwood Elementary School is fulfilling Gwinnett County Public School's four strategic priorities of Empathy, Equity, Effectiveness, and Excellence. Visit the School Profile Dashboard to find more detailed data on our school.
- Brookwood Elementary was named a 2024 National Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education. This prestigious award recognized Brookwood as an Exemplary High Performing School.
- Brookwood's students, staff, and community members generously supported many service projects, including United Way, American Red Cross, American Heart Association, Care Team, and Relay For Life. Brookwood was recognized once again as the #1 School in Gwinnett County with over $21,000 in donations to the Kids Heart Challenge.
- Brookwood Elementary was recognized by the Georgia Governor's Office of Student Achievement as a Silver Award winner in the Highest Performing category. This award recognizes our school's overall achievement in the top 5% of the state over the last three years.
- Our Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) supports our school by providing resources to classrooms, students, and teachers. The PTA also plans many special events to build positive relationships among families.
- Our students have the opportunity to participate in many extracurricular clubs and activities to support their growth. Students may choose to participate in many before/after-school clubs, including Fifth Grade Chorus, Art Club, Running Club, Intramurals, Robotics, Readers' Rally, Math Club, Beta Club, and Minecraft for Education Club.
- The 5th grade Chorus entertained audiences at a winter and spring performance. All Brookwood 5th graders performed a musical selection at each promotion ceremony. Our student artists displayed their artwork in the annual Tapestry Art Exhibit event and in the Brookwood Cluster Art Show.
- Brookwood Elementary's Entrepreneurship "specials" class encourages all students to create and develop ideas with an entrepreneurial mindset. This Brookwood Cluster initiative allows every child the chance to be an entrepreneur through creative assignments and the sharing of business ideas.
- Brookwood Elementary hosts multiple events for our students and families throughout the year. The annual Winter Candlelight Luncheon, Lunch on the Lawn, and the Spotlight on Learning Family Night allow families and students to create lasting memories.
- Brookwood Elementary's STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Class cares for the school's gardens. The gardens help teach children about the environment and how plants and food are grown.
- Brookwood Elementary was recognized as a Taking Action Green & Healthy School in the Environmental Achievement Awards sponsored by Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful.