Cullman County

Summary:

The Cullman County school district in Alabama consists of 25 schools, including 12 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, 7 high schools, and 1 alternative school, serving students from diverse backgrounds across the region. The district exhibits a mix of high-performing and lower-performing schools, with several standout institutions leading the way in academic achievement.

Among the top-performing schools in the district are Cold Springs High School, which ranks 102 out of 378 Alabama high schools and is rated 4 out of 5 stars, with strong test scores in math and science. Good Hope Middle School and Vinemont Middle School also stand out, ranking 116 and 70 out of 442 Alabama middle schools, respectively, and earning 4-star ratings for their impressive English and science proficiency rates. At the elementary level, Holly Pond Elementary School shines with high English proficiency across multiple grade levels.

While the Cullman County district faces challenges, such as a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch and variation in academic performance across schools, the data reveals opportunities for the district to learn from its top-performing institutions and implement best practices more broadly. The district's diversity and the unique challenges faced by its alternative school also provide valuable insights for educators and policymakers to consider as they work to support student success throughout the region.

District Detail

402 Arnold St NE
Cullman, AL 35055-1964

(256) 734-2933

SchoolDigger Rank:
44^th of 137 Alabama districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 9,902

Primary Schools: 12
Middle Schools: 5
High Schools: 9
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2024)							Summative Assessment Science (2024)			Summative Assessment English (2024)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hanceville High School	Public	9-12	801 Commercial St	Hanceville	35077	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	No	(256) 352-6111	369	20	18.8	65.9%	266 (72.1%)	18 (4.9%)	55 (14.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	60.5	122^nd of 378 public high schools	67.7%		45.8	175^th of 371 public high schools	52.8%	53							19.6			35.9							27.0	$11,662	$2,641	$8,965
Hanceville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	799 Commercial Street SE	Hanceville	35077	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 352-9196	644	35	18.4	78.3%	482 (74.8%)	23 (3.6%)	89 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.0%)	48.3	363^rd of 684 public elementary schools	46.9%		55.2	306^th of 680 public elementary schools	55.0%	57	15.5	33.7	32.6					51.0			59.5	57.6	63.3					$8,379	$628	$7,725
Hanceville Middle School	Public	6-8	805 Commercial St SE	Hanceville	35077	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 352-6175	321	17	18.4	76.9%	236 (73.5%)	11 (3.4%)	47 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.1%)	56.7	164^th of 442 public middle schools	62.9%		61.5	138^th of 437 public middle schools	68.4%	26				23.2	24.5	26.4			43.4					48.9	45.7	60.4		$7,144	$663	$6,454
Vinemont Middle School	Public	6-8	170 High School Rd	Vinemont	35179	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 739-1943	244	14	18.0	62.7%	207 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	78.3	70^th of 442 public middle schools	84.2%		74.2	82^nd of 437 public middle schools	81.2%	12				38.5	28.6	37.8			57.8					63.5	57.1	70.8		$9,542	$595	$8,920
Cullman Area Technology Academy	Public	9-12	17640 U S Hwy 31 N	Cullman	35058	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	No	(256) 734-7740	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cullman Child Development Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	17600 US Highway 31 N	Cullman	35058	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	No	(256) 739-0486	155	14	11.0	78.1%	126 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	10 (6.5%)								(n/a)			13.3	12.5			0.0			10.0			13.3	0.0			10.0	$18,152	$4,927	$13,202
Good Hope Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	661 County Road 447	Cullman	35057	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 734-0109	413	27	15.5	63.2%	361 (87.4%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.1%)								(n/a)																		$10,389	$1,390	$8,971
Good Hope High School	Public	9-12	210 Good Hope School Rd	Cullman	35057	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	No	(256) 734-3807	480	23	20.9	53.1%	414 (86.3%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	19 (4.0%)	62.6	114^th of 378 public high schools	69.8%		79.1	62^nd of 371 public high schools	83.3%	52							33.1			33.1							20.3	$10,431	$1,507	$8,898
Vinemont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	105 High School Road	Vinemont	35179	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 734-0314	492	28	17.5	66.7%	424 (86.2%)	5 (1.0%)	46 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	79	127^th of 684 public elementary schools	81.4%		73.2	164^th of 680 public elementary schools	75.9%	37	50.0	53.6	47.3					65.2			81.6	76.1	67.1					$8,045	$545	$7,473
Good Hope Elementary School	Public	3-5	204 Good Hope School Rd	Cullman	35057	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 734-3824	368	19	19.3	67.4%	309 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.3%)	51.1	339^th of 684 public elementary schools	50.4%		48.6	357^th of 680 public elementary schools	47.5%	18	34.2	26.1	36.1					44.8			61.3	54.9	69.9					$8,739	$563	$8,150
Good Hope Middle School	Public	6-8	216 Good Hope School RD	Cullman	35057	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 734-9600	361	19	19.2	62.3%	304 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (6.6%)	66.8	116^th of 442 public middle schools	73.8%		73.2	88^th of 437 public middle schools	79.9%	28				26.7	25.9	34.5			46.2					52.5	55.8	66.7		$6,562	$477	$6,058
Vinemont High School	Public	9-12	165 High School Road	Vinemont	35179	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	No	(256) 734-0571	335	22	15.5	57.3%	282 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	46.7	192^nd of 378 public high schools	49.2%		55.5	139^th of 371 public high schools	62.5%	53							12.9			42.4							12.2	$12,208	$2,046	$10,090
Welti Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8545 County Road 747	Cullman	35055	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 734-4956	194	12	16.1	60.8%	179 (92.3%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	68.4	202^nd of 684 public elementary schools	70.5%		47.2	362^nd of 680 public elementary schools	46.8%	160	50.0	39.3	43.8					46.4			68.8	67.9	75.0					$13,004	$1,743	$11,207
West Point High School	Public	9-12	4314 County Road 1141	Cullman	35179	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	No	(256) 734-5375	603	29	20.7	61.9%	502 (83.3%)	2 (0.3%)	62 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.6%)	60.5	123^rd of 378 public high schools	67.5%		52.3	147^th of 371 public high schools	60.4%	24							21.3			36.8							24.3	$9,218	$1,174	$8,016
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Wesley Ave N	Cullman	35058	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 796-6304	587	33	17.7	65.6%	475 (80.9%)	5 (0.9%)	93 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	60.2	266^th of 684 public elementary schools	61.1%		64.4	236^th of 680 public elementary schools	65.3%	30	33.7	36.8	25.0					65.5			68.7	69.4	65.6					$8,083	$480	$7,576
Fairview Middle School	Public	6-8	841 Welcome Rd	Cullman	35058	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 796-0883	281	14	19.6	63.7%	214 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	71.5	93^rd of 442 public middle schools	79.0%		57.8	160^th of 437 public middle schools	63.4%	67				24.7	36.0	32.2			40.0					67.1	63.6	60.7		$7,405	$1,112	$6,266
Parkside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12431 Al Highway 69 N	Baileyton	35019	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 796-5568	396	21	18.8	71.7%	346 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	51.7	332^nd of 684 public elementary schools	51.5%		54.4	315^th of 680 public elementary schools	53.7%	17	34.1	44.7	32.4	11.4	25.0	29.2		50.0	41.7		65.1	65.8	50.0	57.1	54.2	79.2		$11,427	$1,791	$9,608
Cold Springs High School	Public	9-12	9010 County Road 109	Bremen	35033	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	No	(256) 287-1787	241	15	16.6	49.8%	231 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	66.2	102^nd of 378 public high schools	73.0%		94.2	29^th of 371 public high schools	92.2%	73							25.0			42.9							22.2	$12,424	$1,846	$10,551
Cold Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8999 County Road 109	Bremen	35033	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 287-1247	504	32	16.0	60.7%	467 (92.7%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	76.6	147^th of 684 public elementary schools	78.5%		75.8	142^nd of 680 public elementary schools	79.1%	5	44.4	72.1	43.5	39.5	39.7	50.0		81.4	67.4		80.0	76.7	62.2	60.5	70.7	76.1		$7,344	$450	$6,868
Fairview High School	Public	9-12	841 Welcome Rd	Cullman	35058	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	No	(256) 796-5106	539	26	20.9	60.5%	418 (77.6%)	2 (0.4%)	102 (18.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	65.8	106^th of 378 public high schools	72.0%		58.4	131^st of 371 public high schools	64.7%	25							33.6			35.3							21.6	$11,313	$1,945	$9,339
Holly Pond High School	Public	9-12	160 New Hope Road	Holly Pond	35083	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	No	(256) 796-5169	282	19	15.2	57.8%	236 (83.7%)	3 (1.1%)	31 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (3.9%)	62.2	116^th of 378 public high schools	69.3%		61	122^nd of 371 public high schools	67.1%	6							19.1			38.1							27.4	$12,736	$1,884	$10,824
Holly Pond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	120 New Hope Road	Holly Pond	35083	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 796-0046	597	33	18.3	70.9%	505 (84.6%)	3 (0.5%)	55 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.4%)	69.3	195^th of 684 public elementary schools	71.5%		71.7	173^rd of 680 public elementary schools	74.6%	22	48.5	43.8	30.0	41.3	20.5	20.0		56.3	36.9		70.6	67.2	77.1	60.3	53.3	58.5		$8,380	$629	$7,725
West Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	4300 County Road 1141	Cullman	35057	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 775-6178	513	29	17.6	66.7%	453 (88.3%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.8%)								(n/a)	48.6										72.2							$9,304	$1,145	$8,129
West Point Middle School	Public	6-8	4545 County Road 1141	Vinemont	35179	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 734-5904	384	20	18.8	63.8%	337 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	74	81^st of 442 public middle schools	81.7%		82.6	54^th of 437 public middle schools	87.6%	27				48.2	25.9	27.9			49.2					58.8	57.8	68.0		$9,369	$1,784	$7,557
Cullman Area Resource Education	Public	6-12	192 County Road 940	Cullman	35057	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	No	(256) 747-6371	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Harmony School	Public	PK, KG-8	4910 County Road 940	Logan	35098	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 747-1427	342	23	15.2	64.6%	317 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	53.2	320^th of 684 public elementary schools	53.2%		54.7	312^th of 680 public elementary schools	54.1%	8	32.4	42.4	33.3	7.1	30.4	8.7		51.5	47.8		76.5	66.7	70.4	35.7	60.9	52.2		$12,608	$2,001	$10,582
West Point Intermediate School	Public	4-5	4541 County Road 1141	Vinemont	35179	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 734-8019	257	12	22.1	69.6%	227 (88.3%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	62.3	250^th of 684 public elementary schools	63.5%		67.7	208^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.4%	42		48.5	54.7					37.1				48.5	70.9					$7,860	$1,090	$6,742

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Arab City	6.48 mi	4	9^th
Morgan County	9.89 mi	18	50^th
Marshall County	10.97 mi	15	81^st
Blount County	12.67 mi	17	51^st
Cullman City	14.02 mi	7	4^th

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