Best Public Schools in Zip Code 35055

Summary:

The 35055 zip code area in Alabama is home to 6 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, which are part of either the Cullman City or Cullman County school districts. The standout schools in this area are Cullman High School, which is ranked 14th out of 378 high schools in the state and has a 5-star rating, and East Elementary School and West Elementary School, which are ranked 22nd and 39th out of 684 elementary schools in Alabama, respectively, and also have 5-star ratings.

The Cullman City schools, including Cullman High, East Elementary, West Elementary, and Cullman Middle School, have significantly higher test scores than the state averages, often by 20 percentage points or more. In contrast, Welti Elementary School, which is part of the Cullman County district, has lower test scores than the state averages. The free/reduced lunch rates vary across the schools, from a low of 31.29% at Cullman High to a high of 54.5% at Welti Elementary.

Overall, the data highlights the strong performance of the Cullman City school district, particularly in the 35055 zip code area, while also revealing disparities in academic outcomes between the city and county school systems. The racial makeup of the schools is relatively homogeneous, with white students making up the majority in all cases, and the spending per student and student-teacher ratios do not appear to be directly correlated with the schools' performance.

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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
Cullman City Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	900 Hoehn Drive NE	Cullman	35055	Cullman County	Cullman City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 775-0234	530	46	11.6	44.7%	458 (86.4%)	3 (0.6%)	51 (9.6%)	10 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)								(n/a)																		$9,306	$1,556	$7,748
Cullman Middle School	Public	7-8	800 2nd Ave NE	Cullman	35055	Cullman County	Cullman City	No	No	No	No	(256) 734-7959	488	32	15.2	35.5%	419 (85.9%)	8 (1.6%)	41 (8.4%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	96.8	12^th of 442 public middle schools	97.3%		98.6	3^rd of 437 public middle schools	99.3%	9					53.8	59.8			75.6						75.0	77.6		$9,578	$847	$8,728
Cullman High School	Public	9-12	510 13th St NE	Cullman	35055	Cullman County	Cullman City	No	No	No	No	(256) 734-3923	986	62	15.8	32.4%	847 (85.9%)	7 (0.7%)	93 (9.4%)	16 (1.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.8%)	96.9	14^th of 378 public high schools	96.3%		93	31^st of 371 public high schools	91.6%	17							46.0			56.0							50.4	$10,356	$703	$9,650
East Elementary School	Public	2-6	608 4th Ave SE	Cullman	35055	Cullman County	Cullman City	No	No	No	No	(256) 734-2232	603	28	21.8	35.3%	535 (88.7%)	13 (2.2%)	28 (4.6%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	95	22^nd of 684 public elementary schools	96.8%		96.1	19^th of 680 public elementary schools	97.2%	3	67.9	82.6	70.3	60.2				82.6			89.7	86.0	83.3	87.8				$7,870	$886	$6,982
West Elementary School	Public	2-6	303 Rosemont Ave SW	Cullman	35055	Cullman County	Cullman City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 734-4271	592	31	18.9	48.8%	494 (83.4%)	8 (1.4%)	74 (12.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	92	39^th of 684 public elementary schools	94.3%		88.7	60^th of 680 public elementary schools	91.2%	21	66.9	67.2	58.1	55.5				69.0			83.3	89.6	85.3	80.9				$9,201	$1,507	$7,691
Cullman City Career Technical	Public	7-12	301 First Street NE	Cullman	35055	Cullman County	Cullman City	No	No	No	No	(256) 734-2233	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cullman Community Comprehensive Learning Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	301 1st Street NE	Cullman	35055	Cullman County	Cullman City	No	No	No	No	(256) 734-2233	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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

Cities Near Zip Code 35055

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cullman	0.38 mi	20	91^st
Vinemont	4.87 mi	5	72^nd
Hanceville	9.12 mi	3	133^rd
Eva	11.96 mi	1	35^th
Holly Pond	12.86 mi	2	83^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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