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Best Public Schools in Hanceville, AL

At a glance

Schools

1,295

Students

Top rankedHanceville High School148^th of 386 Alabama high schools

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Biggest riser

Hanceville High School up 18 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Hanceville Middle School 16.7 students per teacher

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Summary:

The city of Hanceville, Alabama, is served by three public schools—Hanceville Elementary School (K-5), Hanceville Middle School (6-8), and Hanceville High School (9-12)—all part of the Cullman County district, which holds a 3-star rating. These schools serve a combined 1,295 students, with a majority qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and they show a mix of notable strengths and significant challenges.

Hanceville High School is the district's standout, achieving a perfect 100% graduation rate and the highest state ranking (61st percentile). It also posts above-average 11th-grade math scores (29.23% proficiency) and has seen strong year-over-year improvement in that subject. However, it struggles with a 15.7% chronic absenteeism rate, the highest in the district. Hanceville Elementary School excels in English Language Arts, with a remarkable 77.57% proficiency rate in 5th grade—the best score in the entire dataset—and a strong 66.67% in 3rd grade. It also showed a dramatic 13.3-point jump in 3rd-grade math proficiency, though it still trails state averages. Hanceville Middle School is the weakest link, with 8th-grade math proficiency plummeting to just 11.96%, a staggering 14.4 points below the state average, and its state ranking has fallen sharply from the 63rd to the 44th percentile over three years.

There is a clear academic cliff between elementary and middle school: 5th-grade math at the elementary school (41.12%) drops to 23.36% in 6th grade, and 5th-grade English (77.57%) falls to 52.34% in 6th grade. Spending disparities are also notable, with the high school spending $11,662 per student versus just $7,144 at the middle school, which correlates with outcomes. Despite these challenges, the middle school shows a bright spot in 8th-grade science (52.17% proficiency, near the state average), and the high school's perfect graduation rate proves that socioeconomic hurdles don't have to dictate results. Parents should note that while the elementary and high schools have clear areas of excellence, the middle school years present the greatest academic risks, particularly in math.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)							Summative Assessment Science (2026)			Summative Assessment English (2026)							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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	363	19	18.9	53.4%	267 (73.6%)	17 (4.7%)	51 (14.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	56	148^th of 386 public high schools	61.7%		52.4	166^th of 374 public high schools	55.6%	18							29.2			29.2							31.8	$11,662	$2,641	$8,965
Hanceville Elementary School	Public	3-5	799 Commercial Street SE	Hanceville	35077	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 352-9196	648	35	18.4	61.0%	496 (76.5%)	16 (2.5%)	87 (13.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.9%)	46.7	385^th of 686 public elementary schools	43.9%		48	363^rd of 680 public elementary schools	46.6%	22	32.5	39.1	41.1					35.7			66.7	47.8	77.6					$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	284	17	16.7	61.6%	206 (72.5%)	11 (3.9%)	45 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.7%)	43.6	251^st of 449 public middle schools	44.1%		45.6	241^st of 439 public middle schools	45.1%	10				23.4	22.1	12.0			52.2					52.3	55.8	48.9		$7,144	$663	$6,454
Hanceville Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	740 Stadium Street SE	Hanceville	35077	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(256) 939-1500	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Fast Track	Public	9-12	801 Main Street NW	Hanceville	35077	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(256) 352-7862	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Hanceville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cullman	5.45 mi	20	123^rd
Blountsville	9.84 mi	4	209^th
Holly Pond	11.14 mi	3	121^st
Cleveland	11.69 mi	4	38^th
Hayden	12.05 mi	4	45^th

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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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