Summary:
There is just one high school serving the Cullman City area: Cullman High School, which serves grades 9 through 12 and is part of the highly-rated Cullman City district, ranked #8 out of 139 districts in Alabama.
Cullman High School is a standout performer, currently ranked #12 out of 380 high schools in the state (97th percentile, 5-star rating). The school shows remarkable resilience, bouncing back from a dip to #50 in the 2024-2025 school year to its current top-3% ranking. Academically, it significantly outperforms state averages in every subject: 11th-grade proficiency rates are 52.77% in math (state: 27.21%), 62.98% in science (state: 36.17%), and an impressive 69% in English (state: 33.73%). The graduation rate is a strong 96.8%, well above the state's 91.5%.
Beyond test scores, the school demonstrates healthy student engagement with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 9.1% (state: 12.0%). With 28.6% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch, the school achieves top-tier results while serving a diverse socioeconomic population. The student-teacher ratio is 16.3:1, and per-student spending was $10,356 (2018-2019), indicating effective resource use rather than high spending. Perhaps most striking is the dramatic year-over-year improvement: proficiency jumped by 16.61 points in math, 21.02 points in science, and 25.42 points in English from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026, suggesting a major instructional shift or highly effective new curriculum. For parents, Cullman High School offers a consistently high-performing, well-rounded education with strong academics, high graduation rates, and a supportive school environment.
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