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Cullman County

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At a glance

57^thof 139 Alabama districts▼ 5

Better than 58% of Alabama districts

Elementary 13 Middle 6 High 10 Alternative 1Grades PK, KG-12

402 Arnold St NE
Cullman, AL 35055-1964·(256) 734-2933·All Alabama district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 59% of districts

Schools

9,901

Students

Top rankedGood Hope High School66^th of 380 Alabama high schools

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Biggest riser

Good Hope High School up 114 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Cullman Child Development Center 11.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2★

9 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Cullman County school district in Alabama serves approximately 8,895 students across 25 schools, including 12 elementary, 5 middle, 7 high schools, and 1 alternative school, in a predominantly rural area with notable economic diversity.

For parents, the standout performers in this district are clear. Cold Springs Elementary School is the top elementary school, ranking in the 71st percentile statewide with exceptional 3rd grade English proficiency at 86.44%, while West Point Middle School leads at the middle school level with an 84th percentile ranking and 6th grade math proficiency over 20 points above the state average. At the high school level, Cold Springs High School maintains consistent excellence with a 4-star rating and 100% graduation rate, while Good Hope High School showed dramatic improvement, jumping from the 52nd to 83rd percentile in a single year. The West Point High School cluster demonstrates strong vertical alignment across all grade levels. On the other end, Hanceville Middle School shows a concerning downward trend, dropping from the 63rd to 44th percentile, with 8th grade math proficiency below half the state average.

The district's greatest strength is its graduation rate of 96.9%, well above the state's 91.5%, with Hanceville High School and Cold Springs High both achieving perfect 100% rates. However, there's a striking 38-point decline in English proficiency from elementary (67.6%) to high school (29.2%), which lags the state average. Chronic absenteeism averages 10.6% district-wide, with West Point Intermediate School the best at 2.2% but Good Hope High School concerning at 20.1%. Spending varies widely from $6,562 at Good Hope Middle School to $18,152 at Cullman Child Development Center, yet Cold Springs Elementary achieves top results with modest spending of $7,344, proving that higher spending doesn't guarantee better outcomes.

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Ranking:

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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	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
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	379	22	17.1	54.6%	328 (86.5%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	51.2	349^th of 686 public elementary schools	49.1%		51.3	344^th of 680 public elementary schools	49.4%	5	33.3	33.3	19.5	37.8	24.2	48.6		52.1	62.9		61.9	62.5	80.5	62.2	60.6	54.3		$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	235	13	17.6	34.9%	225 (95.7%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	76.6	73^rd of 380 public high schools	80.8%		78.2	75^th of 374 public high schools	79.9%	2							39.7			41.4							37.9	$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	500	30	16.8	40.2%	470 (94.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	69.4	200^th of 686 public elementary schools	70.8%		75.4	149^th of 680 public elementary schools	78.1%	51	45.8	45.7	52.2	42.9	34.7	33.3		55.6	68.8		86.4	65.2	80.4	61.2	65.3	75.0		$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	512	26	19.9	48.2%	381 (74.4%)	2 (0.4%)	113 (22.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	43.5	205^th of 380 public high schools	46.1%		41	206^th of 374 public high schools	44.9%	1							19.3			30.0							26.0	$11,313	$1,945	$9,339
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	485	24	20.4	39.2%	407 (83.9%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	29 (6.0%)	78.1	66^th of 380 public high schools	82.6%		47.7	180^th of 374 public high schools	51.9%	114							37.3			47.5							36.4	$10,431	$1,507	$8,898
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%)	55.7	147^th of 380 public high schools	61.3%		52.4	166^th of 374 public high schools	55.6%	19							29.2			29.2							31.8	$11,662	$2,641	$8,965
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	278	18	15.8	47.8%	229 (82.4%)	3 (1.1%)	35 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	70.5	95^th of 380 public high schools	75.0%		78.6	67^th of 374 public high schools	82.1%	28							26.8			47.9							35.7	$12,736	$1,884	$10,824
Vinemont High School	Public	9-12	165 High School Road	Vinemont	35179	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	No	(256) 734-0571	348	20	17.4	38.2%	294 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	68.7	97^th of 380 public high schools	74.5%		61.4	126^th of 374 public high schools	66.3%	29							36.6			45.1							26.8	$12,208	$2,046	$10,090
Welti Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	8545 County Road 747	Cullman	35055	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 734-4956	218	13	16.7	45.0%	198 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)								(n/a)																		$13,004	$1,743	$11,207
West Point High School	Public	9-12	4314 County Road 1141	Cullman	35057	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	No	(256) 734-5375	591	29	20.3	41.5%	492 (83.2%)	2 (0.3%)	59 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.3%)	43.9	201^st of 380 public high schools	47.1%		56.8	145^th of 374 public high schools	61.2%	56							24.8			30.4							20.0	$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	601	32	18.7	53.2%	472 (78.5%)	6 (1.0%)	113 (18.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	57.4	291^st of 686 public elementary schools	57.6%		56.5	310^th of 680 public elementary schools	54.4%	19	44.7	45.0	16.8					60.8			71.6	65.0	73.7					$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	291	14	20.3	50.5%	226 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	64.8	128^th of 443 public middle schools	71.1%		71.2	98^th of 439 public middle schools	77.7%	30				45.7	18.0	29.0			55.9					64.1	60.0	67.7		$7,405	$1,112	$6,266
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	393	21	18.6	50.4%	330 (84.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	54.9	320^th of 686 public elementary schools	53.4%		61.7	260^th of 680 public elementary schools	61.8%	60	37.2	41.0	30.1					56.8			65.8	61.9	77.9					$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	378	20	19.3	43.9%	313 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (6.1%)	61.5	145^th of 443 public middle schools	67.3%		62.6	139^th of 439 public middle schools	68.3%	6				36.2	20.0	31.1			64.1					61.5	55.4	60.2		$6,562	$477	$6,058
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%)	46.6	386^th of 686 public elementary schools	43.7%		48	363^rd of 680 public elementary schools	46.6%	23	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%)	43.5	249^th of 443 public middle schools	43.8%		45.6	241^st of 439 public middle schools	45.1%	8				23.4	22.1	12.0			52.2					52.3	55.8	48.9		$7,144	$663	$6,454
Holly Pond Elementary School	Public	K-5	120 New Hope Road	Holly Pond	35083	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 796-0046	634	32	20.0	55.0%	533 (84.1%)	4 (0.6%)	58 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.7%)	52.9	334^th of 686 public elementary schools	51.3%		60.2	278^th of 680 public elementary schools	59.1%	56	45.3	32.9	32.5					42.9			64.0	65.7	80.3					$8,380	$629	$7,725
Vinemont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	105 High School Road	Vinemont	35179	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 734-0314	487	29	16.7	49.9%	413 (84.8%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	71	187^th of 686 public elementary schools	72.7%		69.3	202^nd of 680 public elementary schools	70.3%	15	60.6	59.4	22.8					58.0			78.8	73.9	81.0					$8,045	$545	$7,473
Vinemont Middle School	Public	6-8	170 High School Rd	Vinemont	35179	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 739-1943	225	13	17.2	49.3%	196 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	56.6	176^th of 443 public middle schools	60.3%		72	96^th of 439 public middle schools	78.1%	80				22.9	19.7	25.8			61.3					68.6	58.4	54.8		$9,542	$595	$8,920
West Point Elementary School	Public	K-3	4300 County Road 1141	Cullman	35057	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 775-6178	496	26	19.0	51.8%	432 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.6%)								(n/a)	38.1										58.3							$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	397	21	18.9	48.9%	339 (85.4%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	77.7	71^st of 443 public middle schools	84.0%		72.7	90^th of 439 public middle schools	79.5%	19				59.1	34.3	33.3			65.8					69.3	65.0	64.3		$9,369	$1,784	$7,557
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)
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	401	27	15.1	40.9%	353 (88.0%)	3 (0.7%)	33 (8.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.5%)								(n/a)																		$10,389	$1,390	$8,971
Cullman Child Development Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	17600 US Highway 31 N	Cullman	35058	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	No	(256) 739-0486	170	15	11.3	69.4%	140 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	10 (5.9%)								(n/a)	10.0	0.0		9.1	12.5	0.0		21.4	5.9		10.0	0.0		9.1	12.5	5.9		$18,152	$4,927	$13,202
Cullman Area Resource Education	Public	6-12	192 County Road 940	Cullman	35057	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	No	(256) 747-6371																			(n/a)
Harmony School	Public	PK, KG-5	4910 County Road 940	Logan	35098	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 747-1427	337	22	15.2	46.6%	312 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	46.6	385^th of 686 public elementary schools	43.9%		49.3	360^th of 680 public elementary schools	47.1%	25	57.1	17.2	20.7					41.4			82.9	55.2	65.5					$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	250	12	21.5	50.0%	223 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	55.3	314^th of 686 public elementary schools	54.2%		73.7	161^st of 680 public elementary schools	76.3%	153		34.4	56.6					47.3				46.2	79.7					$7,860	$1,090	$6,742
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)
Holly Pond Middle School	Public	6-8	91 Buckner Road	Holly Pond	35083	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(256) 796-5898	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)

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
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Marshall County	10.97 mi	19	97^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.