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Cold Springs Elementary School

Q: Is Cold Springs Elementary School a good school?

Cold Springs Elementary School ranks 200 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

200^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Cold Springs Elementary School in Bremen, AL, is a PK-8 school within the Cullman County district, serving 500 students from preschool through 8th grade in a rural setting. The school has earned a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade and currently ranks in the 71st percentile statewide.

Cold Springs stands out most dramatically in English Language Arts, where proficiency rates consistently exceed both district and state averages across nearly every grade level. In 3rd grade, 86.44% of students are proficient in English compared to 64.75% statewide, and 8th graders post 75% proficiency versus 58.53% statewide. The school also excels in elementary mathematics, with 5th graders achieving 52.17% proficiency compared to 39.06% statewide. Science scores are equally impressive, particularly in 8th grade where 68.75% of students are proficient versus 54.12% statewide. Perhaps most notably, Cold Springs achieves these results while spending just $7,344 per student—the lowest among nearby schools like Harmony School ($12,608) and Meek Elementary ($11,912)—suggesting efficient resource allocation.

The school also boasts remarkably low chronic absenteeism at just 5.6%, down dramatically from 16.7% two years ago and far better than the district rate of 10.6%. However, parents should note that math proficiency declines in middle school grades, dropping from 52.17% in 5th grade to 33.33% by 8th grade—a steeper decline than state trends. Additionally, while the school's state ranking has slipped from the 82nd to 71st percentile, this reflects faster improvement elsewhere rather than declining performance. With 40.2% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, Cold Springs demonstrates that strong academic outcomes are achievable regardless of economic demographics.

500

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,344

Per pupil spending ?

40.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8999 County Road 109
Bremen, AL 35033-0130

(256) 287-1247

District: Cullman County

Students who attend Cold Springs Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Cold Springs High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.0%

Two or more races:

4.0%

Hispanic:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 82nd percentile in 2022 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (58% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Cullman County

✓Above the Alabama median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 82nd-percentile peak (2022) to 71st (2026)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg50%

Alabama avg49%

Elementary school

200^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

84^th of 443

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 23 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Alabama Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9Elementary Schools in the Cullman County

57^th of 139Cullman County among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	69.4	200 of 686	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	75.4	149 of 680	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	147 of 684	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	142 of 680	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	123 of 687	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	178 of 692	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	170 of 681	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	162 of 680	76.2%	★★★★☆
2017	72.9	157 of 688	77.2%	★★★★☆
2016	63.2	236 of 691	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.7	370 of 691	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.1	288 of 695	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.3	168 of 696	75.9%	★★★★☆
2012	69.5	194 of 696	72.1%	★★★★☆
2011	71.4	169 of 709	76.2%	★★★★☆
2010	68.9	195 of 704	72.3%	★★★★☆
2009	71.3	157 of 696	77.4%	★★★★☆
2008	67.9	198 of 698	71.6%	★★★★☆
2007	84.1	54 of 698	92.3%	★★★★★
2006	69.5	165 of 689	76.1%	★★★★☆
2005	59.6	267 of 688	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.7	160 of 623	74.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	58.3	270 of 652	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.2	167 of 649	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	107 of 650	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	117 of 645	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	146 of 656	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	62.8	224 of 656	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.5	120 of 646	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	130 of 640	79.7%	★★★★☆
2017	76.3	115 of 639	82.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	281 of 668	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.7	148 of 660	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	154 of 670	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	43 of 623	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	70.9	140 of 651	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.0	139 of 653	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	161 of 649	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	67 of 651	89.7%	★★★★☆
2017	66.7	145 of 567	74.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	131 of 660	80.2%	★★★★☆
2025	75.3	144 of 651	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	187 of 655	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	182 of 649	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	124 of 669	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	119 of 669	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.2	256 of 650	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	202 of 650	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.7	204 of 639	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	56.9	120 of 398	69.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	47.3	261 of 500	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.8	208 of 532	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	176 of 535	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	186 of 528	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	183 of 540	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.9	195 of 539	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	219 of 529	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	223 of 508	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	75.9	84 of 443	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	77.2	76 of 439	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	86.5	45 of 442	89.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	40 of 437	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	84.9	43 of 432	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	70.7	85 of 440	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	55 of 437	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	58 of 423	86.3%	★★★★☆
2017	69.9	96 of 432	77.8%	★★★★☆
2016	54.8	182 of 432	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.8	127 of 430	70.5%	★★★★☆
2014	62.1	137 of 438	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	76.8	76 of 422	82.0%	★★★★☆
2025	75.7	75 of 415	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	44 of 426	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	65 of 417	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	45 of 423	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	64 of 415	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.4	42 of 399	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	85.8	39 of 392	90.1%	★★★★★
2017	67.5	92 of 380	75.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	123 of 432	71.5%	★★★★☆
2025	67.5	103 of 428	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	61 of 437	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	93.0	12 of 410	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	78.4	41 of 421	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	76.0	43 of 415	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	17 of 396	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	20 of 396	94.9%	★★★★★
2017	64.4	85 of 349	75.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	94 of 421	77.7%	★★★★☆
2025	72.5	84 of 422	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	51 of 428	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	90.8	29 of 419	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	75.0	71 of 427	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	54.2	166 of 418	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.4	63 of 399	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	94 of 397	76.3%	★★★★☆
2017	63.3	114 of 380	70.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	48.9	111 of 281	60.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	133 of 355	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.2	113 of 377	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	66 of 373	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	65 of 370	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	69 of 376	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	56.9	122 of 369	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.7	70 of 343	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	74 of 331	77.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Male (2026)80th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2021)70th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)59th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)48th percentile-23 vs school

Middle school

Female (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)78th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)63rd percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2023)60th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English72%+12 vs state

Science62%+10 vs state

Mathematics42%+7 vs state

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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 Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Curry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	85 Yellow Jacket Dr	Jasper	35503	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 387-7845	550	30	18.3	58.2%	504 (91.6%)	9 (1.6%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.3%)	52.8	335^th of 686 public elementary schools	51.2%		47.4	367^th of 680 public elementary schools	46.0%	32	31.8	34.6					55.1		76.1	60.3					$9,492	$2,035	$7,454
Harmony School	Public	PK, KG-8	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
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
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
Meek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6613 County Rd 41	Arley	35541	Winston County	Winston County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 221-9425	211	13	16.8	54.0%	198 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	67.7	216^th of 686 public elementary schools	68.5%		87.2	72^nd of 680 public elementary schools	89.4%	144	56.7	47.9					60.4		73.3	60.4					$11,912	$1,259	$10,628
Valley Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	155 Valley School Rd	Jasper	35504	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 483-9381	602	32	18.8	55.0%	408 (67.8%)	14 (2.3%)	150 (24.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.3%)	56.5	301^st of 686 public elementary schools	56.1%		63.3	244^th of 680 public elementary schools	64.1%	57	35.3	42.9	28.6	29.8	4.4	20.0	75.0	58.2	58.8	69.6	81.6	55.3	50.0	72.7	$9,801	$2,237	$7,561
Sumiton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	71 1st Street North	Sumiton	35148	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 648-5656	720	47	15.3	62.9%	579 (80.4%)	73 (10.1%)	15 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.7%)	60.7	269^th of 686 public elementary schools	60.8%		57.4	299^th of 680 public elementary schools	56.0%	30	50.7	44.1					60.2		69.9	55.5					$8,903	$1,628	$7,271
Bagley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8581 Tate Mill Rd	Dora	35062	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-2500	550	29	18.9	32.4%	525 (95.5%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)	71.9	178^th of 686 public elementary schools	74.1%		68.7	209^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.3%	31	50.0	60.0					61.2		72.1	68.2					$8,971	$684	$8,264
Hanceville Elementary School	Public	K-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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cold Springs Elementary School

What district is Cold Springs Elementary School in?

Cullman County

Is Cold Springs Elementary School a good school?

Cold Springs Elementary School ranks 200^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cold Springs Elementary School?

Students at Cold Springs Elementary School are 94% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Cold Springs Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Cold Springs Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Cold Springs High School

How many students attend Cold Springs Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 500 students attended Cold Springs Elementary School.

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