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Cold Springs Elementary School

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Cold Springs Elementary School ranks 149 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

149^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Cold Springs Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Bremen, Alabama, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 504 students. The school is part of the Cullman County School District, which is ranked 52 out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cold Springs Elementary consistently ranks in the top 25% of Alabama elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts are significantly higher than the Cullman County and Alabama state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Cold Springs Elementary had 53.19% of 3rd graders proficient in Mathematics, compared to 43.88% in Cullman County and 45.47% statewide. The school's female and male student subgroups also consistently perform well, often placing in the top 25% of Alabama elementary schools.

While Hanceville Elementary, Good Hope Primary, and Good Hope Elementary schools in the area lag behind Cold Springs Elementary in academic proficiency, the nearby Harmony School and Meek Elementary School also demonstrate strong academic performance, with Meek Elementary ranking in the top 10% of Alabama elementary schools in 2023-2024. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, Cold Springs Elementary's academic performance remains strong, suggesting effective strategies for supporting students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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: Improving — 46th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (59% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Alabama elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg50%

Alabama avg47%

Elementary school

149^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

76^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 10Elementary Schools in the Cullman County

52^nd of 135Cullman 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)78th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile~ school

Female (2025)74th percentile-4 vs school

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

White (2025)61st percentile-17 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)80th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-13 vs school

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

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English74%+14 vs state

Science59%+17 vs state

Mathematics43%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Summative Assessment Science (2025)		Summative Assessment English (2025)						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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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%)	75.4	149^th of 680 public elementary schools	78.1%		76.6	147^th of 684 public elementary schools	78.5%	2	53.2	51.0	40.9	47.7	26.2	38.2	58.8	60.0	87.2	70.6	81.8	65.9	59.5	80.0	$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%)	47.4	367^th of 680 public elementary schools	46.0%		53	323^rd of 684 public elementary schools	52.8%	44	46.5	23.4					37.7		73.3	55.8					$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%)	49.3	360^th of 680 public elementary schools	47.1%		53.2	320^th of 684 public elementary schools	53.2%	40	23.5	28.6	48.4	26.9	13.6	26.3	32.1	47.4	55.9	71.4	74.2	65.4	72.7	79.0	$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%)	61.7	260^th of 680 public elementary schools	61.8%		51.1	339^th of 684 public elementary schools	50.4%	79	54.0	39.5	29.6				50.4		77.4	60.5	76.0				$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%)	87.2	72^nd of 680 public elementary schools	89.4%		90.4	47^th of 684 public elementary schools	93.1%	25	66.7	72.7					72.7		73.8	81.8					$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%)	63.3	244^th of 680 public elementary schools	64.1%		62.6	247^th of 684 public elementary schools	63.9%	3	52.7	55.3	30.6	26.5	16.7	19.2	68.1	31.9	72.7	80.9	65.3	53.1	65.0	48.9	$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%)	57.4	299^th of 680 public elementary schools	56.0%		57.2	291^st of 684 public elementary schools	57.5%	8	46.2	40.7					56.5		66.4	55.6					$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%)	68.7	209^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.3%		76.8	146^th of 684 public elementary schools	78.7%	63	55.6	53.6					44.3		71.1	69.1					$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%)	48	363^rd of 680 public elementary schools	46.6%		48.3	363^rd of 684 public elementary schools	46.9%		19.2	44.4	41.9				42.6		52.9	61.1	71.4				$8,379	$628	$7,725

Frequently Asked Questions about Cold Springs Elementary School

What district is Cold Springs Elementary School in?

Cullman County

How many students attend Cold Springs Elementary School?

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

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.

Is Cold Springs Elementary School a good school?

Cold Springs Elementary School ranks 149^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Cold Springs Elementary School attend?

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

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