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Good Hope High School

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Good Hope High School ranks 180 th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

180^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 52% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Good Hope High School is a public high school located in Cullman, Alabama, serving 480 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Cullman County school district, which is ranked 52 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Good Hope High School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 62nd in 2022-2023 to 180th in 2024-2025. Its performance on standardized tests is generally below the Cullman County and Alabama state averages, with proficiency rates in math, science, and English ranging from around 17% to 36% in recent years. However, the school has relatively strong graduation rates, with a 4-year graduation rate of 90% in 2023-2024, on par with nearby schools. Good Hope High School also has a higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with around 53% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to the nearby schools, which range from 32% to 66%.

When compared to other high schools in the Cullman County district, Good Hope High School generally performs in the middle to lower range on key metrics like academic achievement, graduation rates, and demographic factors. For example, Holly Pond High School and Cold Springs High School tend to outperform Good Hope High School on these measures. The school's relatively low academic performance, higher rates of chronic absenteeism, and higher percentage of students from low-income backgrounds suggest that Good Hope High School could benefit from targeted interventions and additional resources to support student learning and engagement.

485

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,431

Per pupil spending ?

39.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

210 Good Hope School Rd
Cullman, AL 35057-0120

(256) 734-3807

District: Cullman County

Feeder schools for Good Hope High School:

Elementary:	Good Hope Elementary School
	Good Hope Primary School
Middle:	Good Hope Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.9%

Hispanic:

9.3%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 83rd percentile in 2023 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (92%)

✓Above the Alabama median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (23% vs 29% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (20% vs 12% Alabama)

!Ranking has slipped from its 83rd-percentile peak (2023) to 52nd (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg27%

Alabama avg29%

180^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7High 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	180 of 374	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	114 of 378	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	62 of 371	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	52.7	149 of 367	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.0	115 of 371	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.6	77 of 366	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	72 of 356	79.8%	★★★★☆
2017	54.8	132 of 353	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.8	173 of 351	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.1	217 of 353	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	63.4	110 of 358	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.9	187 of 358	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	66.8	103 of 358	71.2%	★★★★☆
2011	64.1	117 of 360	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.5	71 of 358	80.2%	★★★★☆
2009	64.9	103 of 357	71.1%	★★★★☆
2008	69.7	74 of 359	79.4%	★★★★☆
2007	61.8	145 of 358	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	41.9	254 of 357	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	61.1	131 of 359	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.0	113 of 357	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	170 of 359	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.8	101 of 366	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	88 of 358	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	121 of 367	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.1	148 of 359	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	89.9	34 of 354	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	66.4	114 of 347	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.0	131 of 343	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	61 of 142	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	56 of 139	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.5	18 of 103	82.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	216 of 367	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.2	96 of 375	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	66 of 349	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	38.5	223 of 361	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.1	103 of 361	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	57 of 358	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	44 of 349	87.4%	★★★★☆
2017	47.4	151 of 315	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	190 of 363	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.8	149 of 368	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.2	59 of 358	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	40.3	206 of 366	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.3	102 of 366	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	52.4	176 of 357	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.4	49 of 350	86.0%	★★★★☆
2017	53.4	132 of 339	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	49.0	30 of 56	46.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	17.9	176 of 198	11.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	148 of 169	12.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	204 of 325	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	156 of 325	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	98 of 317	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.2	193 of 326	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	156 of 319	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	108 of 313	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.4	87 of 300	71.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)48th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)46th percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2024)11th percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Science26%-6 vs state

Mathematics24%~ state avg

English20%-10 vs state

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Schools Near Good Hope High School

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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 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	47.7	180^th of 374 public high schools	51.9%		62.6	114^th of 378 public high schools	69.8%	66	23.7	26.0	20.2	$10,431	$1,507	$8,898
Cullman City Career Technical	Public	7-12	301 First Street NE	Cullman	35055	Cullman County	Cullman City	No	No	No	No	(256) 734-2233																			(n/a)
Cullman High School	Public	9-12	510 13th St NE	Cullman	35055	Cullman County	Cullman City	No	No	No	No	(256) 734-3923	1,014	62	16.3	28.6%	862 (85.0%)	6 (0.6%)	100 (9.9%)	18 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.4%)	85.2	50^th of 374 public high schools	86.6%		96.9	14^th of 378 public high schools	96.3%	36	36.2	42.0	43.6	$10,356	$703	$9,650
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%)	52.4	166^th of 374 public high schools	55.6%		60.5	122^nd of 378 public high schools	67.7%	44	21.2	28.2		$11,662	$2,641	$8,965
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)
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%)	61.4	126^th of 374 public high schools	66.3%		46.7	192^nd of 378 public high schools	49.2%	66	27.6	35.6	23.3	$12,208	$2,046	$10,090
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%)	56.8	145^th of 374 public high schools	61.2%		60.5	123^rd of 378 public high schools	67.5%	22	23.5	35.2	22.1	$9,218	$1,174	$8,016
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%)	78.2	75^th of 374 public high schools	79.9%		66.2	102^nd of 378 public high schools	73.0%	27	36.8	37.5	35.7	$12,424	$1,846	$10,551
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)
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%)	41	206^th of 374 public high schools	44.9%		65.8	106^th of 378 public high schools	72.0%	100	18.6	26.3	17.0	$11,313	$1,945	$9,339

Frequently Asked Questions about Good Hope High School

What is the racial makeup of Good Hope High School?

Students at Good Hope High School are 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Good Hope High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 485 students attended Good Hope High School.

What schools feed into Good Hope High School?

Good Hope High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Good Hope Elementary School
Elementary : Good Hope Primary School
Middle : Good Hope Middle School

Is Good Hope High School a good school?

Good Hope High School ranks 180^th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Good Hope High School in?

Cullman County

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