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Holly Pond High School

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Holly Pond High School ranks 96 th of 386 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

96^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 386 Alabama High Schools

Better than 75% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Holly Pond High School is a small, rural public school in Holly Pond, AL, serving 278 students in grades 9-12 under the Cullman County district. This is a school on the rise—it has climbed from a 44th percentile state ranking in 2021-2022 to a 75th percentile ranking (95th out of 380 schools) in 2025-2026, earning a 4-star rating. With a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1 and higher per-student spending ($12,736) than nearby schools like Cullman High School ($10,356) and Arab High School ($10,984), the school invests heavily in a personalized learning environment.

Holly Pond's standout strength is science. In 2025-2026, 47.89% of 11th graders were proficient in science, well above the district (37.43%) and state (36.17%) averages—a trend that has held for four consecutive years. The school also excels with economically disadvantaged students, ranking 13th out of 367 schools statewide (96th percentile, 5 stars) in 2024-2025 for low-SES performance. Compared to nearby rivals, Holly Pond outperforms Fairview High School (75th vs. 46th percentile) and JB Pennington High School (75th vs. 32nd percentile) despite serving similar demographics. However, a stark gender gap has emerged: male students rank in the 88th percentile (4 stars) while female students rank in the 51st percentile (3 stars), a 37-point difference that warrants attention.

Despite these academic gains, the school faces challenges. Chronic absenteeism spiked to 16.7% in 2024-2025, up from 10.3% the prior year and well above district (10.6%) and state (12.0%) averages. The graduation rate also dipped to 91.1% in 2024-2025, down from 96.8% the year before. Most concerning is the Special Education program, which ranked in the 26th percentile (1 star) in 2025-2026—a significant decline from the 53rd percentile in 2022-2023. While Holly Pond's higher spending and small class sizes provide a strong foundation, targeted interventions in these areas will be essential to sustain the school's positive momentum.

278

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,615

Per pupil spending ?

47.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

160 New Hope Road
Holly Pond, AL 35083-6440

(256) 796-5169

District: Cullman County

Feeder schools for Holly Pond High School:

Elementary:	Holly Pond Elementary School
	Welti Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.4%

Hispanic:

12.6%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2016 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 25% of Alabama high schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 44 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg32%

Alabama avg32%

96^th of 386

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 44 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7High Schools in the Cullman County

55^th of 140Cullman 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
2026	70.7	96 of 386	75.1%	★★★★☆
2025	78.6	67 of 374	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	116 of 378	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	122 of 371	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.7	207 of 367	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.7	180 of 371	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	141 of 366	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.6	106 of 356	70.2%	★★★★☆
2017	39.7	200 of 353	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.0	241 of 351	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	68.6	86 of 353	75.6%	★★★★☆
2014	59.3	134 of 358	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.5	98 of 358	72.6%	★★★★☆
2012	58.3	167 of 358	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.8	174 of 360	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.3	214 of 358	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.4	207 of 357	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.3	229 of 359	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.8	279 of 358	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	51.4	199 of 357	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.3	194 of 359	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	62.3	125 of 357	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	184 of 377	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.3	91 of 359	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	110 of 366	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	49.4	158 of 358	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	165 of 367	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.7	229 of 359	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.6	163 of 354	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.1	58 of 347	83.3%	★★★★☆
2017	43.8	178 of 343	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	75.9	56 of 383	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	94.7	13 of 367	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	71.9	75 of 375	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	92 of 349	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	27.0	270 of 361	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	61.8	108 of 361	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	57.4	143 of 358	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.3	55 of 349	84.2%	★★★★☆
2017	46.5	155 of 315	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	85.7	45 of 380	88.2%	★★★★☆
2025	79.5	61 of 363	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	54.8	148 of 368	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.8	79 of 358	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	29.6	258 of 366	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.1	127 of 366	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.7	106 of 357	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	47.4	183 of 350	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.7	233 of 339	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	146 of 197	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	86 of 182	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	12.6	158 of 171	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	146 of 320	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.2	93 of 325	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	39.1	185 of 325	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	150 of 317	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.7	246 of 326	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	219 of 319	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	180 of 313	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	181 of 300	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	19.4	200 of 230	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)88th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile+10 vs school

White (2026)54th percentile-21 vs school

Female (2026)51st percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2026)26th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science48%+12 vs state

English36%~ state avg

Mathematics27%~ state avg

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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 (2023)
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 (2025)	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 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th 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
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%)	70.7	96^th of 386 public high schools	75.1%		78.6	67^th of 374 public high schools	82.1%	29			26.8		47.9			35.7	$16,615	$2,675	$13,897
JB Pennington High School	Public	7-12	81 College St	Blountsville	35031	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-2050	507	26	19.8	55.0%	372 (73.4%)	3 (0.6%)	125 (24.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	33.6	258^th of 386 public high schools	33.2%		35.3	225^th of 374 public high schools	39.8%	33	12.0	7.1	16.2	40.5	26.5	44.0	50.0	19.7	$12,117	$1,806	$10,260
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%)	43.8	205^th of 386 public high schools	46.9%		41	206^th of 374 public high schools	44.9%	1			19.3		30.0			26.0	$13,971	$1,961	$11,966
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%)	56	148^th of 386 public high schools	61.7%		52.4	166^th of 374 public high schools	55.6%	18			29.2		29.2			31.8	$14,553	$3,180	$11,329
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)
Susan Moore High School	Public	7-12	4040 Susan Moore Rd	Blountsville	35031	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-2060	440	25	17.8	64.1%	241 (54.8%)	3 (0.7%)	187 (42.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	49.1	181^st of 386 public high schools	53.1%		24.1	274^th of 374 public high schools	26.7%	93	6.1	10.0	20.3	44.3	42.0	43.9	51.4	19.4	$13,560	$3,107	$10,396
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%)	98.1	13^th of 386 public high schools	96.6%		85.2	50^th of 374 public high schools	86.6%	37			52.8		63.0			69.0	$12,846	$1,196	$11,632
Arab High School	Public	9-12	511 Arabian Dr NE	Arab	35016	Marshall County	Arab City	No	No	No	No	(256) 586-6026	735	50	14.8	39.7%	679 (92.4%)	6 (0.8%)	19 (2.6%)	14 (1.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.6%)	94.1	18^th of 386 public high schools	95.3%		86.2	45^th of 374 public high schools	88.0%	27			50.6		62.1			48.6	$12,211	$1,426	$10,747
Cleveland High School	Public	7-12	71 High School St	Cleveland	35049	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-2030	389	20	19.0	46.5%	298 (76.6%)	3 (0.8%)	81 (20.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	77.6	70^th of 386 public high schools	81.9%		78.6	68^th of 374 public high schools	81.8%	2	33.9	15.5	34.0	70.4	44.7	70.8	71.8	40.4	$13,497	$3,140	$10,301

Frequently Asked Questions about Holly Pond High School

How many students attend Holly Pond High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 278 students attended Holly Pond High School.

What district is Holly Pond High School in?

Cullman County

What is the racial makeup of Holly Pond High School?

Students at Holly Pond High School are 82% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Holly Pond High School a good school?

Holly Pond High School ranks 96^th of 386 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Holly Pond High School?

Holly Pond High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Holly Pond Elementary School
Elementary : Welti Elementary School

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2019–20 through 2022–23 school spending dataNewOct 6, 2026

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2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 27, 2025

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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.

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