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Good Hope Middle School

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Good Hope Middle School ranks 145 th of 443 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

145^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 443 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 67% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Good Hope Middle School in Cullman, AL, serves 378 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Cullman County school district. The school has a solid overall record, earning a 3-star rating and ranking 145th out of 443 middle schools statewide in the 2025-2026 school year, though this represents a decline from its 4-star peak in 2021-2022 when it ranked 66th.

Good Hope shows clear strengths in several areas. The school consistently outperforms district and state averages in 8th-grade science, with 64% of students proficient compared to 54% statewide. It also excels with its Hispanic student population, ranking in the 90th percentile statewide (5 stars), and has made significant progress reducing chronic absenteeism from 14.2% to 8.6%—now better than both district and state averages. However, math proficiency remains a challenge, particularly in 7th grade where only 20% of students are proficient, below the district (24%) and state (24%) averages. The school also shows a notable gap in performance among different student groups, with stronger results for some subgroups than others.

When compared to nearby schools, Good Hope's recent trajectory stands out. Within the Cullman County district, it has been surpassed by West Point Middle School (ranked 71st) and Fairview Middle School (ranked 128th), both of which show stronger math scores. The most striking contrast is with Cullman Middle School, just 6 miles away in the Cullman City district, which ranks 9th in the state with dramatically higher proficiency rates across all subjects. Notably, Good Hope has the lowest per-student spending ($6,562) among all compared schools, suggesting it achieves reasonable results with fewer resources, though this funding gap may contribute to its recent challenges.

378

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,562

Per pupil spending ?

43.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

216 Good Hope School RD
Cullman, AL 35057-0120

(256) 734-9600

District: Cullman County

Students who attend Good Hope Middle School usually attend:

High:

Good Hope High School

Feeder schools for Good Hope Middle School:

Elementary:	Good Hope Elementary School
	Good Hope Primary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.8%

Hispanic:

9.3%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 68th percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg48%

Alabama avg44%

145^th of 443

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Middle 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	145 of 443	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.6	139 of 439	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	116 of 442	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	88 of 437	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	66 of 432	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	81 of 440	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	102 of 437	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	94 of 423	77.8%	★★★★☆
2017	72.6	85 of 432	80.3%	★★★★☆
2016	61.7	139 of 432	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.5	95 of 430	77.9%	★★★★☆
2014	56.9	168 of 438	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.5	141 of 436	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.7	189 of 436	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.2	185 of 435	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.0	201 of 435	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.7	153 of 425	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.6	100 of 417	76.0%	★★★★☆
2007	62.5	149 of 412	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.9	191 of 409	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.7	89 of 415	78.6%	★★★★☆
2004	40.8	253 of 407	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	61.1	141 of 422	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.7	143 of 415	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	117 of 426	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	91 of 417	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	60 of 423	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.3	75 of 415	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	76 of 399	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	83 of 392	78.8%	★★★★☆
2017	68.0	89 of 380	76.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	17 of 173	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	69.5	39 of 166	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	32 of 154	79.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	63.8	126 of 432	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	63.3	118 of 428	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	88 of 437	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	40 of 410	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	83.8	22 of 421	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	81.1	29 of 415	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	71.1	88 of 396	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	49 of 396	87.6%	★★★★☆
2017	62.7	94 of 349	73.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	59.1	148 of 421	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.6	132 of 422	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	119 of 428	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	84 of 419	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	89 of 427	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	63.2	116 of 418	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	61.5	133 of 399	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.6	105 of 397	73.6%	★★★★☆
2017	69.2	87 of 380	77.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	101 of 145	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.2	42 of 92	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.4	16 of 61	73.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	175 of 266	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.6	192 of 271	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	172 of 281	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.7	267 of 281	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	60.8	58 of 256	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	47.2	118 of 274	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	12.8	248 of 254	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	204 of 355	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.2	190 of 377	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	152 of 373	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	125 of 370	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	113 of 376	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	56.1	125 of 369	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	128 of 343	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	111 of 331	66.5%	★★★☆☆

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)90th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)67th percentile~ school

Male (2026)65th percentile~ school

White (2026)43rd percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2026)34th percentile-33 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)30th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science64%+10 vs state

English59%~ state avg

Mathematics29%~ 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 (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 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th 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
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
Cullman Middle School	Public	7-8	800 2nd Ave NE	Cullman	35055	Cullman County	Cullman City	No	No	No	No	(256) 734-7959	491	31	15.8	31.2%	410 (83.5%)	11 (2.2%)	46 (9.4%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	96.3	9^th of 443 public middle schools	98.0%		95.5	16^th of 439 public middle schools	96.4%	7		59.7	57.0	62.8	86.4		87.8	85.6	86.8	$9,578	$847	$8,728
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
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 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
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
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)
Hayden Middle School	Public	5-7	310 Second Avenue	Hayden	35079	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 647-3083	437	24	18.4	34.3%	412 (94.3%)	8 (1.8%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	77.3	74^th of 443 public middle schools	83.3%		78.7	69^th of 439 public middle schools	84.3%	5	52.9	53.7	37.7			84.3	68.3	58.0		$7,757	$1,449	$6,291

Frequently Asked Questions about Good Hope Middle School

What high school do graduates of Good Hope Middle School attend?

Students who attend Good Hope Middle School usually go on to attend Good Hope High School

Is Good Hope Middle School a good school?

Good Hope Middle School ranks 145^th of 443 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Good Hope Middle School in?

Cullman County

What is the racial makeup of Good Hope Middle School?

Students at Good Hope Middle School are 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Good Hope Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended Good Hope Middle School.

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2025–26 Summative Assessment scoresNewAug 14, 2026

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