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Hanceville Elementary School

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Hanceville Elementary School ranks 385 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

385^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Hanceville Elementary School serves approximately 648 students in grades K-5 in the Cullman County school district, located in Hanceville, AL, a community where a majority of students (61%) qualify for free/reduced lunch.

One of the school's standout achievements is a dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism, dropping from 17.9% to 9.1% over three years—now better than both the district and state averages. Academically, the school shows a strong upward trend in 3rd grade math, with proficiency jumping from 15.52% to 32.54% in just one year. The school also excels with specific student groups, maintaining a 3-star rating for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds for three consecutive years and ranking in the 63rd-73rd percentile statewide for Hispanic students. Special education students have shown remarkable progress, moving from the 15th percentile to the 48th percentile in two years. However, the school faces challenges, particularly with 4th grade English scores (47.83% vs. state's 59.53%) and a notable decline in 4th grade science performance. Grade-level patterns show improvement as students progress, with 5th graders actually outperforming state averages in both math and English.

Compared to nearby schools, Hanceville's performance is mixed. It trails Good Hope Elementary (7.3 miles away) and Holly Pond Elementary (11.5 miles away), both of which rank higher statewide. The contrast is starker with Cullman City schools like East Elementary (97th percentile) and West Elementary (87th percentile). However, Cleveland Elementary in Blount County demonstrates that similar poverty levels don't dictate outcomes, achieving dramatically better results. Hanceville operates efficiently at $8,379 per student—less than many peers—while showing genuine improvement in attendance and targeted support for specific student groups.

648

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,710

Per pupil spending ?

61.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

799 Commercial Street SE
Hanceville, AL 35077-5522

(256) 352-9196

District: Cullman County

Students who attend Hanceville Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hanceville Middle School
High:	Hanceville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.5%

Hispanic:

13.4%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 55th percentile in 2023 → 44th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 55th-percentile peak (2023) to 44th (2026)

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

!Science scores 15 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg52%

Alabama avg53%

385^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9Elementary 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	46.7	385 of 686	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.0	363 of 680	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	363 of 684	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	306 of 680	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	348 of 687	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	412 of 692	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	349 of 681	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	437 of 680	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.6	495 of 688	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.3	442 of 691	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.9	443 of 691	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.5	402 of 695	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.7	417 of 696	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.1	380 of 696	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.5	373 of 709	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.9	482 of 704	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.0	279 of 696	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.6	293 of 698	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.5	244 of 698	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.1	268 of 689	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	42.9	445 of 688	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.7	374 of 623	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	378 of 651	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.3	392 of 649	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	379 of 650	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	383 of 645	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	342 of 656	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.1	394 of 656	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	299 of 646	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.9	454 of 640	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.8	507 of 639	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	77 of 206	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	67 of 196	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	50 of 184	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	50.6	78 of 175	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.6	98 of 164	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	118 of 152	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	120 of 140	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.0	98 of 130	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	55.0	289 of 667	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.0	293 of 660	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	288 of 670	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	200 of 623	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	235 of 651	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	344 of 653	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.0	266 of 649	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	402 of 651	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.0	436 of 567	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	49.1	346 of 659	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.3	316 of 651	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	316 of 655	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	236 of 649	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	334 of 669	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.1	407 of 669	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	353 of 650	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	361 of 650	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.2	421 of 639	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	131 of 193	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.9	67 of 97	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	61 of 82	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	49 of 54	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.1	13 of 39	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	11.7	12 of 12	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	208 of 403	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.8	289 of 403	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	334 of 395	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	222 of 373	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	282 of 345	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	356 of 398	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	222 of 392	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	238 of 344	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.1	157 of 280	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	413 of 501	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.6	402 of 532	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	388 of 535	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	376 of 528	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	362 of 540	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.2	428 of 539	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	413 of 529	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	467 of 508	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.6	343 of 369	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)63rd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2026)48th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)32nd percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English64%~ state avg

Mathematics38%-4 vs state

Science36%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, March 27, 2011

My child goes to Hanceville and I have been so pleased with his progress. He has had wonderful teachers and has learned so much! The teachers at Hanceville really care and work so hard. Close Quote

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hanceville Elementary School	Public	3-5	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%)	46.7	385^th of 686 public elementary schools	43.9%		48	363^rd of 680 public elementary schools	46.6%	22	32.5	39.1	41.1		35.7	66.7	47.8	77.6		$9,710	$943	$8,722
Hanceville Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	740 Stadium Street SE	Hanceville	35077	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(256) 939-1500	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Welti Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	8545 County Road 747	Cullman	35055	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 734-4956	218	13	16.7	45.0%	198 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)								(n/a)										$13,821	$2,804	$10,980
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%)	55	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		$9,579	$870	$8,665
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)										$10,956	$1,522	$9,392
East Elementary School	Public	3-6	608 4th Ave SE	Cullman	35055	Cullman County	Cullman City	No	No	No	No	(256) 734-2232	466	28	16.7	32.2%	421 (90.3%)	7 (1.5%)	20 (4.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.6%)	93	30^th of 686 public elementary schools	95.6%		94.3	18^th of 680 public elementary schools	97.4%	12	63.0	78.7	87.0		84.3	87.0	82.7	96.3		$11,073	$1,686	$9,369
West Elementary School	Public	3-6	303 Rosemont Ave SW	Cullman	35055	Cullman County	Cullman City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 734-4271	490	31	15.7	44.7%	389 (79.4%)	8 (1.6%)	79 (16.1%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	84.5	92^nd of 686 public elementary schools	86.6%		84.7	87^th of 680 public elementary schools	87.2%	5	66.2	62.3	53.7		68.9	81.2	82.0	82.6		$11,839	$2,830	$8,992
Cullman City Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	900 Hoehn Drive NE	Cullman	35055	Cullman County	Cullman City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 775-0234	782	50	15.6	40.0%	664 (84.9%)	4 (0.5%)	83 (10.6%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.9%)								(n/a)										$13,032	$2,806	$10,209
Blountsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	260 Page St	Blountsville	35031	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-1990	648	36	17.8	61.3%	467 (72.1%)	10 (1.5%)	165 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	59.7	276^th of 686 public elementary schools	59.8%		38.6	437^th of 680 public elementary schools	35.7%	161	40.9	46.3	28.2	39.0	75.0	61.4	76.3	67.9	59.0	$9,656	$2,298	$7,332
Holly Pond Elementary School	Public	K-5	120 New Hope Road	Holly Pond	35083	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 796-0046	634	32	20.0	55.0%	533 (84.1%)	4 (0.6%)	58 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.7%)	53	333^rd of 686 public elementary schools	51.5%		60.2	278^th of 680 public elementary schools	59.1%	55	45.3	32.9	32.5		42.9	64.0	65.7	80.3		$8,302	$738	$7,520

Frequently Asked Questions about Hanceville Elementary School

What district is Hanceville Elementary School in?

Cullman County

Is Hanceville Elementary School a good school?

Hanceville Elementary School ranks 385^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hanceville Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 648 students attended Hanceville Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Hanceville Elementary School?

Students at Hanceville Elementary School are 77% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Hanceville Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hanceville Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hanceville Middle School
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