Summary:
Zip code 35055 is home to just one middle school, Cullman Middle School, which serves grades 7 and 8 with 491 students in the Cullman City district.
Cullman Middle School is an elite performer, ranked 9th out of 443 middle schools in Alabama for the 2025-2026 school year, placing it in the 98th percentile. Its ranking has never dropped below 16th place over the past three years, showing consistent excellence. The school excels across all core subjects, with proficiency rates 28 to 36 percentage points above state averages in math, English, and science. For example, 8th-grade math proficiency is 62.8% versus the state's 26.4%, and 8th-grade science proficiency is an impressive 86.4% compared to the state's 54.1%. Even the school's "weakest" subject, math, is a major strength, with the largest gaps over state averages. The student-teacher ratio is 15.8:1, and chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at 4.2%, less than half the district rate of 8.2% and a third of the state's 12.0%.
Notably, the school achieves this top-10 ranking while serving a moderate level of economic diversity, with 31.16% of students receiving free/reduced lunch. This suggests effective support for students across different backgrounds. Science scores also jumped from 72.5% to 86.4% proficiency in just one year, indicating recent instructional improvements. Since Cullman Middle School is the only middle school in the Cullman City district, the district's own 8th-place state ranking is entirely driven by this school's performance. For parents, this means a single, highly effective school option that delivers outstanding academics, strong attendance, and consistent results year after year.
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