East Elementary School

As a reasonably sized elementary school in Cullman, Alabama, East Elementary School teaches 466 students from grades 3 through 6, operated by Cullman City.

Cullman City comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 3,243 students; East Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, East Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Beyond that, the school reports 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Cullman County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, East Elementary School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. The state averages about 17.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Cullman County's rate of about 45%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, East Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Alabama public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 60.5%; East Elementary School posts 82.6%, +22.0 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Cullman County put median household earnings sit near $62,656, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cullman County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,144 students), of which East Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Cullman Middle School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, East Elementary School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 35.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Over the past 7-year window. East Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 22% since 2018, when it stood at 596 (now 466). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.