Fairview Middle School

Fairview Middle School is a small intermediate school in Cullman, Alabama, run under Cullman County. The school caters to 291 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 508 students per school, that is 43% smaller than typical.

Cullman County runs 25 schools in total, collectively educating 9,901 students. Fairview Middle School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Fairview Middle School shows that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Fairview Middle School logs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Fairview Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 51% of students at Fairview Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Fairview Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.3%, the actual is 50.6%, a residual of +3.3 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Cullman County indicate median household income runs about $62,656, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Fairview Middle School is one of 34 public schools in Cullman County (combined enrollment of about 13,144 students).

Fairview High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Fairview Middle School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fairview Middle School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 35.1%.

Fairview Middle School operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 11%: 326 students in 2018 compared to 291 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 14% to 19% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 22.3:1 in 2018 to 20.3:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.