Good Hope Elementary School

Good Hope Elementary School is an elementary school of tight-knit scale in Cullman, Alabama, operated by Cullman County, enrolling 393 students in grades 3 through 5.

Within Cullman County, which oversees 25 schools and 9,901 students, Good Hope Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Good Hope Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Beyond that, the school reports 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Good Hope Elementary School records 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Good Hope Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Good Hope Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.4%, the actual is 55.1%, a residual of +7.7 points.

In the area at large, census data for Cullman County shows the typical household earns roughly $62,656 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Cullman County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,144 students), of which Good Hope Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Good Hope Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Good Hope Elementary School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Good Hope Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.4%.

Good Hope Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Good Hope Elementary School has grew 5%, going from 373 students in 2018 to 393 in 2025.

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