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Enrollment
485
High
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CULLMAN COUNTY·NCES 010102000379
Good Hope High School
210 Good Hope School Rd, Cullman, AL 35057 · (256) 734-3807 · Cullman County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL485 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
190 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 118 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 130 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 99 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 138 | 28% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
20.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
23.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-32.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 55% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Good Hope High School
Good Hope High School's state test result (23.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Hope High School this school | 485 | 39.2% | 23.3% |
| Northside High School Northport | 535 | 38.3% | 33.4% |
| West Point High School Cullman | 591 | 41.5% | 26.9% |
| Vinemont High School Vinemont | 348 | 38.2% | 28.8% |
| White Plains High School Anniston | 396 | 40.4% | 36.9% |
| Red Bay High School Red Bay | 322 | 38.8% | 49.0% |
Matched among Alabama high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Good Hope High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Cullman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #185 of 305 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #112 of 305 | #5 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #223 of 305 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 485 | #182 of 319 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #285 of 307 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.4% | #223 of 307 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.2% | #260 of 317 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.5% | #97 of 130 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
485
+65 (+15%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 1,132
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 21.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 485 | 23.8 | 20.4:1 | 39% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 480 | 22.9 | 20.9:1 | 53% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 23.2 | 19.1:1 | 53% (236) |
| 2020-21 | 420 | 20 | 21.0:1 | 35% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 464 | 21.9 | 21.2:1 | 45% (210) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 24 | 18.8:1 | 47% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 28 | 14.7:1 | 49% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 385 | 23 | 16.7:1 | 28% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 1,132 | 54 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Good Hope High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (464 to 485); teachers up 8% (21.9 to 23.8).
About Good Hope High School
Good Hope High School is one of the public schools in Cullman, Alabama. It is a low-enrollment high school. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 485 students on the rolls. Across high schools in Alabama, the average enrollment is about 682.
Good Hope High School is among 25 schools run by Cullman County, which serves 9,901 students.
Roughly 84% of students at Good Hope High School are White. Enrollment also includes 9% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Good Hope High School scores 28%.
The school had 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 20.4:1. The gap from the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama is 3.2 students per teacher. The school reported 39% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Good Hope High School is among the bottom 10% of schools in Alabama. Predicted: 55.5%. Actual: 23.3%.
The school is in Cullman County, where median household income comes to about $62,656, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cullman County counts 34 public schools with about 13,144 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Good Hope Middle School, is the closest to Good Hope High School. Good Hope High School has 4 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 60.1% proficiency; Good Hope High School posts 23.3%.
NCES assigns Good Hope High School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 485, compared with 420 in 2020-21.
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Cullman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
90,566
Census ACS
Median income
$62,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
13,144 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cullman County
- Hanceville Elementary SchoolElementary · 648 students
- Holly Pond Elementary SchoolElementary · 634 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 601 students
- West Point High SchoolHigh · 591 students
- Fairview High SchoolHigh · 512 students
- Cold Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
Other schools in Cullman
- Cullman High SchoolHigh · 1,014 students
- Cullman City Primary SchoolElementary · 782 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 601 students
- West Point High SchoolHigh · 591 students
- Fairview High SchoolHigh · 512 students
- West Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
Nearby schools
- Good Hope Middle School0.0 mi · 378
- Good Hope Elementary School0.0 mi · 393
- Good Hope Primary School0.6 mi · 401
- West Elementary School5.0 mi · 490
- East Elementary School5.4 mi · 466
- Cullman Middle School6.0 mi · 491
Frequently asked questions
About Good Hope High SchoolHow many students attend Good Hope High School?
Good Hope High School enrolls approximately 485 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Good Hope High School serve?
Good Hope High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Good Hope High School have?
Good Hope High School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
How diverse is Good Hope High School?
Good Hope High School reports a student body of 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Good Hope High School?
Good Hope High School is overseen by Cullman County in Cullman County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.