Enrollment
378
Middle
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CULLMAN COUNTY·NCES 010102000413
Good Hope Middle School
216 Good Hope School RD, Cullman, AL 35057 · (256) 734-9600 · Cullman County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL378 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of Alabama public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
166 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 134 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 110 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 134 | 35% |
Student demographics
30%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
56.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
32.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Middle School
Good Hope Middle School's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Hope Middle School this school | 378 | 43.9% | 45.3% |
| White Plains Middle School Anniston | 387 | 43.4% | 52.4% |
| West Point Middle School Vinemont | 397 | 48.9% | 50.5% |
| Moody Junior High School Moody | 373 | 45.3% | 35.4% |
| Winfield Middle School Winfield | 361 | 43.5% | 60.1% |
| Scottsboro Junior High School Scottsboro | 356 | 47.8% | 47.2% |
Matched among Alabama middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Cullman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #108 of 260 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #88 of 260 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #130 of 260 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 378 | #174 of 265 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #179 of 244 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.2% | #193 of 246 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.9% | #206 of 264 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.1% | #27 of 79 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
378
+21 (+6%) vs 2020
+13% since 2000-01, when it was 334
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
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 | 378 | 19.5 | 19.4:1 | 44% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 18.8 | 19.2:1 | 62% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 18.1 | 21.3:1 | 62% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 357 | 17 | 21.0:1 | 46% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 320 | 15.1 | 21.2:1 | 46% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 318 | 17 | 18.7:1 | 53% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 334 | 23 | 14.5:1 | 57% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 334 | 14 | 23.9:1 | 46% (153) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Good Hope Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (320 to 378); teachers up 29% (15.1 to 19.5).
About Good Hope Middle School
Good Hope Middle School is a small middle school located in Cullman, Alabama. There are 378 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 26% below the 508-student average for middle schools in Alabama.
Good Hope Middle School is part of a district of 25 schools: Cullman County, with 9,901 students.
By race and ethnicity, Good Hope Middle School is 83% White. Other groups make up 9% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 30, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1. Statewide, middle schools in Alabama average 17.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 44% of the student body. The average for public schools in Cullman County is similar, at 45%.
Among Alabama public middle schools, Good Hope Middle School outscored 46%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Good Hope Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 45.3% and a predicted 52.0%.
In the surrounding county, Cullman County, median household income comes to about $62,656, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 34 public schools and about 13,144 students.
Good Hope Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Good Hope Middle School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Good Hope Middle School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 357 to 378, a 6% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 21.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 19.4:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Good Hope Middle School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Other Good Hope Middle schools
One other US public school is named Good Hope Middle. Good Hope Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Good Hope Middle SchoolWest Monroe, LA · 601 students
Nearby schools
- Good Hope Elementary School0.0 mi · 393
- Good Hope High School0.0 mi · 485
- 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 Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Good Hope Middle School?
Good Hope Middle School enrolls approximately 378 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Good Hope Middle School serve?
Good Hope Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Good Hope Middle School?
Approximately 19.4:1 students per teacher at Good Hope Middle School.
How diverse is Good Hope Middle School?
Good Hope Middle School reports a student body of 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Good Hope Middle School in?
Good Hope Middle School is part of Cullman County.
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