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Enrollment
648
Elementary
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CULLMAN COUNTY·NCES 010102000414
Hanceville Elementary School
799 Commercial Street SE, Hanceville, AL 35077 · (256) 352-9196 · Cullman County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL648 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Alabama public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
395 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 117 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (117) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
39%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
61.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
35.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Hanceville Elementary School
Hanceville Elementary School's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanceville Elementary School this school | 648 | 61.0% | 47.3% |
| Hamilton Elementary School Hamilton | 638 | 60.3% | 76.0% |
| Elkmont Elementary School Elkmont | 599 | 63.6% | 53.0% |
| Sugar Creek Elementary School Lester | 631 | 62.0% | 54.0% |
| Haleyville Elementary School Haleyville | 785 | 58.9% | 60.0% |
| Beulah Elementary School Valley | 696 | 59.2% | 45.3% |
Matched among Alabama elementary 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 Hanceville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Cullman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #339 of 626 | #11 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #353 of 626 | #10 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #335 of 626 | #12 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 648 | #138 of 709 | #2 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #506 of 655 | #10 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.1% | #415 of 658 | #1 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.0% | #330 of 696 | #1 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.7% | #187 of 262 | #5 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
648
+31 (+5%) vs 2020
+29% since 2000-01, when it was 501
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 648 | 35.1 | 18.5:1 | 61% (395) |
| 2023-24 | 644 | 35 | 18.4:1 | 78% (504) |
| 2022-23 | 624 | 31.8 | 19.6:1 | 78% (487) |
| 2020-21 | 617 | 35 | 17.6:1 | 60% (370) |
| 2017-18 | 613 | 33.3 | 18.4:1 | 72% (441) |
| 2015-16 | 591 | 35 | 16.9:1 | 71% (421) |
| 2010-11 | 520 | 40 | 13.0:1 | 79% (410) |
| 2000-01 | 501 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 58% (292) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hanceville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (613 to 648); teachers up 5% (33.3 to 35.1).
About Hanceville Elementary School
Hanceville Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school located in Hanceville, Alabama. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 648 students in kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Alabama is about 480 students, so this school is 35% above average.
Cullman County is made up of 25 schools with 9,901 students in all.
A majority of students at Hanceville Elementary School, 77%, are White. The next largest groups are 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Black. The school's White share is 14 points below the 91% share among Cullman County residents. By the diversity index, Hanceville Elementary School comes in at 39%.
Teachers at the school number 35.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.5:1. The 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Cullman County, the average is 45%.
allk12 grades Hanceville Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Alabama schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Hanceville Elementary School's results are 7.7 points above predicted: 47.3% against 39.7%.
Within Cullman County, median household income is about $62,656, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 34 public schools in Cullman County, with a combined enrollment of about 13,144.
Nearest public school: Hanceville High School, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: 2. On average proficiency, Hanceville Elementary School is 4th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place Hanceville Elementary School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 5%, from 617 to 648.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- 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
- West Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
Other schools in Hanceville
- Hanceville High SchoolHigh · 363 students
- Hanceville Middle SchoolMiddle · 284 students
Nearby schools
- Hanceville High School0.1 mi · 363
- Hanceville Middle School0.1 mi · 284
- Welti Elementary School5.8 mi · 218
- Good Hope Elementary School7.4 mi · 393
- Good Hope High School7.4 mi · 485
- Good Hope Middle School7.4 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About Hanceville Elementary SchoolHow large is Hanceville Elementary School?
Hanceville Elementary School enrolls approximately 648 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Hanceville Elementary School serve?
Hanceville Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hanceville Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hanceville Elementary School is approximately 18.5:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hanceville Elementary School?
At Hanceville Elementary School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Hanceville Elementary School public or private?
Hanceville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cullman County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.