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Vinemont Middle School

170 High School Rd, Vinemont, AL 35179 · (256) 739-1943 · Cullman County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL225 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Alabama public middle 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 middle schools

Enrollment
225
Middle
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 508
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
111 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 67634%
Grade 76730%
Grade 88236%
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
19687%
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
219%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Two+
84%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
11350%
Female
11250%

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
65.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
34.0%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Vinemont Middle School

Vinemont Middle School's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Vinemont Middle School this school22549.3%51.2%
Cleburne County Middle School
Heflin
24350.2%49.0%
Glencoe Middle School
Glencoe
27247.4%48.1%
Hokes Bluff Middle School
Hokes Bluff
25346.6%50.2%
Slocomb Middle School
Slocomb
26555.5%65.3%
Oakman Middle School
Oakman
24945.4%35.9%
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 Vinemont Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn AlabamaIn Cullman County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
51.2%#77 of 260#2 of 6
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
34.0%#82 of 260#3 of 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
65.1%#91 of 260#4 of 6
Enrollment
ranked largest first
225#239 of 265#6 of 6
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.3:1#89 of 244#3 of 6
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
23.1%#218 of 246#6 of 6
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
49.3%#182 of 264#3 of 6
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-5.1%#110 of 151N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
225
-36 (-14%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 267
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 18.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252251317.3:149% (111)
2023-2424413.518.1:163% (153)
2022-232371515.8:163% (150)
2020-212611418.6:145% (118)
2017-1823714.516.3:156% (133)
2015-162401516.0:166% (159)
2010-112752610.6:159% (163)
2000-012671419.1:142% (112)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vinemont Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 5% (237 to 225); teachers down 10% (14.5 to 13).

About Vinemont Middle School

Vinemont Middle School is a small middle school in Alabama, with an address in Vinemont. Its 225 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 56% smaller than the 508 average for middle schools in Alabama.

Besides Vinemont Middle School, Cullman County runs 24 other schools. The district enrolls 9,901 students.

At Vinemont Middle School, White students make up 87% of the student body. After that, the student body is 9% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is close to the 91% White share among all Cullman County residents. Vinemont Middle School has a diversity index of 23%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Teachers at Vinemont Middle School total 13 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.3:1. Across middle schools in Alabama, the average ratio is about 17.9:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 49%.

Measured against Alabama public middle schools, Vinemont Middle School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

In Alabama, Vinemont Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 51.2% actual against a predicted 48.1%.

Census estimates describe Cullman County this way: median household income is about $62,656, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 34 public schools in Cullman County, with a combined enrollment of about 13,144.

Vinemont Elementary School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Vinemont Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 58.0% proficiency; Vinemont Middle School posts 51.2%.

By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

The student count in 2024-25 was 225, 14% below the 261 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 17.3:1, from 18.6:1.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Vinemont Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Cullman County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Vinemont Middle School
District
Cullman County
Address
170 High School Rd, Vinemont, AL 35179
Phone
(256) 739-1943
County
Cullman County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
225
Teachers (FTE)
13
Student–teacher ratio
17.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
111 (49%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
010102000453
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Vinemont Middle School
What is the total enrollment at Vinemont Middle School?
Vinemont Middle School enrolls approximately 225 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Vinemont Middle School serve?
Vinemont Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Vinemont Middle School have?
Vinemont Middle School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Vinemont Middle School?
At Vinemont Middle School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Vinemont Middle School?
Vinemont Middle School is overseen by Cullman County in Cullman County.
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