Enrollment
218
Elementary
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CULLMAN COUNTY·NCES 010102000386
Welti Elementary School
8545 County Road 747, Cullman, AL 35055 · (256) 734-4956 · Cullman County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL218 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Alabama public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
98 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 59 | 27% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 48% larger than its 5th grade class (25).
Student demographics
17%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
69.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
45.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Welti Elementary School
Welti Elementary School's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welti Elementary School this school | 218 | 45.0% | 52.3% |
| Stapleton School Stapleton | 203 | 47.8% | 58.4% |
| West Point Intermediate School Vinemont | 250 | 50.0% | 61.0% |
| West Blocton Elementary School West Blocton | 288 | 45.5% | 58.0% |
| Randolph Elementary School Randolph | 225 | 49.3% | 50.7% |
| Delta Elementary School Bay Minette | 228 | 47.8% | 47.5% |
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 Welti Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Cullman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #280 of 626 | #9 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #241 of 626 | #4 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #226 of 626 | #8 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 218 | #640 of 709 | #15 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #303 of 655 | #6 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.0% | #598 of 658 | #13 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.0% | #532 of 696 | #10 of 15 |
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
218
+61 (+39%) vs 2020
+156% since 1990-91, when it was 85
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 218 | 13 | 16.7:1 | 45% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 194 | 12 | 16.2:1 | 61% (118) |
| 2022-23 | 211 | 12 | 17.6:1 | 55% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 157 | 11 | 14.3:1 | 52% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 168 | 11.3 | 14.9:1 | 54% (90) |
| 2015-16 | 192 | 11 | 17.4:1 | 51% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 205 | 17 | 12.1:1 | 58% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 194 | 12 | 16.2:1 | 58% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 85 | 8 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Welti Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (168 to 218); teachers up 16% (11.3 to 13).
About Welti Elementary School
Welti Elementary School is an elementary school in Cullman, Alabama, reachable at (256) 734-4956. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 218 students. Elementary schools in Alabama have about 480 students on average; enrollment here is 55% lower.
Welti Elementary School is one of the 25 schools that make up Cullman County (9,901 students in total).
Welti Elementary School is 91% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is in line with Cullman County, where about 91% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Welti Elementary School scores 17%.
With 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.7:1. The 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama is close to this figure. Roughly 45% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Cullman County is close, at 45%.
Among Alabama public elementary schools, Welti Elementary School outscored 40%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Welti Elementary School, the prediction is 51.3% and the result is 52.3%.
In 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's public schools total 34, with about 13,144 students.
Welti Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Hanceville Middle School, about 5.7 miles away. Within ten miles of Welti Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Welti Elementary School is 4th of 8 on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Welti Elementary School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 218, from 157 in 2020-21. The ratio was 14.3:1 in 2020-21 and 16.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Hanceville Middle School5.7 mi · 284
- Hanceville High School5.7 mi · 363
- Hanceville Elementary School5.8 mi · 648
- East Elementary School5.9 mi · 466
- Cullman City Primary School6.3 mi · 782
- Cullman High School6.6 mi · 1,014
Frequently asked questions
About Welti Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Welti Elementary School?
Welti Elementary School enrolls approximately 218 students in grades PK-05.
Is Welti Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Welti Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Welti Elementary School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Welti Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Welti Elementary School?
Student demographics at Welti Elementary School are roughly 91% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Welti Elementary School public or private?
Welti Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cullman County.
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