Enrollment
397
Middle
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CULLMAN COUNTY·NCES 010102000459
West Point Middle School
4545 County Road 1141, Vinemont, AL 35179 · (256) 734-5904 · Cullman County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% 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.
- BBeats 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
18.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
194 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 | 133 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 143 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 121 | 30% |
Student demographics
26%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
65.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
36.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
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 West Point Middle School
West Point Middle School's state test result (50.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Point Middle School this school | 397 | 48.9% | 50.5% |
| Sardis Middle School Sardis City | 381 | 54.1% | 39.4% |
| Good Hope Middle School Cullman | 378 | 43.9% | 45.3% |
| White Plains Middle School Anniston | 387 | 43.4% | 52.4% |
| West Blocton Middle School West Blocton | 387 | 55.6% | 38.2% |
| Ashville Middle School Ashville | 371 | 54.7% | 45.8% |
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 West Point Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Cullman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #82 of 260 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #72 of 260 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #88 of 260 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #158 of 265 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #165 of 244 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.0% | #205 of 246 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.9% | #184 of 264 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #145 of 151 | 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
397
-13 (-3%) vs 2020
-8% since 2000-01, when it was 431
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 397 | 21 | 18.9:1 | 49% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 20.4 | 18.8:1 | 64% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 19.8 | 19.2:1 | 64% (244) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 20 | 20.5:1 | 52% (213) |
| 2017-18 | 402 | 21.3 | 18.9:1 | 62% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 396 | 19 | 20.8:1 | 56% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 400 | 31 | 12.9:1 | 59% (237) |
| 2000-01 | 431 | 19 | 22.7:1 | 47% (201) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Point Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (402 to 397); teachers down 2% (21.3 to 21).
About West Point Middle School
West Point Middle School is a small middle school in Vinemont, Alabama. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 397 students. By comparison, middle schools in Alabama enroll about 508 students on average.
Cullman County operates 25 schools. Combined enrollment is 9,901 students.
A large majority of enrollment at West Point Middle School is White, at 85%. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, West Point Middle School scores 26%.
West Point Middle School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. Across middle schools in Alabama, the average ratio is 17.9:1. The school has 49% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, West Point Middle School lands at B+, ahead of 69% of Alabama public middle schools.
Test results at West Point Middle School are 2.1 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (50.5% actual, 48.5% predicted).
In Cullman County, home to about 90,566 people, the median household earns about $62,656 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 34 public schools in the county, enrolling about 13,144, West Point Middle School among them.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates West Point Middle School from the closest public school, West Point Intermediate School. Other public schools within five miles: 3. Ranked by average proficiency, West Point Middle School places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
West Point Middle School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 13 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 20.5:1 to 18.9:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the West Point Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Vinemont
- Vinemont Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Vinemont High SchoolHigh · 348 students
- West Point Intermediate SchoolElementary · 250 students
- Vinemont Middle SchoolMiddle · 225 students
Nearby schools
- West Point Intermediate School0.1 mi · 250
- West Point High School0.4 mi · 591
- West Point Elementary School0.4 mi · 496
- Vinemont Elementary School5.8 mi · 487
- Vinemont High School5.8 mi · 348
- Vinemont Middle School5.8 mi · 225
Frequently asked questions
About West Point Middle SchoolHow large is West Point Middle School?
West Point Middle School enrolls approximately 397 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does West Point Middle School serve?
West Point Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at West Point Middle School?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at West Point Middle School.
How diverse is West Point Middle School?
West Point Middle School reports a student body of 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees West Point Middle School?
West Point Middle 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.