West Point Middle School

West Point Middle School is a middle-grades school of intimate scale in Vinemont, Alabama, operated by Cullman County, caters to 397 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 508 students each, so West Point Middle School sits 22% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 25 schools in Cullman County (9,901 students total), West Point Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, West Point Middle School shows that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.9:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, West Point Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.5%, the actual is 50.5%, a residual of +2.1 points.

In the surrounding community, Cullman County reports that the typical household earns roughly $62,656 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. West Point Middle School is one of 34 public schools in Cullman County (combined enrollment of about 13,144 students).

The closest other public school is West Point Intermediate School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West Point Middle School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.4%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 402 students in 2018 compared to 397 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for West Point Middle School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.