Hanceville Elementary School

Summary:

Hanceville Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 624 students in grades PK-5 in Hanceville, Alabama, which is part of the Cullman County school district. While the school has a diverse student population, it faces significant challenges, particularly in mathematics proficiency and achievement gaps between student groups.

Hanceville Elementary consistently performs below the Cullman County and Alabama state averages in mathematics proficiency, with the largest gap in 3rd grade. In English/Language Arts, the school performs closer to the county and state averages, but still lags behind, especially in 5th grade. The school's science proficiency for 4th grade is higher than the state average, but still below the county average. Interestingly, the school's Hispanic students perform relatively well, ranking in the top 50-78 out of 175-196 Alabama elementary schools in mathematics and English/Language Arts, while the White and special education student groups are significantly underperforming compared to their peers statewide.

Despite the school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, its low-socioeconomic status students perform relatively well compared to other Alabama elementary schools. However, when compared to nearby high-performing schools, such as Holly Pond Elementary and the Cullman City schools, Hanceville Elementary generally performs below the top-performing schools. Addressing the school's underperformance, particularly in mathematics, and investigating the factors contributing to the disparities in student group performance should be key priorities for the school and district.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 799 Commercial Street SE
       Hanceville, AL  35077-5522


(256) 352-9196

District: Cullman County

SchoolDigger Rank:
363rd of 684 Alabama Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,379 Help


Students who attend Hanceville Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Hanceville Middle School
High:    Hanceville High School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.4 Help
Number of students:  644

Racial breakdown:

White:
74.8%
Hispanic:
13.8%
Two or more races:
7.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  78.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Hanceville Elementary School ranks worse than 53.1% of elementary schools in Alabama. It also ranks last among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Cullman County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 48.25. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Hanceville Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Cullman County School District. Racial makeup is: White (74.8%), Hispanic (13.8%), two or more races (7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 78.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Cullman County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hanceville Elementary School is 18.4. 8 elementary schools in the Cullman County School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hanceville Elementary School is $8,379. 7 elementary schools in the Cullman County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hanceville Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hanceville Elementary School 363rd of 684 Alabama public elementary schools. (See Hanceville Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Cullman County:

SchoolDigger ranks Cullman County 44th of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Hanceville Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Hanceville Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 44.71 374th 623 40.0%
2005 42.87 445th 688 35.3%
2006 60.09 268th 689 61.1%
2007 64.47 244th 698 65.0%
2008 58.59 293rd 698 58.0%
2009 60.99 279th 696 59.9%
2010 43.92 482nd 704 31.5%
2011 55.51 373rd 709 47.4%
2012 55.07 380th 696 45.4%
2013 51.73 417th 696 40.1%
2014 44.50 402nd 695 42.2%
2015 37.94 443rd 691 35.9%
2016 38.33 442nd 691 36.0%
2017 30.56 495th 688 28.1%
2018 39.89 437th 680 35.7%
2019 50.91 349th 681 48.8%
2021 40.96 412th 692 40.5%
2022 51.10 348th 687 49.3%
2023 55.18 306th 680 55.0%
2024 48.25 363rd 684 46.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Hanceville Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 11.74 12th 12 0.0%
2019 51.13 13th 39 66.7%
2021 14.84 49th 54 9.3%
2024 31.57 61st 82 25.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hanceville Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 39.05 157th 280 43.9%
2018 32.19 238th 344 30.8%
2019 41.87 222nd 392 43.4%
2021 21.07 356th 398 10.6%
2022 26.06 282nd 345 18.3%
2023 40.36 222nd 373 40.5%
2024 21.68 334th 395 15.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hanceville Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 28.98 436th 567 23.1%
2018 42.59 402nd 651 38.2%
2019 58.01 266th 649 59.0%
2021 47.53 344th 653 47.3%
2022 60.65 235th 651 63.9%
2023 64.09 200th 623 67.9%
2024 56.07 288th 670 57.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Hanceville Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 24.85 507th 639 20.7%
2018 32.93 454th 640 29.1%
2019 53.18 299th 646 53.7%
2021 40.06 394th 656 39.9%
2022 47.92 342nd 656 47.9%
2023 41.26 383rd 645 40.6%
2024 43.23 379th 650 41.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Hanceville Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 37.18 421st 639 34.1%
2018 49.04 361st 650 44.5%
2019 47.24 353rd 650 45.7%
2021 40.12 407th 669 39.2%
2022 50.86 334th 669 50.1%
2023 62.25 236th 649 63.6%
2024 52.49 316th 655 51.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hanceville Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 31.97 98th 130 24.6%
2018 22.50 120th 140 14.3%
2019 31.38 118th 152 22.4%
2021 39.61 98th 164 40.2%
2022 50.59 78th 175 55.4%
2023 65.11 50th 184 72.8%
2024 57.89 67th 196 65.8%
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Rank History for White students at Hanceville Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 14.61 343rd 369 7.0%
2018 17.91 467th 508 8.1%
2019 29.06 413th 529 21.9%
2021 25.19 428th 539 20.6%
2022 35.35 362nd 540 33.0%
2023 33.72 376th 528 28.8%
2024 32.71 388th 535 27.5%
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Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Hanceville Elementary School Test Scores
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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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by a parent
Sunday, March 27, 2011

Open Quote My child goes to Hanceville and I have been so pleased with his progress. He has had wonderful teachers and has learned so much! The teachers at Hanceville really care and work so hard. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Hanceville Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1997 425 52 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 479
1998 416 52 0 5 3 n/a n/a 0 476
1999 470 59 0 6 2 n/a n/a 0 537
2000 428 57 1 7 0 n/a n/a 0 493
2001 423 61 2 13 2 n/a n/a 0 501
2002 458 56 2 20 2 n/a n/a 0 538
2003 458 56 2 20 2 n/a n/a 0 538
2004 451 64 3 21 2 n/a n/a 0 541
2005 421 60 1 30 2 n/a n/a 0 514
2006 439 56 0 40 1 n/a n/a 0 536
2007 430 61 0 52 0 n/a n/a 0 543
2008 405 42 1 66 0 n/a n/a 0 514
2009 444 45 1 64 1 n/a n/a 0 555
2010 453 39 3 62 0 n/a n/a 0 557
2011 414 42 3 61 0 0 0 0 520
2012 408 41 7 55 0 0 3 0 514
2013 392 38 6 66 3 0 8 0 513
2014 399 38 7 76 3 0 9 0 532
2015 389 40 7 63 4 0 18 0 521
2016 430 31 2 80 1 0 47 0 591
2017 412 25 2 78 4 0 55 0 576
2018 466 25 1 73 3 0 45 0 613
2019 437 28 1 69 3 4 51 0 593
2020 440 28 2 67 1 1 58 0 597
2021 436 23 0 91 2 1 64 0 617
2022 446 23 0 77 2 0 60 0 608
2023 463 24 0 88 3 1 45 0 624
2024 482 23 1 89 3 1 45 0 644

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hanceville Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 479 28.3 16.9 43.4
1998 476 29.3 16.2 42.4
1999 537 34.0 15.8 61.3
2000 493 35.0 14.1 69
2001 501 34.0 14.7 58.3
2002 538 32.5 16.6 67.3
2003 538 32.5 16.6 67.3
2004 541 33.5 16.1 71.7
2005 514 37.0 13.9 71.4
2006 536 36.0 14.9 70.9
2007 543 35.0 15.5 70.2
2008 514 37.5 13.7 73.3
2009 555 37.1 14.8 74.8
2010 557 36.2 15.3 76.5
2011 520 40.0 12.9 78.8
2012 514 39.9 12.8 74.9
2013 513 46.3 11.0 77.2
2014 532 37.9 14.0 71.2
2015 521 34.0 15.3 76.6
2016 591 35.0 16.8 71.2
2017 576 33.6 17.1 73.6
2018 613 33.3 18.3 71.9
2019 593 34.8 17.0 71.3
2020 597 34.5 17.3 66.8
2021 617 35.5 17.3 60
2022 608 32.0 19.0 57.1
2023 624 31.8 19.6 78
2024 644 35.0 18.4 78.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hanceville Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 479 28.3 16.9 43.4
1998 476 29.3 16.2 42.4
1999 537 34.0 15.8 61.3
2000 493 35.0 14.1 69
2001 501 34.0 14.7 58.3
2002 538 32.5 16.6 67.3
2003 538 32.5 16.6 67.3
2004 541 33.5 16.1 71.7
2005 514 37.0 13.9 71.4
2006 536 36.0 14.9 70.9
2007 543 35.0 15.5 70.2
2008 514 37.5 13.7 73.3
2009 555 37.1 14.8 74.8
2010 557 36.2 15.3 76.5
2011 520 40.0 12.9 78.8
2012 514 39.9 12.8 74.9
2013 513 46.3 11.0 77.2
2014 532 37.9 14.0 71.2
2015 521 34.0 15.3 76.6
2016 591 35.0 16.8 71.2
2017 576 33.6 17.1 73.6
2018 613 33.3 18.3 71.9
2019 593 34.8 17.0 71.3
2020 597 34.5 17.3 66.8
2021 617 35.5 17.3 60
2022 608 32.0 19.0 57.1
2023 624 31.8 19.6 78
2024 644 35.0 18.4 78.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Hanceville Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $628 (7.5%) $7,725 (92.2%) $8,379

Data source: Alabama Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hanceville Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 349th of 681 Elementary schoolsRanks 306th of 680 Elementary schools
 6.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Hanceville Elementary School)58.437.1
 21.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Cullman County)66.849.1
 17.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alabama)57.543.6
 13.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Hanceville Elementary School)48.837.4
 11.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Cullman County)50.235.2
 15%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)47.334.9
 12.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Hanceville Elementary School)44.325
 19.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Cullman County)51.129.8
 21.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.933.9
 10.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students593624
 5.2%
African American2824
 14.3%
American Indian33
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic6988
 27.5%
Pacific Islander41
 75%
White437463
 5.9%
Two or More Races5145
 11.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients71.3%78%
 6.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Hanceville Elementary School

Hanceville Elementary School ranks 363rd of 684 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 644 students attended Hanceville Elementary School.

Students at Hanceville Elementary School are 75% White, 14% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Students who attend Hanceville Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hanceville Middle School
High : Hanceville High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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