Pizitz Middle School

Pizitz Middle School is a 6-8 campus of expansive scale in Vestavia, Alabama, run under Vestavia Hills City, works with 1,131 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 508 students per school, that is 123% bigger than typical.

Within Vestavia Hills City, which oversees 9 schools and 6,934 students, Pizitz Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Pizitz Middle School reports that nearly all students (83%) are White. Other groups include 8% Asian, 4% Black, 3% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at school resources, Pizitz Middle School shows 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 10% of students at Pizitz Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Pizitz Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 76.5%; this one delivers 81.8%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate the typical household earns roughly $66,388 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Pizitz Middle School is one of 181 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 97,401 students).

Vestavia Hills High School Freshman Campus is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pizitz Middle School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 37.0%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pizitz Middle School has declined 5%, going from 1,186 students in 2018 to 1,131 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.