Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge

Located at 2680 Gresham Drive, in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge is a medium-sized elementary-level community that works with 657 students (grades K through 5), operated by Vestavia Hills City. Enrollment runs roughly 37% larger than the state mean of about 480.

Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge is one of 9 schools operated by Vestavia Hills City, a district that enrolls 6,934 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge shows that nearly all students (82%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 7% Black, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

On the resource side, Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge shows 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 12% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Jefferson County's rate of about 52%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 75.0%, the actual is 76.5%, a residual of +1.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) reports that median household income runs about $66,388, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Jefferson County runs 181 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,401 students), of which Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge is one.

Nearest neighbor: Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights, around 1.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

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