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Enrollment
657
Elementary
DISTRICT 623 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VESTAVIA HILLS CITY·NCES 010343002481
Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge
2680 Gresham Drive, Vestavia Hills, AL 35243 · (205) 402-5325 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL657 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Alabama public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
81 students
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 129 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (129) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
89.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
67.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
76.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge
Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge's state test result (76.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge this school | 657 | 12.3% | 76.5% |
| Rockwell Elementary School Spanish Fort | 682 | 17.7% | 77.9% |
| Hampton Cove Elementary Hampton Cove | 711 | 6.8% | 82.6% |
| Vestavia Hills Elementary East Vestavia Hills | 771 | 7.0% | 82.9% |
| GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary Big Cove | 935 | 12.9% | 71.2% |
| Stonebridge Elementary Loxley | 620 | 13.9% | 66.8% |
Matched among Alabama elementary 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 Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #44 of 626 | #15 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #65 of 626 | #18 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.7% | #29 of 626 | #14 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 657 | #135 of 709 | #22 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #208 of 655 | #26 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.5% | #483 of 658 | #55 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.3% | #686 of 696 | #89 of 96 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
657
-33 (-5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 657 | 41 | 16.0:1 | 12% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 639 | 44 | 14.5:1 | 14% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 679 | 39 | 17.4:1 | 12% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 690 | 40 | 17.3:1 | 5% (37) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge.
About Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge
Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. Federal data show 657 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students, which makes this school 37% above average.
Vestavia Hills City is the district for Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge. It has 9 schools and 6,934 students.
Of every 100 students at Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge, about 82 are White. The school is also 7% Black, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Jefferson County is about 48% White. A diversity index of 32% means there is a 32% chance two randomly chosen students at Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge are from different groups.
There are about 16.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge, which has 41. The school's 16.0:1 compares with an average of 17.0:1 for elementary schools in Alabama. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 12%. The 52% average for public schools in Jefferson County is 40 points higher.
Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 67% of Alabama public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 75.0% at Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 76.5%.
In the wider Jefferson County area, the median household earns about $66,388 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Jefferson County, 181 public schools serve about 97,401 students.
Among nearby public schools, Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights is closest at about 1.6 miles. Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge ranks 4th on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 5%, from 690 to 657. The school's ratio dropped from 17.3:1 to 16.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
667,755
Census ACS
Median income
$66,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
181
97,401 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vestavia Hills City
- Vestavia Hills High SchoolHigh · 1,625 students
- Pizitz Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,131 students
- Vestavia Hills Elementary EastElementary · 771 students
- Vestavia Hills Elementary WestElementary · 691 students
- Vestavia Hills High School Freshman CampusHigh · 548 students
- Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty ParkElementary · 546 students
Other schools in Vestavia Hills
- Vestavia Hills High SchoolHigh · 1,625 students
- Vestavia Hills Elementary EastElementary · 771 students
- Vestavia Hills Elementary WestElementary · 691 students
- Vestavia Hills High School Freshman CampusHigh · 548 students
- Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty ParkElementary · 546 students
- Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba HeightsElementary · 451 students
Nearby schools
- Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights1.6 mi · 451
- Vestavia Hills High School1.7 mi · 1,625
- Vestavia Hills Elementary East1.8 mi · 771
- Vestavia Hills Elementary West1.8 mi · 691
- Rocky Ridge Elementary School2.0 mi · 577
- Vestavia Hills High School Freshman Campus2.4 mi · 548
Frequently asked questions
About Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly RidgeWhat is the total enrollment at Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge?
Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge enrolls approximately 657 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge serve?
Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge have?
Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge?
Student demographics at Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge are roughly 82% White, 5% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge in?
Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge is part of Vestavia Hills City.
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