Vestavia Hills Elementary East

Vestavia Hills Elementary East is one of the substantial elementary schools in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, one of the schools within Vestavia Hills City, with 771 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 61% above the state mean of about 480.

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

On the student-mix side, Vestavia Hills Elementary East lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%); the rest reads as 4% Black, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Vestavia Hills Elementary East has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 7% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Jefferson County (around 52%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Vestavia Hills Elementary East sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 78.8%; this one delivers 82.9%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household income runs about $66,388, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Jefferson County's 181 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,401 students), Vestavia Hills Elementary East is one campus in the mix.

Homewood High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Vestavia Hills Elementary East at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 36.5%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Vestavia Hills Elementary East has edged down 5%, going from 808 students in 2018 to 771 in 2025.

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