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Enrollment
771
Elementary
DISTRICT 623 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VESTAVIA HILLS CITY·NCES 010343001302
Vestavia Hills Elementary East
2109 Tyson Dr, Vestavia Hills, AL 35216 · (205) 402-5200 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL771 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
54 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 161 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 122 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 132 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (161) is 68% larger than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
19%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
92.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
73.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 93 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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
82.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 East
Vestavia Hills Elementary East's state test result (82.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vestavia Hills Elementary East this school | 771 | 7.0% | 82.9% |
| Hampton Cove Elementary Hampton Cove | 711 | 6.8% | 82.6% |
| Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge Vestavia Hills | 657 | 12.3% | 76.5% |
| Crestline Elementary School Mountain Brook | 743 | 1.7% | 91.6% |
| Edgewood Elementary School Homewood | 935 | 12.0% | 84.3% |
| Cherokee Bend Elementary School Mountain Brook | 562 | 2.8% | 88.6% |
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 East ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.9% | #16 of 626 | #7 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.2% | #33 of 626 | #12 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 92.9% | #16 of 626 | #6 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 771 | #66 of 709 | #7 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #403 of 655 | #52 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.7% | #582 of 658 | #77 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.0% | #690 of 696 | #91 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #290 of 364 | #53 of 58 |
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
771
0 (0%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 527
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 771 | 44 | 17.5:1 | 7% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 741 | 49 | 15.1:1 | 6% (43) |
| 2022-23 | 759 | 45 | 16.9:1 | 6% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 771 | 45 | 17.1:1 | 4% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 808 | 48 | 16.8:1 | 8% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 807 | 45 | 17.9:1 | 12% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 717 | 50 | 14.3:1 | 11% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 510 | 41 | 12.4:1 | 6% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 527 | 36 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vestavia Hills Elementary East.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (808 to 771); teachers down 8% (48 to 44).
About Vestavia Hills Elementary East
Vestavia Hills Elementary East is a large elementary school in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. Total enrollment is 771 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Alabama have about 480 students on average; enrollment here is 61% higher.
Federal data list 9 schools in Vestavia Hills City, with 6,934 students enrolled.
White students account for 90% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 4% Black, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. Among all residents of Jefferson County, the White share is about 48%. A diversity index of 19% means there is a 19% chance two randomly chosen students at Vestavia Hills Elementary East are from different groups.
Vestavia Hills Elementary East has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. That is in line with the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. At Vestavia Hills Elementary East, 7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Among public schools in Jefferson County, the average eligibility rate is 52%.
Vestavia Hills Elementary East's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 82.9% is 4.1 points above the 78.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Jefferson County, home to about 667,755 people, median household income comes to about $66,388, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Jefferson County's 181 public schools enroll about 97,401 students and include Vestavia Hills Elementary East.
Measured in a straight line, Homewood High School is about 0.9 miles from Vestavia Hills Elementary East. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Vestavia Hills Elementary East ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 771, close to the 771 recorded in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Vestavia Hills Elementary East lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 WestElementary · 691 students
- Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly RidgeElementary · 657 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 WestElementary · 691 students
- Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly RidgeElementary · 657 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
- Homewood High School0.9 mi · 1,333
- Vestavia Hills Elementary West1.1 mi · 691
- Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge1.8 mi · 657
- Vestavia Hills High School Freshman Campus2.0 mi · 548
- Shades Cahaba Elementary School2.0 mi · 507
- Vestavia Hills High School2.1 mi · 1,625
Frequently asked questions
About Vestavia Hills Elementary EastWhat is the total enrollment at Vestavia Hills Elementary East?
Vestavia Hills Elementary East enrolls approximately 771 students in grades PK-05.
Is Vestavia Hills Elementary East an elementary, middle, or high school?
Vestavia Hills Elementary East is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Vestavia Hills Elementary East have?
Vestavia Hills Elementary East employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Vestavia Hills Elementary East?
Student demographics at Vestavia Hills Elementary East are roughly 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Vestavia Hills Elementary East public or private?
Vestavia Hills Elementary East is a public K-12 school, overseen by Vestavia Hills City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.