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Enrollment
546
Elementary
DISTRICT 623 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VESTAVIA HILLS CITY·NCES 010343001425
Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park
17051 Liberty Pkwy, Vestavia Hills, AL 35242 · (205) 402-5400 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL546 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
27 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 | 12 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
34%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
93.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
72.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 94 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
83.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% 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 Liberty Park
Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park's state test result (83.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park this school | 546 | 4.9% | 83.3% |
| Hampton Cove Elementary Hampton Cove | 711 | 6.8% | 82.6% |
| Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights Vestavia Hills | 451 | 13.7% | 74.6% |
| Stonebridge Elementary Loxley | 620 | 13.9% | 66.8% |
| Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge Vestavia Hills | 657 | 12.3% | 76.5% |
| Vestavia Hills Elementary West Vestavia Hills | 691 | 13.5% | 81.0% |
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 Liberty Park ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.3% | #13 of 626 | #6 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #39 of 626 | #14 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 93.7% | #14 of 626 | #4 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 546 | #236 of 709 | #40 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #110 of 655 | #20 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.8% | #468 of 658 | #51 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.9% | #692 of 696 | #92 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.3% | #143 of 364 | #30 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
546
-89 (-14%) vs 2020
+104% since 2000-01, when it was 267
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 546 | 36 | 15.2:1 | 5% (27) |
| 2023-24 | 559 | 35 | 16.0:1 | 6% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 586 | 37 | 15.8:1 | 4% (23) |
| 2020-21 | 635 | 39 | 16.3:1 | 1% (9) |
| 2017-18 | 645 | 42 | 15.4:1 | 2% (15) |
| 2015-16 | 652 | 40 | 16.3:1 | 3% (21) |
| 2010-11 | 647 | 47 | 13.8:1 | 1% (9) |
| 2000-01 | 267 | 22 | 12.1:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (645 to 546); teachers down 14% (42 to 36).
About Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park
At 17051 Liberty Pkwy in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park operates as a medium-sized elementary school. A federal count lists 546 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.
Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park is one school in Vestavia Hills City, a system of 9 schools with 6,934 students.
The student body at Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park is 81% White. Enrollment also includes 6% Asian, 6% Black, 4% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Among people living in Jefferson County, the White share is about 48%. The school's diversity index is 34%, meaning two students picked at random have a 34% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.2:1, with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.8 students per teacher below the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 5% of enrollment. Public schools in Jefferson County average 52%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park is 3.0 points above its prediction. Actual: 83.3%. Predicted: 80.3%.
Census estimates describe Jefferson County this way: the median household income is $66,388, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park, Jefferson County has 180 other public schools.
Liberty Park Middle School is the public school closest to Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park, about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park ranks 3rd of 9 nearby schools, at 83.3% versus a 61.9% average.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 546 students in 2024-25, 89 fewer than the 635 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.3:1 to 15.2:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Elementary Dolly RidgeElementary · 657 students
- Vestavia Hills High School Freshman CampusHigh · 548 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 Elementary Dolly RidgeElementary · 657 students
- Vestavia Hills High School Freshman CampusHigh · 548 students
- Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba HeightsElementary · 451 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty Park Middle School0.1 mi · 514
- Mountain Brook High School2.5 mi · 985
- Brookwood Forest Elementary School2.8 mi · 579
- Cherokee Bend Elementary School3.4 mi · 562
- Grantswood Community School3.8 mi · 394
- WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet4.2 mi · 184
Frequently asked questions
About Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty ParkWhat is the total enrollment at Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park?
Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park enrolls approximately 546 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park serve?
Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park?
At Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park, the student body is approximately 81% White, 4% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park public or private?
Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park is a public K-12 school, overseen by Vestavia Hills City.
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