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Enrollment
1,625
High
DISTRICT 1,087 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VESTAVIA HILLS CITY·NCES 010343001304
Vestavia Hills High School
2235 Lime Rock Rd, Vestavia Hills, AL 35216 · (205) 402-5250 · Jefferson County
GRADES 10–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,625 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of Alabama public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
117 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
160 students
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 10 | 534 | 33% |
| Grade 11 | 573 | 35% |
| Grade 12 | 518 | 32% |
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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Vestavia Hills City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
71.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
74.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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
74.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 High School
Vestavia Hills High School's state test result (74.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vestavia Hills High School this school | 1,625 | 9.8% | 74.1% |
| Oak Mountain High School Birmingham | 1,648 | 23.3% | 52.7% |
| HewittTrussville High School Trussville | 1,571 | 15.3% | 65.1% |
| Vestavia Hills High School Freshman Campus Vestavia Hills | 548 | 9.5% | N/A |
| Bob Jones High School Madison | 2,048 | 25.4% | 48.5% |
| Spanish Fort High School Spanish Fort | 1,115 | 16.7% | 58.7% |
Matched among Alabama high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #3 of 305 | #2 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.4% | #3 of 305 | #2 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #6 of 305 | #2 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,625 | #15 of 319 | #2 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #20 of 307 | #3 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.3% | #205 of 307 | #18 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.8% | #315 of 317 | #31 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #46 of 164 | #3 of 15 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,625
+111 (+7%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 1,206
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 1,625 | 117 | 13.9:1 | 10% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 1,624 | 115.5 | 14.1:1 | 12% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 1,578 | 114 | 13.8:1 | 10% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 1,514 | 114 | 13.3:1 | 8% (126) |
| 2017-18 | 2,032 | 144 | 14.1:1 | 9% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 1,972 | 132 | 14.9:1 | 8% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 1,774 | 121 | 14.7:1 | 7% (128) |
| 2000-01 | 1,393 | 88 | 15.8:1 | 1% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 1,206 | 71 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vestavia Hills High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (2,032 to 1,625); teachers down 19% (144 to 117).
About Vestavia Hills High School
Vestavia Hills High School is a high school in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, according to federal school records. The school serves grades 10 through 12. Enrollment is 1,625 students. By comparison, high schools in Alabama enroll about 682 students on average.
Vestavia Hills City counts 6,934 students in its 9 schools, and Vestavia Hills High School is one of them.
By race and ethnicity, Vestavia Hills High School is 82% White. The remaining shares are 7% Asian, 4% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. Jefferson County as a whole is about 48% White, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 32, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 117 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. The average for high schools in Alabama is 17.2:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 160 students, or 10%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 52% for public schools in Jefferson County.
On the allk12 Grade, Vestavia Hills High School lands at A+, ahead of 97% of Alabama public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Vestavia Hills High School is 76.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 74.1%.
For the population of Jefferson County, the median household earns about $66,388 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Jefferson County, 181 public schools serve about 97,401 students.
Measured in a straight line, Vestavia Hills High School Freshman Campus is about 0.8 miles from Vestavia Hills High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 74.9%, higher than Vestavia Hills High School's 74.1%.
Locale data from NCES put Vestavia Hills High School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 1,625, compared with 1,514 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Vestavia Hills High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- 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
- Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty ParkElementary · 546 students
Other schools in Vestavia Hills
- 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 Liberty ParkElementary · 546 students
- Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba HeightsElementary · 451 students
Nearby schools
- Vestavia Hills High School Freshman Campus0.8 mi · 548
- Rocky Ridge Elementary School1.0 mi · 577
- Vestavia Hills Elementary West1.1 mi · 691
- Pizitz Middle School1.7 mi · 1,131
- Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge1.7 mi · 657
- Vestavia Hills Elementary East2.1 mi · 771
Frequently asked questions
About Vestavia Hills High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Vestavia Hills High School?
Vestavia Hills High School enrolls approximately 1,625 students in grades 10-12.
What age range does Vestavia Hills High School serve?
Vestavia Hills High School serves students from grade 10 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Vestavia Hills High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vestavia Hills High School is approximately 13.9:1 (117 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Vestavia Hills High School?
At Vestavia Hills High School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Vestavia Hills High School in?
Vestavia Hills High School is part of Vestavia Hills City.
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