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Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights

Public Grades PK, KG-5

59^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights is a highly-ranked public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Vestavia Hills City School District, which is the 2nd-highest ranked district in Alabama. With 490 students, the school has consistently been among the top-performing elementary schools in the state, currently ranked 59th out of 680 schools.

Academically, Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights excels, with students performing well above the state average on standardized tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, 73.56% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 45.47%. The school's performance also exceeds the district average, and it competes favorably with top-performing schools in neighboring Mountain Brook City and Homewood City districts.

The school's strong academic results are complemented by a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15.8, higher-than-average per-student spending, and a low chronic absenteeism rate. While the school's student population is predominantly white, it performs well across different subgroups, including its special education students, who ranked 16th out of 395 Alabama elementary schools in 2023-2024. Overall, Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights is a highly-regarded, well-resourced, and consistently high-performing elementary school in the Vestavia Hills community.

451

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,984

Per pupil spending ?

13.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4401 Dolly Ridge Road
Vestavia Hills, AL 35243-4173

(205) 402-5480

District: Vestavia Hills City

Students who attend Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights usually attend:

Middle:	Liberty Park Middle School
High:	Vestavia Hills High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.9%

Hispanic:

6.4%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (74% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Alabama elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

!Near the bottom of Vestavia Hills City's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg80%

Alabama avg52%

59^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Vestavia Hills City

2^nd of 135Vestavia Hills City among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	59 of 680	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	55 of 684	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	56 of 680	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	27 of 687	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	95.1	30 of 692	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	22 of 681	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	23 of 680	96.6%	★★★★★
2017	96.3	21 of 688	96.9%	★★★★★
2016	97.5	12 of 691	98.3%	★★★★★
2015	97.0	18 of 691	97.4%	★★★★★
2014	95.8	17 of 695	97.6%	★★★★★
2013	85.1	12 of 696	98.3%	★★★★★
2012	88.6	8 of 696	98.9%	★★★★★
2011	83.7	36 of 709	94.9%	★★★★★
2010	82.6	50 of 704	92.9%	★★★★★
2009	82.3	57 of 696	91.8%	★★★★★
2008	84.7	38 of 698	94.6%	★★★★★
2007	80.6	83 of 698	88.1%	★★★★☆
2006	69.7	161 of 689	76.6%	★★★★☆
2005	86.6	43 of 688	93.8%	★★★★★
2004	80.3	90 of 623	85.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	97 of 649	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	78 of 650	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	90.5	50 of 645	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	18 of 656	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	36 of 656	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	28 of 646	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	42 of 640	93.4%	★★★★★
2017	93.0	27 of 639	95.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	135 of 660	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	76 of 670	88.7%	★★★★☆
2017	97.6	7 of 567	98.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	35 of 651	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	39 of 655	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	56 of 649	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	39 of 669	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.7	31 of 669	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	16 of 650	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.2	10 of 650	98.5%	★★★★★
2017	96.1	13 of 639	98.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	93.7	16 of 395	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	4 of 373	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	12 of 345	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	98.8	4 of 398	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	4 of 344	98.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	90 of 532	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	79 of 535	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	66 of 528	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	91.3	40 of 540	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.1	45 of 539	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	45 of 529	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	31 of 508	93.9%	★★★★★
2017	92.4	25 of 369	93.2%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2024)96th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)95th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English88%+24 vs state

Science73%+31 vs state

Mathematics60%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)				Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights	Public	PK, KG-5	4401 Dolly Ridge Road	Vestavia Hills	35243	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5480	451	28	16.1	13.7%	365 (80.9%)	15 (3.3%)	29 (6.4%)	20 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	88.5	59^th of 680 public elementary schools	91.3%		89.9	55^th of 684 public elementary schools	92.0%	4	73.6	53.1	54.8		73.5	95.4	79.6	90.3		$13,984	$1,039	$12,943
Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge	Public	K-5	2680 Gresham Drive	Vestavia Hills	35243	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5325	657	41	16.0	12.3%	540 (82.2%)	48 (7.3%)	33 (5.0%)	19 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	91.7	42^nd of 680 public elementary schools	93.8%		95.2	21^st of 684 public elementary schools	96.9%	21	66.7	63.6	72.6		67.8	89.7	88.8	90.6
Brookwood Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3701 S Brookwood Rd	Mountain Brook	35223	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 414-3700	579	50	11.5	1.2%	543 (93.8%)	6 (1.0%)	12 (2.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	97.1	8^th of 680 public elementary schools	98.8%		97.6	6^th of 684 public elementary schools	99.1%	2	92.2	78.0	85.0	78.9	79.1	95.3	86.8	96.3	88.7	$13,183	$647	$12,536
Mountain Brook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3020 Cambridge Rd	Mountain Brook	35223	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-8191	551	47	11.7	2.0%	523 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	97.6	5^th of 680 public elementary schools	99.3%		97.6	7^th of 684 public elementary schools	99.0%	2	82.4	76.2	83.7	79.1	88.1	97.1	91.7	98.8	92.5	$13,933	$289	$13,644
Vestavia Hills Elementary East	Public	PK, KG-5	2109 Tyson Dr	Vestavia Hills	35216	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5200	771	44	17.5	7.0%	694 (90.0%)	29 (3.8%)	22 (2.9%)	17 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	94.7	16^th of 680 public elementary schools	97.6%		97.1	10^th of 684 public elementary schools	98.5%	6	79.0	75.2	62.5		84.0	91.7	96.8	89.6		$11,792	$454	$11,338
Vestavia Hills Elementary West	Public	K-5	1965 Merryvale Rd	Vestavia Hills	35216	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5151	691	44	15.7	13.5%	520 (75.3%)	35 (5.1%)	34 (4.9%)	62 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.6%)	93.8	24^th of 680 public elementary schools	96.5%		94.4	28^th of 684 public elementary schools	95.9%	4	69.9	65.9	83.3		78.1	90.2	91.0	90.4		$11,628	$529	$11,098
Shades Cahaba Elementary School	Public	K-5	3001 Independence Drive	Homewood	35209	Jefferson County	Homewood City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-1113	507	40	12.6	22.1%	383 (75.5%)	45 (8.9%)	38 (7.5%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	93.7	26^th of 680 public elementary schools	96.2%		94.9	25^th of 684 public elementary schools	96.3%	1	77.6	84.7	58.5		82.4	90.7	90.5	87.7		$12,104	$980	$11,103
Rocky Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2876 Old Rocky Ridge Rd	Hoover	35243	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 439-2900	577	41	14.0	36.4%	316 (54.8%)	108 (18.7%)	79 (13.7%)	23 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.3%)	76.5	144^th of 680 public elementary schools	78.8%		85.4	82^nd of 684 public elementary schools	88.0%	62	60.0	54.6	47.5		50.7	78.3	74.0	80.2		$12,736	$1,431	$11,304
Crestline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3785 Jackson Blvd	Mountain Brook	35213	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-8126	743	61	12.1	1.7%	708 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)	98.3	2^nd of 680 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.4	2^nd of 684 public elementary schools	99.7%		87.3	89.5	88.5	94.1	83.3	98.2	95.6	98.2	94.9	$12,269	$167	$12,102
Inverness Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	5251 Valleydale Rd	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5240	563	35	15.9	34.8%	352 (62.5%)	119 (21.1%)	49 (8.7%)	26 (4.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)								(n/a)	64.2					78.2				$9,652	$750	$8,882

Frequently Asked Questions about Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights

What district is Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights in?

Vestavia Hills City

How many students attend Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights?

In the 2024-25 school year, 451 students attended Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights.

Is Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights a good school?

Yes. Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights ranks in the top 8.7% of Alabama elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights attend?

Students who attend Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights usually go on to attend:

Middle : Liberty Park Middle School
High : Vestavia Hills High School

What is the racial makeup of Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights?

Students at Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights are 81% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

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