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Vestavia Hills City

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At a glance

2^ndof 139 Alabama districts

Better than 98% of Alabama districts

Elementary 5 Middle 2 High 1 Alternative 1Grades PK, KG-12

1204 Montgomery Hwy
Vestavia Hills, AL 35216-2810·(205) 402-5116·All Alabama district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 98.6% of districts

Schools

6,934

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedVestavia Hills High School4^th of 380 Alabama high schools

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Biggest riser

Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights up 33 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Liberty Park Middle School 12.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Vestavia Hills City school district in Alabama is an elite, 5-star rated system serving approximately 6,934 students across 9 schools—5 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 1 high school, and a dedicated freshman campus—and ranks #2 out of 139 districts statewide.

For parents, this is a district where excellence is the norm, but there are clear standouts. Pizitz Middle School is the crown jewel, ranking #2 in Alabama and outperforming Liberty Park Middle School in nearly every subject—especially 8th-grade math (77% vs. 62%)—while spending the least per student ($10,929). Vestavia Hills High School is consistently top-5 statewide with a 95.3% graduation rate, though its 12.4% chronic absenteeism is more than double the district average and a notable paradox. Among elementaries, Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park is the academic powerhouse (97.85% 5th-grade English proficiency), while Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights showed the biggest improvement, jumping 33 spots to #26 statewide. The Vestavia Hills High School Freshman Campus model appears effective, with just 3.9% absenteeism and strong engagement.

Science is the district's superpower—8th-grade proficiency hits 92-94% versus a 54% state average—but watch for a 7th-grade math dip at both middle schools (Pizitz drops 17 points from 6th grade) and a 4th-grade math outlier at Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge (57% vs. 75% district average). Vestavia Hills Elementary East and Vestavia Hills Elementary West round out a remarkably equitable district where spending doesn't predict performance—the top-ranked school spends the least. Overall, this is an exceptional system with isolated, targeted opportunities for improvement rather than systemic issues.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)							Summative Assessment Science (2026)			Summative Assessment English (2026)							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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pizitz Middle School	Public	6-8	2826 Columbiana Road	Vestavia	35216	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5350	1,131	75	15.0	10.2%	934 (82.6%)	50 (4.4%)	36 (3.2%)	94 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.4%)	98.7	2^nd of 443 public middle schools	99.5%		98.8	3^rd of 439 public middle schools	99.3%	1				81.8	64.9	77.1			94.1					88.4	92.0	93.8		$10,929	$585	$10,343
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%)	97.1	7^th of 686 public elementary schools	99.0%		94.7	16^th of 680 public elementary schools	97.6%	9	86.3	78.1	91.3					89.8			96.8	90.5	95.2					$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%)	95.1	19^th of 686 public elementary schools	97.2%		93.8	24^th of 680 public elementary schools	96.5%	5	69.6	85.3	82.3					82.8			92.9	90.2	93.6					$11,628	$529	$11,098
Vestavia Hills High School	Public	10-12	2235 Lime Rock Rd	Vestavia Hills	35216	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5250	1,625	117	13.8	9.8%	1,328 (81.7%)	72 (4.4%)	70 (4.3%)	112 (6.9%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (2.4%)	99.9	4^th of 380 public high schools	98.9%		99.9	3^rd of 374 public high schools	99.2%	1							74.2			77.8							82.5	$12,105	$678	$11,425
Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park	Public	PK, KG-5	17051 Liberty Pkwy	Vestavia Hills	35242	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5400	546	36	15.1	4.9%	441 (80.8%)	31 (5.7%)	20 (3.7%)	32 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	96.7	11^th of 686 public elementary schools	98.4%		93.8	25^th of 680 public elementary schools	96.3%	14	86.5	84.6	72.3					88.5			93.7	91.0	97.9					$13,969	$1,279	$12,689
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%)	93.8	26^th of 686 public elementary schools	96.2%		88.5	59^th of 680 public elementary schools	91.3%	33	70.4	70.9	83.0					89.5			88.6	89.5	89.4					$13,984	$1,039	$12,943
Liberty Park Middle School	Public	6-8	17035 Liberty Pkwy	Vestavia	35242	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5450	514	42	12.3	9.7%	408 (79.4%)	19 (3.7%)	23 (4.5%)	37 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	96.5	8^th of 443 public middle schools	98.2%		97.4	7^th of 439 public middle schools	98.4%	1				76.9	51.7	61.8			92.4					78.3	82.4	93.0		$14,344	$07	$14,335
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%)	90.2	50^th of 686 public elementary schools	92.7%		91.7	42^nd of 680 public elementary schools	93.8%	8	76.2	57.3	70.2					70.9			87.6	81.8	96.8
Vestavia Hills High School Freshman Campus	Public, Alternative	9	2020 Pizitz Drive	Vestavia Hills	35216	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5300	548	31	17.6	9.5%	447 (81.6%)	31 (5.7%)	23 (4.2%)	38 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)								(n/a)

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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