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Pizitz Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

2^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 100% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Pizitz Middle School in Vestavia, AL, is a high-performing public school serving 1,131 students in grades 6-8 as part of the top-ranked Vestavia Hills City district.

Pizitz is an academic powerhouse, currently ranked #2 out of 443 middle schools in Alabama—placing it in the 100th percentile. This isn't a fluke; the school has finished in the top 10 statewide for over a decade, with multiple #1 rankings in recent years. Test scores are exceptional across the board. For example, 8th-grade science proficiency is 94%, compared to the state average of 54%, and 8th-grade English proficiency is 94% versus the state's 58%. In fact, Pizitz outperforms the prestigious Mountain Brook Junior High School in both 7th and 8th-grade English and 8th-grade science. The school also excels at serving all students, ranking in the 95th percentile or higher for nearly every subgroup, including special education students and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. With a chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.2% (well below the state's 12%), students are clearly engaged and attending school regularly.

One area worth noting is a consistent dip in 7th-grade math proficiency (65% vs. 82% in 6th grade), which may reflect a curriculum transition. However, this is a minor blemish on an otherwise stellar record. Compared to nearby options like Oak Mountain Middle School (ranked #29) or Robert F Bumpus Middle School, Pizitz's scores are dramatically higher across all subjects and grade levels. The school also spends its resources efficiently—its $10,929 per-student investment yields better outcomes than schools spending more, like Bumpus. For parents seeking a consistently elite academic environment with strong support for all learners, Pizitz is a standout choice in the Birmingham metro area.

1,131

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,929

Per pupil spending ?

10.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2826 Columbiana Road
Vestavia, AL 35216-3798

(205) 402-5350

District: Vestavia Hills City

Students who attend Pizitz Middle School usually attend:

High:

Vestavia Hills High School

Feeder schools for Pizitz Middle School:

Elementary:	Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge
	Vestavia Hills Elementary East
	Vestavia Hills Elementary West

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.6%

Asian:

8.3%

African American:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2016 → 100th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (85% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Alabama middle schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school85%

District avg82%

Alabama avg44%

2^nd of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Vestavia Hills City

2^nd of 140Vestavia 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	98.7	2 of 449	99.6%	★★★★★
2025	98.8	3 of 439	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	1 of 442	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	2 of 437	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	2 of 432	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	99.6	1 of 440	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	9 of 437	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	5 of 423	98.8%	★★★★★
2017	99.0	4 of 432	99.1%	★★★★★
2016	99.1	3 of 432	99.3%	★★★★★
2015	99.3	3 of 430	99.3%	★★★★★
2014	97.2	9 of 438	97.9%	★★★★★
2013	84.7	18 of 436	95.9%	★★★★★
2012	86.8	21 of 436	95.2%	★★★★★
2011	88.4	17 of 435	96.1%	★★★★★
2010	91.3	11 of 435	97.5%	★★★★★
2009	94.2	5 of 425	98.8%	★★★★★
2008	93.3	9 of 417	97.8%	★★★★★
2007	93.2	9 of 412	97.8%	★★★★★
2006	95.8	8 of 409	98.0%	★★★★★
2005	95.4	10 of 415	97.6%	★★★★★
2004	96.6	7 of 407	98.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	93.7	12 of 269	95.5%	★★★★★
2025	91.5	17 of 259	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	18 of 269	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	17 of 263	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	9 of 271	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	86.6	20 of 266	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	79.3	33 of 252	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	92.5	12 of 247	95.1%	★★★★★
2017	88.3	14 of 205	93.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	83.2	3 of 20	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	91.6	1 of 20	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	1 of 20	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	1 of 15	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	1 of 18	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	1 of 22	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	85.2	2 of 19	89.5%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	2 of 18	88.9%	★★★★★
2017	85.2	1 of 14	92.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	97.9	1 of 427	99.8%	★★★★★
2025	98.0	3 of 415	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	1 of 426	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	2 of 417	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	2 of 423	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	99.1	1 of 415	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	4 of 399	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	4 of 392	99.0%	★★★★★
2017	98.0	6 of 380	98.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	6 of 173	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	3 of 164	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	4 of 166	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	4 of 157	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.0	4 of 154	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.3	9 of 124	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	4 of 113	96.5%	★★★★★
2017	93.6	5 of 108	95.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	97.1	7 of 438	98.4%	★★★★★
2025	96.6	5 of 428	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	7 of 437	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	31 of 410	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	57.2	148 of 421	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	93.3	8 of 415	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	74.7	66 of 396	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	46 of 396	88.4%	★★★★☆
2017	89.2	13 of 349	96.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	98.7	2 of 426	99.5%	★★★★★
2025	98.6	3 of 422	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	1 of 428	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	2 of 419	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	2 of 427	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	99.6	1 of 418	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.5	8 of 399	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	98.8	7 of 397	98.2%	★★★★★
2017	99.0	4 of 380	98.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	91.3	6 of 72	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	3 of 46	93.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	94.3	6 of 269	97.8%	★★★★★
2025	89.5	13 of 271	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	7 of 281	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	2 of 281	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	1 of 256	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	1 of 274	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	85.2	11 of 254	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	10 of 223	95.5%	★★★★★
2017	97.9	2 of 195	99.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	97.6	3 of 359	99.2%	★★★★★
2025	97.3	6 of 377	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	3 of 373	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	3 of 370	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	2 of 376	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	99.0	1 of 369	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	13 of 343	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	9 of 331	97.3%	★★★★★
2017	97.4	8 of 247	96.8%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2026)100th percentile~ school

Male (2026)100th percentile~ school

White (2026)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)96th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)92nd percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)85th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science94%+40 vs state

English91%+35 vs state

Mathematics75%+46 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, September 2, 2015

I love pizitz middle school! It is my last year of the school (8th grade) and I am so sad :(! Love the faculty and student body! Everyone is so kind to one another and I highly recommend this school! Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, October 21, 2010

Very good school with extracurricular activities. Close Quote

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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 (2025)	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 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th 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	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 449 public middle schools	99.6%		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
Ira F Simmons Middle School	Public	6-8	1575 Patton Chapel Road	Hoover	35226	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 439-2100	860	62	13.8	44.3%	448 (52.1%)	226 (26.3%)	120 (14.0%)	29 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (4.1%)	90.1	38^th of 449 public middle schools	91.5%		90.1	38^th of 439 public middle schools	91.3%				57.2	47.4	53.6		71.8			74.6	72.9	80.4	$12,051	$881	$11,168
Homewood Middle School	Public	6-8	395 Mecca Avenue	Homewood	35209	Jefferson County	Homewood City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 220-5152	1,000	69	14.4	28.3%	670 (67.0%)	166 (16.6%)	108 (10.8%)	14 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.9%)	96.2	12^th of 449 public middle schools	97.3%		96.1	10^th of 439 public middle schools	97.7%	2			73.9	67.2	61.9		86.6			78.2	86.9	83.1	$11,292	$1,285	$9,985
Berry Middle School	Public	6-12	4500 Jaguar Dr	Hoover	35242	Shelby County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-2000	1,058	73	14.5	30.1%	611 (57.8%)	208 (19.7%)	96 (9.1%)	90 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (4.9%)	96	13^th of 449 public middle schools	97.1%		95.7	15^th of 439 public middle schools	96.6%	2			64.4	57.9	58.2		85.3			83.6	83.1	85.7	$10,356	$823	$9,533
Jones Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	2000 31st Street SW	Birmingham	35221	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1040	465	22	21.6	85.8%	2 (0.4%)	386 (83.0%)	68 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	8.4	427^th of 449 public middle schools	4.9%		8	426^th of 439 public middle schools	3.0%	1			3.9	1.3	0.8		17.1			28.1	30.6	25.6	$11,995	$2,095	$9,898
Mountain Brook Junior High School	Public	7-9	205 Overbrook Dr	Mountain Brook	35213	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-3516	1,005	83	12.1	3.3%	945 (94.0%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.5%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.2%)	98.3	4^th of 449 public middle schools	99.1%		98.5	4^th of 439 public middle schools	99.1%					61.2	67.0		92.9				84.5	91.4	$12,244	$113	$12,131
Legacy Prep Intermediate	Public, Charter	4-8	2900 S Park Dr SW	Birmingham	35124	Shelby County	Legacy Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 573-0777	219	11	19.9	84.5%	0 (0.0%)	210 (95.9%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	14.9	391^st of 449 public middle schools	12.9%					(n/a)	16.0	7.6	8.0	1.8	0.0	30.0	22.2	32.0	47.2	38.0	35.7	44.4
Green Acres Middle School	Public	6-8	1220 67th Street West	Birmingham	35228	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1370	309	14	22.0	84.5%	4 (1.3%)	266 (86.1%)	36 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	14.7	393^rd of 449 public middle schools	12.5%		18.1	370^th of 439 public middle schools	15.7%	23			11.0	5.8	5.3		18.8			37.8	36.3	34.4	$14,583	$5,618	$8,963
City Elementary	Public	7-8	901 9th Avenue North	Birmingham	35204	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 231-2288																			(n/a)
Oak Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	5650 Cahaba Valley Rd	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5210	1,168	63	18.5	25.5%	853 (73.0%)	140 (12.0%)	96 (8.2%)	53 (4.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.1%)	92.4	29^th of 449 public middle schools	93.5%		91.1	33^rd of 439 public middle schools	92.5%	4			60.6	43.8	47.7		82.6			78.4	78.5	81.8	$8,399	$658	$7,724

Frequently Asked Questions about Pizitz Middle School

What high school do graduates of Pizitz Middle School attend?

Students who attend Pizitz Middle School usually go on to attend Vestavia Hills High School

What district is Pizitz Middle School in?

Vestavia Hills City

Is Pizitz Middle School a good school?

Yes! Pizitz Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 2^nd of 449 Alabama middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Pizitz Middle School?

Students at Pizitz Middle School are 83% White, 8% Asian, 4% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Pizitz Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,131 students attended Pizitz Middle School.

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