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Vestavia Hills High School

Public Grades 10-12

3^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 99% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Vestavia Hills High School is a public high school serving grades 10-12 in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, with a total enrollment of 1,624 students. The school is part of the Vestavia Hills City School District, which is ranked 2nd out of 135 districts in Alabama and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Vestavia Hills High School has consistently been one of the top-performing high schools in Alabama, ranking within the top 5 schools in the state for the past several years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating exceptional academic performance and student outcomes. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 74.42% in Mathematics, 76.55% in Science, and 71.2% in English, significantly outperforming the state averages of 23.71%, 32.38%, and 30.24%, respectively. Vestavia Hills High School's graduation rates have also been exceptional, with a 4-year graduation rate of 90% or higher in recent years, exceeding the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Ramsay High School and Hoover High School, Vestavia Hills High School outperforms them in academic performance, graduation rates, and socioeconomic diversity. The school's consistent high performance across various metrics, including student subgroups, is a testament to the quality of education and the dedication of the school's staff and community.

1,625

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,105

Per pupil spending ?

9.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2235 Lime Rock Rd
Vestavia Hills, AL 35216-3399

(205) 402-5250

District: Vestavia Hills City

Feeder schools for Vestavia Hills High School:

Elementary:	Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights
	Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge
	Vestavia Hills Elementary East
	Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park
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	Vestavia Hills Elementary West
Middle:	Liberty Park Middle School
	Pizitz Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.7%

Asian:

6.9%

African American:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (74% vs 29% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Alabama high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (92%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg74%

Alabama avg29%

3^rd of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	99.9	3 of 374	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	99.6	4 of 378	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	4 of 371	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	3 of 367	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	100.0	3 of 371	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	99.8	3 of 366	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	99.4	3 of 356	99.2%	★★★★★
2017	99.4	5 of 353	98.6%	★★★★★
2016	98.9	6 of 351	98.3%	★★★★★
2015	99.5	4 of 353	98.9%	★★★★★
2014	99.3	3 of 358	99.2%	★★★★★
2013	79.9	7 of 358	98.0%	★★★★★
2012	89.6	7 of 358	98.0%	★★★★★
2011	90.5	6 of 360	98.3%	★★★★★
2010	91.9	3 of 358	99.2%	★★★★★
2009	93.4	5 of 357	98.6%	★★★★★
2008	90.5	6 of 359	98.3%	★★★★★
2007	90.2	10 of 358	97.2%	★★★★★
2006	88.5	9 of 357	97.5%	★★★★★
2005	89.8	7 of 359	98.1%	★★★★★
2004	91.6	6 of 357	98.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	8 of 228	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	15 of 231	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	13 of 224	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	20 of 222	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	99.3	4 of 228	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	18 of 224	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	74.7	36 of 223	83.9%	★★★★☆
2017	69.6	28 of 189	85.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	2 of 18	88.9%	★★★★★
2024	85.5	2 of 17	88.2%	★★★★★
2023	86.4	2 of 15	86.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	1 of 16	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.6	2 of 18	88.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	1 of 18	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	82.8	3 of 18	83.3%	★★★★☆
2017	80.7	4 of 17	76.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	99.6	3 of 359	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	4 of 366	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	3 of 358	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	3 of 367	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	99.9	3 of 359	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	3 of 354	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	99.4	3 of 347	99.1%	★★★★★
2017	99.4	3 of 343	99.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	4 of 142	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	4 of 139	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	3 of 122	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	4 of 114	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	9 of 113	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.5	3 of 103	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.6	3 of 95	96.8%	★★★★★
2017	98.6	1 of 93	98.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	7 of 367	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	17 of 375	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	24 of 349	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	99.8	2 of 361	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	16 of 358	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	83.8	40 of 349	88.5%	★★★★☆
2017	96.1	9 of 315	97.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	99.9	4 of 363	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.6	3 of 368	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	4 of 358	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	3 of 366	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	99.9	3 of 366	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	99.8	3 of 357	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.8	5 of 350	98.6%	★★★★★
2017	98.5	8 of 339	97.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	5 of 66	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	4 of 56	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	1 of 45	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.7	1 of 43	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	2 of 37	94.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	99.5	3 of 194	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	9 of 198	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	80.2	19 of 182	89.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	5 of 169	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	4 of 196	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	3 of 171	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	6 of 160	96.3%	★★★★★
2017	71.4	11 of 83	86.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	99.5	4 of 325	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	13 of 325	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	6 of 317	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	99.6	5 of 326	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	99.7	5 of 319	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	99.7	3 of 313	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	99.2	5 of 300	98.3%	★★★★★
2017	96.7	10 of 230	95.7%	★★★★★

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 (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

African American (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)92nd percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)89th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Science77%+44 vs state

Mathematics74%+51 vs state

English71%+41 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Thursday, June 28, 2012

As a former FB Player, I can't say enough good things about Coach Buddy Anderson and his staff. They are good men and role models. If I have a son I'd love for him to play for him & his staff. Close Quote

by a student
Monday, November 7, 2011

I graduated in class of 2009-2010 and in the last 4 years of me being there, the quality of education went into a steep decline. It used to be a pretty decent place to grow and actually learn something but their heads are far too big to not spend all of their money on every shiny new gadget that comes out. The people here are not that nice and the teachers are rather condescending; there are probably only 10 teachers at this institution that are not full of "fluff". It's a pretty fake school. Close Quote

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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 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th 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
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	3^rd of 374 public high schools	99.2%		99.6	4^th of 378 public high schools	98.9%	1				74.4		76.6				71.2	$12,105	$678	$11,425
Homewood High School	Public	9-12	1901 S Lakeshore Dr	Homewood	35209	Jefferson County	Homewood City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-9663	1,333	111	12.0	27.9%	864 (64.8%)	210 (15.8%)	183 (13.7%)	29 (2.2%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.2%)	99.5	7^th of 374 public high schools	98.1%		99.7	3^rd of 378 public high schools	99.2%	4				63.9		65.7				64.9	$14,426	$982	$13,423
Spain Park High School	Public	9-12	4700 Jaguar Drive	Hoover	35242	Shelby County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-1400	1,472	98	15.0	31.2%	867 (58.9%)	273 (18.5%)	153 (10.4%)	110 (7.5%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	65 (4.4%)	94.4	20^th of 374 public high schools	94.7%		98.7	9^th of 378 public high schools	97.6%	11				49.7		52.4				47.3	$13,243	$825	$12,416
Oak Mountain High School	Public	9-12	5476 Caldwell Mill Rd	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5200	1,648	89	18.5	23.3%	1,197 (72.6%)	172 (10.4%)	161 (9.8%)	90 (5.5%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	21 (1.3%)	96.2	11^th of 374 public high schools	97.1%		98.8	8^th of 378 public high schools	97.9%	3				52.2		56.4				49.6	$9,326	$516	$8,795
Magic City Acceptance Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	75 Bagby Dr	Birmingham	35209	Jefferson County	Magic City Acceptance Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(205) 961-3204	345	22	15.6	49.6%	183 (53.0%)	38 (11.0%)	104 (30.1%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.3%)	84.8	51^st of 374 public high schools	86.4%		78.6	60^th of 378 public high schools	84.1%	9	40.6	19.5	2.4	22.9	19.5	54.2	53.1	57.5	43.9	64.4
Riverchase Career Connection Center	Public	10-12	853 Willow Oak Drive	Hoover	35244	Shelby County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-1900																			(n/a)
Ramsay High School	Public	9-12	1800 13th Ave S	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7000	762	46	16.5	50.7%	6 (0.8%)	720 (94.5%)	21 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.8%)	94.7	17^th of 374 public high schools	95.5%		74.1	71^st of 378 public high schools	81.2%	54				41.6		48.7				69.0	$11,746	$1,049	$10,695
Mountain Brook High School	Public	10-12	3650 Bethune Dr	Mountain Brook	35223	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 414-3800	985	98	10.1	2.8%	908 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.2%)	12 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.4%)	99.9	2^nd of 374 public high schools	99.5%		99.9	2^nd of 378 public high schools	99.5%					84.2		84.5				71.8	$16,839	$115	$16,723
Hoover High School	Public	9-12	1000 Buccaneer Drive	Hoover	35244	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-1200	2,919	185	15.7	29.6%	1,469 (50.3%)	778 (26.7%)	316 (10.8%)	235 (8.1%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.1%)	115 (3.9%)	93	24^th of 374 public high schools	93.6%		97	13^th of 378 public high schools	96.6%	11				44.9		50.1				46.9	$11,758	$943	$10,814
Wenonah High School	Public	9-12	2800 Wilson Rd SW	Birmingham	35221	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1675	670	39	17.1	81.2%	7 (1.0%)	591 (88.2%)	64 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	13.2	338^th of 374 public high schools	9.6%		7.8	373^rd of 378 public high schools	1.3%	35				1.3		6.6				12.1	$13,629	$2,136	$11,490

Frequently Asked Questions about Vestavia Hills High School

How many students attend Vestavia Hills High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,625 students attended Vestavia Hills High School.

What schools feed into Vestavia Hills High School?

Vestavia Hills High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights
Elementary : Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge
Elementary : Vestavia Hills Elementary East
Elementary : Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park
Elementary : Vestavia Hills Elementary West
Middle : Liberty Park Middle School
Middle : Pizitz Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Vestavia Hills High School?

Students at Vestavia Hills High School are 82% White, 7% Asian, 4% African American, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Vestavia Hills High School in?

Vestavia Hills City

Is Vestavia Hills High School a good school?

Yes! Vestavia Hills High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 3^rd of 374 Alabama high schools.

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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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