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Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge

Public Grades K-5

42^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge is a highly-rated public elementary school in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, serving 639 students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with exceptional academic performance and low chronic absenteeism rates.

Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge outperforms many of its nearby counterparts within the Vestavia Hills City School District, ranking between 16th and 42nd out of over 680 schools in Alabama in recent years. The school's students demonstrate proficiency rates significantly higher than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.5 to 18.1 in recent years, which is lower than the state average.

While the school excels for many student subgroups, including female students, male students, and white students, its performance for African American students and economically disadvantaged students is not as strong, ranking in the top 50% and bottom 50% of Alabama elementary schools, respectively. Nonetheless, Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for several consecutive years, indicating a consistently high level of academic achievement and student outcomes.

657

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

12.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2680 Gresham Drive
Vestavia Hills, AL 35243

(205) 402-5325

District: Vestavia Hills City

Students who attend Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge usually attend:

Middle:	Pizitz Middle School
High:	Vestavia Hills High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.2%

African American:

7.3%

Hispanic:

5.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2021 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (77% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Alabama elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg80%

Alabama avg52%

42^nd of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2021

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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	91.7	42 of 680	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	21 of 684	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	16 of 680	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	35 of 687	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.0	33 of 692	95.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	50 of 427	88.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	40 of 649	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	27 of 650	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	18 of 645	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	24 of 656	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.8	38 of 656	94.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	331 of 660	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	72.2	143 of 670	78.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	43 of 651	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	20 of 655	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	16 of 649	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	38 of 669	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	28 of 669	95.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	98.2	6 of 403	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	76.4	53 of 395	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	95.5	13 of 373	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	71.7	58 of 345	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	46 of 398	88.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	53 of 532	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	25 of 535	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	19 of 528	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	50 of 540	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	52 of 539	90.4%	★★★★★

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 (2025)99th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)88th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English90%+25 vs state

Science68%+25 vs state

Mathematics68%+25 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 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
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 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
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
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
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
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
Edgewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	901 College Ave	Homewood	35209	Jefferson County	Homewood City	No	No	No	No	(205) 423-2400	935	67	13.9	12.0%	786 (84.1%)	87 (9.3%)	34 (3.6%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.4%)	95.3	13^th of 680 public elementary schools	98.1%		96.1	14^th of 684 public elementary schools	98.0%	1	82.4	80.0	64.5		84.0	96.3	95.4	86.9		$10,200	$926	$9,252
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 Dolly Ridge

What district is Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge in?

Vestavia Hills City

How many students attend Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge?

In the 2024-25 school year, 657 students attended Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge.

What is the racial makeup of Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge?

Students at Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge are 82% White, 7% African American, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge a good school?

Yes. Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge ranks in the top 6.2% of Alabama elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge attend?

Students who attend Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pizitz Middle School
High : Vestavia Hills High School

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