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Vestavia Hills City Schools
Vestavia Hills City is a public school district in Alabama, based in Jefferson County (Vestavia Hills). SchoolGrade grades 9 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Vestavia Hills City on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Vestavia Hills City
8 of 9 schools in Vestavia Hills City carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 8
Best schools in Vestavia Hills City
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ East Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Pizitz Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Liberty Park Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- A+ West Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Liberty Park Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A Vestavia Hills High School (K-12 school, exceeds expectations)
- A Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Vestavia Hills City
High schools (2)
- A Vestavia Hills High School, Vestavia Hills
- Vestavia Hills High School Freshman Campus, Vestavia Hills
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- A+ Liberty Park Middle School, Vestavia
- A+ Pizitz Middle School, Vestavia
Elementary and primary schools (5)
- A+ East Elementary, Vestavia Hills
- A Liberty Park Elementary, Vestavia Hills
- A Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights, Vestavia Hills
- A Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge, Vestavia Hills
- A+ West Elementary, Vestavia Hills
Where Vestavia Hills City schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Vestavia Hills (7)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Alabama
- County: Jefferson County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 6,937 students with 481 full-time-equivalent teachers and 875 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0103430
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Mountain Brook City (6 schools, 2 mi)
- Homewood City (5 schools, 4 mi)
- Birmingham City (42 schools, 6 mi)
- Hoover City (16 schools, 7 mi)
- Tarrant City (3 schools, 9 mi)
- Pelham City (4 schools, 10 mi)
- Fairfield City (4 schools, 10 mi)
- Midfield City (3 schools, 11 mi)
Questions about Vestavia Hills City
How many schools are in Vestavia Hills City?
SchoolGrade grades 9 public schools in Vestavia Hills City, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Vestavia Hills City serve?
The largest by graded schools: Vestavia Hills.
How good are the schools in Vestavia Hills City?
Across the 8 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A+, with 72.6% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 68.8%. 88% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Vestavia Hills City?
6,937 students were enrolled in Vestavia Hills City in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Vestavia Hills City?
Vestavia Hills City is in Alabama, based in Jefferson County, with its district office in Vestavia Hills. Its boundary covers about 20.0 sq mi.