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Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4401 Dolly Ridge Road, Vestavia Hills, AL 35243 · (205) 402-5480 · Part of Vestavia Hills City School District

Vestavia Hills’ School Grade A+ better than 99% of Alabama school districts

Students
451
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
14%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 35 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 37 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Vestavia Hills kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Vestavia Hills kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba HeightsYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts82%
State average 45.4%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Alabama’s 1,249 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

4401 Dolly Ridge Road, Vestavia Hills

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K27
Kindergarten71
Grade 176
Grade 274
Grade 388
Grade 449
Grade 566
Enrollment over time
449’20
459’21
474’22
490’23
451’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 81%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 5%Asian 4%Black 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights from Vestavia Hills families.

Other schools in Vestavia Hills City School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alabama’s other public schools; Vestavia Hills’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.