Photo: Sharon Phelan Evans · CC BY-SA 3.0Vestavia Hills’s public schools outscore almost every Alabama district
On the state math tests, 72% of Vestavia Hills’s students scored proficient, above the Alabama average (27%). The grade covers the public school district serving Vestavia Hills, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Alabama, not nationally.
From Alabama state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Vestavia Hills’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 83% and math 72% in spring 2022, against 47% and 27% statewide; 99–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $15,742 per student, against $13,926 across Alabama (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Southminster Day School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Vestavia Hills’s grade
A+: better than 99% of Alabama school districts, #1 of 187 Alabama towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Alabama average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Vestavia Hills, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Vestavia Hills · depends on your address
Vestavia Hills Elementary East
Grades PK–5 · 771 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park
Grades PK–5 · 546 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights
Grades PK–5 · 451 students · 16:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Vestavia Hills · depends on your address
Pizitz Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,131 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Vestavia
Liberty Park Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 514 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Vestavia
7th grade in Vestavia Hills · depends on your address
Pizitz Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,131 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Vestavia
Liberty Park Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 514 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Vestavia
8th grade in Vestavia Hills · depends on your address
Pizitz Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,131 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Vestavia
Liberty Park Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 514 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Vestavia
9th grade in Vestavia Hills
Vestavia Hills High School Freshman Campus
Grades 9 · 548 students · 18:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Vestavia Hills
Vestavia Hills High School
Grades 10–12 · 1,625 students · 14:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Vestavia Hills
Vestavia Hills High School
Grades 10–12 · 1,625 students · 14:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Vestavia Hills
Vestavia Hills High School
Grades 10–12 · 1,625 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Vestavia Hills’s public schools are run by Vestavia Hills City School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Vestavia Hills vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Alabama towns that share Vestavia Hills’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Vestavia Hills | A+ | Vestavia Hills City |
| Mountain Brook | A+ | Mountain Brook City |
| Hoover | A+ | Hoover City |
| Birmingham | D | Birmingham City |
| Irondale | C | Jefferson County |
| Homewood | A+ | Homewood City |
Every school in Vestavia Hills
10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alabama’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Vestavia Hills’s schools
Are Vestavia Hills’s schools good?
By Alabama’s own tests, yes: the public schools Vestavia Hills children attend outscore 99% of Alabama’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #1 of 187 Alabama towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 97%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Vestavia Hills in?
Vestavia Hills City School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 6,934 students in 9 schools (2024–25).
Where do Vestavia Hills kids go to high school?
Vestavia Hills High School, with 1,625 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Vestavia Hills’s graduation rate?
99–100% of the class of 2023 in Vestavia Hills City School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama.
How much does Vestavia Hills spend per student?
$15,742 in Vestavia Hills City School District (FY2024), against $13,926 across Alabama. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Vestavia Hills?
Yes: Southminster Day School (religious, grades PK–5, 168 students).
Parents talk
What Vestavia Hills families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Vestavia Hills → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Alabama. Stars are from neighbors.