East Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Vestavia Hills, Alabama
East Elementary in Vestavia Hills, Alabama enrolled 771 students in 2024-25 with 44.0 full-time teachers, 17.5 students per teacher against the Alabama elementary-school median of 16.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 87% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 76% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alabama: 47.3% and 29.9%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
759 students in 2022-23, 741 students in 2023-24, 771 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 45.0 to 44.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 759 | 45.0 | 16.9 |
| 2023-24 | 741 | 49.0 | 15.1 |
| 2024-25 | 771 | 44.0 | 17.5 |
17.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 61 of every 100 Alabama elementary schools
Among the 691 Alabama elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 740 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection East Elementary enrolled 740 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 740 of the 740 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent4.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
90.0% of students were White, 3.8% Black, 2.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White90.0%
- Black3.8%
- Hispanic2.9%
- Asian2.2%
- Two or more races1.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at East Elementary scored proficient or above: 87% in reading in 2021-22 and 76% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alabama, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Alabama |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 87% | 83% | 47.3% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 76% | 72% (2021-22) | 29.9% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Vestavia Hills
5 public elementary schools in Vestavia Hills report 2024-25 enrollment; East Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Elementary | 771 | 17.5 | 5.6% |
| West Elementary | 691 | 15.7 | 12.9% |
| Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge | 657 | 16.0 | 11.6% |
| Liberty Park Elementary | 546 | 15.2 | 4.8% |
| Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights | 451 | 16.1 | 12.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about East Elementary
- West ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 691 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly RidgeThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 657 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Compare East Elementary with West ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Vestavia Hills City spends per student$14,810 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,810
- The largest public schools in AlabamaEast Elementary is the number 66 by size of 693 Alabama elementary schools open in 2024-25.#66 of 693
- Alabama schools by students per teacher17.5 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.9 for elementary schools.17.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about East Elementary
How many students attend East Elementary?
771 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 759 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Vestavia Hills, AL.What is the student-teacher ratio at East Elementary?
17.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for elementary schools is 16.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is East Elementary a Title I school?
East Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at East Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at East Elementary scored proficient or above: 87% in reading in 2021-22 and 76% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Alabama's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is East Elementary in?
Vestavia Hills City, NCES district ID 0103430. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010343001302 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.