Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Vestavia Hills, Alabama
Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights in Vestavia Hills, Alabama enrolled 451 students in 2024-25 with 28.0 full-time teachers, 16.1 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, 77% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% 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 fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
474 students in 2022-23, 490 students in 2023-24, 451 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.0 to 28.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 474 | 30.0 | 15.8 |
| 2023-24 | 490 | 31.0 | 15.8 |
| 2024-25 | 451 | 28.0 | 16.1 |
16.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 66 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 438 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights enrolled 438 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 438 of the 438 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent4.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
80.9% of students were White, 6.4% Hispanic, 4.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White80.9%
- Hispanic6.4%
- Two or more races4.9%
- Asian4.4%
- Black3.3%
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 Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights scored proficient or above: 77% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% 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 | 77% | 83% | 47.3% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 60‑64% | 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; Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights is number 5 by size.
| 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 Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights
- Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly RidgeThe nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 657 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Brookwood Forest Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.2 miles away: 579 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Compare Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights with Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly RidgeStudents, 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 AlabamaVestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights is the number 371 by size of 693 Alabama elementary schools open in 2024-25.#371 of 693
- Alabama schools by students per teacher16.1 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.9 for elementary schools.16.1:1
- 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 Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights
How many students attend Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights?
451 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 474 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Vestavia Hills, AL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights?
16.1 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 Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights a Title I school?
Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights do on state tests?
The students tested at Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights scored proficient or above: 77% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% 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 Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights in?
Vestavia Hills City, NCES district ID 0103430. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010343002103 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.