📍 2109 Tyson Dr, Vestavia Hills, Jefferson County, 35216
East Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Vestavia Hills, Jefferson County. The school has 759 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Vestavia Hills City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
East Elementary enrolls 759 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 45 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 3% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 683 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 3% |
| Asian | 21 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
49 of the school's 759 students (6.5%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
East Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-60.
East Elementary is one of 9 schools in Vestavia Hills City, based in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. The district serves 6,934 students district-wide and employs 448 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 759 students, East Elementary is close to the district average of about 770 students per school.