📍 1965 Merryvale Rd, Vestavia Hills, Jefferson County, 35216
West Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Vestavia Hills, Jefferson County. The school has 745 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 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
West Elementary enrolls 745 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 44 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 12% Asian and 6.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 543 | 73% |
| Asian | 93 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 51 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 3.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
109 of the school's 745 students (15%) 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.
West Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-60.
West 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 745 students, West Elementary is close to the district average of about 770 students per school.