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Best Elementary Schools in Calera, AL

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Top rankedCalera Intermediate School440^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Calera, Alabama is home to two elementary schools: Calera Intermediate School and Calera Elementary. Both schools serve students in the Shelby County school district, which is ranked 34 out of 135 districts in Alabama and rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Calera Intermediate School has been ranked between 355-440 out of 680-684 Alabama elementary schools in the past 3 years, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has lower proficiency rates in mathematics and science compared to the Shelby County and Alabama averages, but performs better in English language arts. Calera Elementary, on the other hand, has been ranked between 451-540 out of 689-698 Alabama elementary schools in the past, with a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Both schools have relatively high chronic absenteeism rates of 14.8% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is an area of concern. Calera Elementary spends more per student at $10,354 compared to Calera Intermediate School's $9,273 per student, and has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio of 18.0 compared to Calera Intermediate's 18.7.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Calera Elementary	Public	K-2	855 10th St	Calera	35040	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-6120	766	42	18.2	64.8%	298 (38.9%)	333 (43.5%)	109 (14.2%)	6 (0.8%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.7%)								(n/a)								$10,354	$1,450	$8,886
Calera Intermediate School	Public	3-5	8454 Highway 31 South	Calera	35040	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-6500	747	50	15.0	67.9%	297 (39.8%)	289 (38.7%)	119 (15.9%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.1%)	38.1	440^th of 680 public elementary schools	35.3%		44.9	395^th of 684 public elementary schools	42.3%	45	40.2	29.8	31.5	34.5	58.7	49.0	61.1	$9,273	$1,879	$7,376

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Montevallo	3.97 mi	4	198^th
Columbiana	5.42 mi	5	139^th
Alabaster	5.45 mi	5	47^th
Pelham	9.39 mi	7	94^th
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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