Summary:
The city of Calera, Alabama is home to 3 schools - 2 elementary schools (Calera Intermediate School and Calera Elementary) and 1 high school (Calera High). While the elementary schools demonstrate stronger academic performance, the high school lags behind, particularly in mathematics. All schools in the Shelby County district face challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates.
Calera High School is ranked 137 out of 378 Alabama high schools, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school maintains a relatively high 90.0% four-year graduation rate, but its test scores are below the Shelby County and Alabama state averages, with only 14.72% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics. In contrast, Calera Intermediate School demonstrates stronger academic performance, with higher proficiency rates in Mathematics, Science, and English for grades 3-5 compared to the high school.
Across all three schools, there is a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 58.78% at Calera High to over 64% at the elementary schools. Chronic absenteeism rates are also high, ranging from 14.8% to 14.8%, which may be a contributing factor to the academic performance challenges faced by these schools.
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