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Elementary Schools in Shelby County

At a glance

DistrictShelby County29^th of 140 Alabama districtsFull district overview →

Schools

9,275

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedMt Laurel Elementary School12^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Vincent Elementary School up 200 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Shelby Elementary School 13.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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4★

2★

5 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Shelby County school district in Alabama includes 15 elementary schools serving approximately 9,245 students across grades PK-5, with a district-wide 4-star rating and a 79th percentile state ranking. These schools range from small community campuses like Wilsonville Elementary School (229 students) to large intermediate centers like Helena Intermediate School (955 students), offering a mix of K-2, K-5, and 3-5 grade configurations across suburban and rural communities.

Academic performance varies widely across the district. Mt Laurel Elementary School stands out as the clear leader, ranking 12th in the state (98th percentile) with 5-star ratings and math proficiency between 82-88%—roughly 30 percentage points above the district average. Oak Mountain Intermediate School also excels with a 94th percentile ranking and 70-71% math proficiency. At the other end, Elvin Hill Elementary School and Calera Intermediate School struggle, with math proficiency rates in the 25-46% range. Notably, Shelby Elementary School showed dramatic improvement, jumping from the 79th to 89th percentile in one year, while Vincent Elementary School leaped 200 positions to reach the 75th percentile despite a 71% poverty rate.

Poverty levels strongly track with performance—Montevallo Elementary School has an 81.66% free/reduced lunch rate and math scores 30-40 points below Mt Laurel, which has just 19.88%. However, spending does not predict success: Shelby Elementary spends $17,161 per student (the highest) yet trails several lower-spending schools. Chronic absenteeism ranges from 3.7% at Inverness Elementary School to 16.4% at Calera Elementary. Across nearly all schools, English proficiency exceeds math by 20+ points, suggesting a curriculum strength in reading. Parents should note that feeder patterns matter—Oak Mountain Elementary School and Oak Mountain Intermediate both excel, while Calera Elementary and Calera Intermediate both struggle, indicating community-level factors at play.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Summative Assessment Science (2026)	Summative Assessment English (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Oak Mountain Intermediate School	Public	4-5	5486 Caldwell Mill Rd	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5220	636	37	17.0	28.3%	448 (70.4%)	74 (11.6%)	65 (10.2%)	29 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.0%)	91.3	43^rd of 686 public elementary schools	93.7%		91.2	46^th of 680 public elementary schools	93.2%	3		71.2	70.3	73.3		79.8	90.0	$12,002	$1,865	$10,109
Calera Elementary	Public	K-2	855 10th St	Calera	35040	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 245-3716	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)								$12,333	$2,313	$9,992
Helena Elementary School	Public	K-2	187 Third St	Helena	35080	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5540	778	45	17.2	30.1%	560 (72.0%)	99 (12.7%)	79 (10.2%)	21 (2.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.8%)								(n/a)								$11,057	$1,258	$9,772
Montevallo Elementary School	Public	K-5	171 Jeter Cir	Montevallo	35115	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-6420	758	50	15.2	81.7%	305 (40.2%)	174 (23.0%)	250 (33.0%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.5%)	48.5	364^th of 686 public elementary schools	46.9%		53.4	329^th of 680 public elementary schools	51.6%	35	34.3	38.9	44.7	42.5	55.0	56.8	76.3	$11,759	$2,860	$8,872
Shelby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19099 Highway 145	Shelby	35143	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-6630	242	18	13.1	58.7%	211 (87.2%)	11 (4.5%)	16 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	86.4	78^th of 686 public elementary schools	88.6%		76.9	142^nd of 680 public elementary schools	79.1%	64	60.7	59.5	72.2	71.4	81.5	78.1	88.9	$18,736	$2,668	$16,030
Vincent Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	40800 Highway 25	Vincent	35178	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-7320	397	24	16.2	71.0%	266 (67.0%)	85 (21.4%)	32 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	73	171^st of 686 public elementary schools	75.1%		47.1	371^st of 680 public elementary schools	45.4%	200	51.6	39.7	51.8	67.2	78.1	73.0	80.4	$14,758	$2,976	$11,750
Wilsonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	71 School St	Wilsonville	35186	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-6640	229	16	14.1	55.5%	194 (84.7%)	10 (4.4%)	11 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	72	178^th of 686 public elementary schools	74.1%		69	205^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.9%	27	65.6	44.2	29.2	67.4	84.4	76.7	75.0	$17,016	$2,756	$14,165
Helena Intermediate School	Public	3-5	3500 Hwy 52	Helena	35080	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5520	955	53	18.0	28.8%	690 (72.3%)	121 (12.7%)	95 (9.9%)	13 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.5%)	78.8	126^th of 686 public elementary schools	81.6%		81.4	104^th of 680 public elementary schools	84.7%	22	48.0	60.3	49.0	66.5	81.8	78.1	84.5	$11,057	$1,109	$9,895
Elvin Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Washington St	Columbiana	35051	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-6620	534	32	16.5	67.0%	342 (64.0%)	91 (17.0%)	82 (15.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	41.6	418^th of 686 public elementary schools	39.1%		47.6	366^th of 680 public elementary schools	46.2%	52	46.6	31.9	24.8	44.8	63.6	53.2	60.0	$12,940	$3,454	$9,421
Inverness Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	5251 Valleydale Rd	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5240	563	35	15.9	34.8%	352 (62.5%)	119 (21.1%)	49 (8.7%)	26 (4.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)								(n/a)	70.1				85.3			$12,012	$1,089	$10,895
Oak Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	5640 Cahaba Valley Rd	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5230	675	42	16.0	22.2%	510 (75.6%)	53 (7.9%)	61 (9.0%)	40 (5.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)								(n/a)	66.5				79.8			$12,732	$1,319	$11,385
Chelsea Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	9000 Chelsea Park Trail	Chelsea	35043	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6700	891	55	16.2	30.1%	626 (70.3%)	141 (15.8%)	76 (8.5%)	26 (2.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.1%)	82.1	105^th of 686 public elementary schools	84.7%		81.7	100^th of 680 public elementary schools	85.3%	5	52.5	60.8	65.8	73.2	77.0	73.9	84.9	$10,970	$1,370	$9,457
Mt Laurel Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Jefferson Place	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-7230	498	31	16.2	19.9%	401 (80.5%)	44 (8.8%)	11 (2.2%)	27 (5.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	96.5	12^th of 686 public elementary schools	98.3%		97.1	7^th of 680 public elementary schools	99.0%	5	85.9	81.9	88.0	88.9	88.2	91.7	96.7	$12,854	$1,379	$11,446
Forest Oaks Elementary School	Public	K-5	1000 Hornet Parkway	Chelsea	35043	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 908-2848	606	36	16.7	29.2%	478 (78.9%)	47 (7.8%)	59 (9.7%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	71.7	180^th of 686 public elementary schools	73.8%		68.4	211^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.0%	31	52.4	45.8	44.4	61.1	77.7	70.8	81.7	$11,789	$1,391	$10,371
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%)	47.9	374^th of 686 public elementary schools	45.5%		38.1	440^th of 680 public elementary schools	35.3%	66	45.8	36.2	38.7	37.7	65.3	51.8	70.8	$12,098	$2,500	$9,518
STAR Program Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2280 Highway 35	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 682-5800				—															(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hoover City	5.62 mi	18	12^th
Pelham City	9.03 mi	4	42^nd
Vestavia Hills City	10.01 mi	9	2^nd
Mountain Brook City	11.24 mi	6	1^st
Homewood City	12.5 mi	5	6^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.