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Calera High

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Calera High ranks 196 th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

196^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 48% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Calera High is a public high school located in Calera, Alabama, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,053 students. It is part of the Shelby County School District, which is ranked 34th out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Calera High has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 35th out of 351 high schools in 2015-2016 (5-star rating) to 196th out of 374 high schools in 2024-2025 (2-star rating). Its current 3-star rating places it in the middle of the pack among Alabama high schools. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, ranking relatively well for African American students (3-4 stars) and English Language Learners (4 stars), but struggling with Hispanic students (1-2 stars) and multi-racial students (1 star). Calera High has maintained a strong 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 88.2% to 94.9% over the past few years, which is on par with or slightly above the district and state averages. However, the school has experienced fluctuations in chronic absenteeism, with rates ranging from 13.5% to 26.8% in recent years, which is generally higher than the district and state averages.

Academically, Calera High's performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, lags behind the Shelby County and Alabama averages across all subject areas (math, science, and English), with proficiency rates ranging from around 15% to 35%, while the district and state averages are typically 10-20 percentage points higher. This performance is generally lower than that of nearby high schools in the Shelby County district, such as Chelsea High School and Helena High School, which consistently rank among the top 50 high schools in the state.

1,018

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,178

Per pupil spending ?

56.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Calera Eagle Drive
Calera, AL 35040

(205) 682-6100

District: Shelby County

Feeder schools for Calera High:

Elementary:	Calera Elementary
	Calera Intermediate School
Middle:	Calera Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.3%

White:

38.9%

Hispanic:

13.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (92%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (22% vs 29% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg39%

Alabama avg29%

196^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7High Schools in the Shelby County

34^th of 135Shelby County among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	196 of 374	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.0	137 of 378	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.6	184 of 371	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	175 of 367	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.1	186 of 371	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	192 of 366	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.7	112 of 356	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.2	105 of 353	70.3%	★★★★☆
2016	84.7	35 of 351	90.0%	★★★★★
2015	70.0	77 of 353	78.2%	★★★★☆
2014	65.6	102 of 358	71.5%	★★★★☆
2013	62.5	108 of 358	69.8%	★★★★☆
2012	62.9	132 of 358	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.6	219 of 360	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.9	176 of 358	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.0	90 of 357	74.8%	★★★★☆
2008	57.7	159 of 359	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.5	159 of 358	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.8	159 of 357	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.3	223 of 359	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	58.3	153 of 357	57.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	85 of 228	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	55 of 231	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	53.8	72 of 224	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	74 of 222	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.0	43 of 228	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	39.2	129 of 224	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	78.5	29 of 223	87.0%	★★★★☆
2017	64.1	36 of 189	81.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	11 of 75	85.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	196 of 359	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	157 of 366	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.7	193 of 358	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.4	150 of 367	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.2	206 of 359	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	179 of 354	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	96 of 347	72.3%	★★★★☆
2017	56.0	121 of 343	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	112 of 142	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	76 of 139	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.0	97 of 122	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.0	44 of 114	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.2	58 of 113	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.4	50 of 103	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.7	50 of 95	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	84.0	15 of 93	83.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	211 of 367	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	156 of 375	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	152 of 349	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	175 of 361	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	180 of 361	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.8	173 of 358	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	96 of 349	72.5%	★★★★☆
2017	64.3	73 of 315	76.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	188 of 363	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.3	126 of 368	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.3	182 of 358	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	193 of 366	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.2	164 of 366	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	186 of 357	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.8	142 of 350	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.7	85 of 339	74.9%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	18.8	21 of 24	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	26 of 27	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	59.5	11 of 25	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.2	11 of 18	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	55 of 66	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	46 of 57	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	23 of 35	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	63 of 194	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	65 of 198	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.4	131 of 182	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.9	78 of 169	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.6	162 of 196	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	77 of 171	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	35 of 160	78.1%	★★★★☆
2017	19.2	76 of 83	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	121 of 325	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	85 of 325	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	45.2	152 of 317	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	126 of 326	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.3	177 of 319	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.7	83 of 313	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	64 of 300	78.7%	★★★★☆
2017	63.8	64 of 230	72.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)85th percentile+38 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile+20 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)63rd percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile~ school

Female (2025)45th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile-26 vs school

Native American (2025)19th percentile-28 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)17th percentile-31 vs school

Military Connected (2024)12th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Science26%-7 vs state

English25%-5 vs state

Mathematics15%-9 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, March 8, 2012

I have had no issues academically. I do have issues with the administration. From first hand knowledge, administration has discriminatory, racist policies. These policies relate to athletics where there is a rule that no player can have dred locks, twists, braids, Mohawks, or lines in their hair. When I spoke with Robert Burdette, the athletic director about the " no dred locks, braids, or twists" I was told that this policy was in effect because " the places that he has gone and kids have had these hair styles,those kids didnt seem as though they would represent Calera well." Really, in 2012, we are still fighting this type of prejudice for our kids to have the "privilege of playing sports"? They can go to the schools. They can help the test scores of the schools by making exemplary grades. But they can't go outside the school and represent the school because they don't deserve that "privilege" because thei hair style doesn't meet your approval. Close Quote

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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 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Calera High	Public	9-12	100 Calera Eagle Drive	Calera	35040	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6100	1,018	57	17.8	56.9%	396 (38.9%)	451 (44.3%)	132 (13.0%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.8%)	43.7	196^th of 374 public high schools	47.6%		57	137^th of 378 public high schools	63.8%	59	14.7	25.7	25.5	$9,178	$947	$8,212
Montevallo High School	Public	9-12	980 Oak St	Montevallo	35115	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6400	485	35	13.8	77.7%	195 (40.2%)	110 (22.7%)	168 (34.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	39.6	212^th of 374 public high schools	43.3%		26.8	280^th of 378 public high schools	25.9%	68	17.7	21.5	21.5	$12,913	$952	$11,940
Jemison High School	Public	9-12	25195 US Highway 31	Jemison	35085	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 280-4860	702	32	21.8	67.4%	294 (41.9%)	47 (6.7%)	335 (47.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.1%)	40.3	208^th of 374 public high schools	44.4%		26.2	282^nd of 378 public high schools	25.4%	74	15.6	27.9	17.7	$9,182	$1,660	$7,496
Career Technical Education Center	Public	9-12	701 Highway 70	Columbiana	35051	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6650	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
New Direction	Public	6-12	701 Hwy 70	Columbiana	35051	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5910	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Thompson High School	Public	9-12	1921 Warrior Parkway	Alabaster	35007	Shelby County	Alabaster City	No	No	No	No	(205) 685-6700	2,060	128	16.1	49.9%	992 (48.2%)	522 (25.3%)	471 (22.9%)	24 (1.2%)	12 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	37 (1.8%)	78.4	71^st of 374 public high schools	81.0%		80.2	56^th of 378 public high schools	85.2%	15	34.9	43.1	32.4	$12,268	$891	$11,363
Shelby County High School	Public	9-12	101 Washington St	Columbiana	35051	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6600	572	41	14.1	57.0%	417 (72.9%)	73 (12.8%)	67 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	68.3	100^th of 374 public high schools	73.3%		48.1	180^th of 378 public high schools	52.4%	80	30.0	35.7	29.5	$11,966	$1,110	$10,834
Helena High School	Public	9-12	1310 Hillsboro Parkway	Helena	35080	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-3650	1,383	79	17.6	26.4%	961 (69.5%)	228 (16.5%)	127 (9.2%)	24 (1.7%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (2.7%)	85.5	49^th of 374 public high schools	86.9%		91	32^nd of 378 public high schools	91.5%	17	36.4	45.5	40.4	$8,579	$631	$7,932
Pelham High School	Public	9-12	2500 Panther Cir	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Pelham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 624-3701	1,076	73	14.8	43.2%	469 (43.6%)	212 (19.7%)	320 (29.7%)	30 (2.8%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (3.7%)	76	82^nd of 374 public high schools	78.1%		78.2	62^nd of 378 public high schools	83.6%	20	27.0	40.9	38.3	$11,406	$899	$10,506
Chelsea High School	Public	9-12	10510 Highway 11	Chelsea	35043	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-7200	1,235	73	17.0	23.5%	968 (78.4%)	136 (11.0%)	77 (6.2%)	26 (2.1%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (1.8%)	94.6	18^th of 374 public high schools	95.2%		94.7	25^th of 378 public high schools	93.4%	7	44.2	51.7	51.8	$9,012	$589	$8,406

Frequently Asked Questions about Calera High

What is the racial makeup of Calera High?

Students at Calera High are 44% African American, 39% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Calera High a good school?

Calera High ranks 196^th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Calera High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,018 students attended Calera High.

What district is Calera High in?

Shelby County

What schools feed into Calera High?

Calera High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Calera Elementary
Elementary : Calera Intermediate School
Middle : Calera Middle

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