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Calera Middle

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Calera Middle ranks 235 th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

235^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 48% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Calera Middle in Montevallo, AL, serves 767 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the highly-rated Shelby County school district. The school currently holds a 2-star rating and ranks in the 47th percentile statewide, placing it in the middle of the pack among Alabama middle schools.

When compared to nearby schools, Calera Middle faces some notable challenges. Academic proficiency rates, particularly in math, lag significantly behind district averages. For example, only about 29% of 6th graders were proficient in math, compared to the district average of 44%. This gap is even wider when compared to top-performing neighbors like Chelsea Middle School (54% proficiency) or Thompson Middle School (55%). The school also has a higher chronic absenteeism rate (14.4%) than both the state (12%) and district (11%) averages, and serves a student population where over 62% qualify for free or reduced lunch—more than double the rate at Helena Middle (27%).

However, there are encouraging signs. Math proficiency has improved steadily across all grade levels since 2022-2023, and the school shows relative strength in English and Science—8th-grade English proficiency (57%) nearly matches the state average (59%). Notably, African American and Hispanic students at Calera Middle perform in the 69th and 64th percentiles statewide, respectively, which is significantly better than the school's overall ranking. Interestingly, Montevallo Middle School, located just 5.7 miles away, spends considerably more per student ($12,938 vs. $8,564) and has a lower student-teacher ratio, yet achieves nearly identical state rankings—suggesting Calera Middle is getting comparable results with fewer resources. The school's main areas for growth remain math instruction and reducing chronic absenteeism.

767

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,136

Per pupil spending ?

62.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

9178 Highway 22
Montevallo, AL 35115

(205) 728-8737

District: Shelby County

Students who attend Calera Middle usually attend:

High:

Calera High

Feeder schools for Calera Middle:

Elementary:	Calera Elementary
	Calera Intermediate School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.0%

White:

36.1%

Hispanic:

14.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 33rd percentile in 2023 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 48th (2026) from a 33rd-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Shelby County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg56%

Alabama avg44%

235^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Middle Schools in the Shelby County

29^th of 140Shelby 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
2026	46.8	235 of 449	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.1	267 of 439	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	198 of 442	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.0	294 of 437	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	223 of 432	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	230 of 440	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	219 of 437	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.7	224 of 423	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	63.8	133 of 432	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.0	187 of 432	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.9	203 of 430	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.8	178 of 438	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.9	245 of 436	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	56.0	83 of 269	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.8	99 of 259	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	71 of 269	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	39.6	141 of 263	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.7	100 of 271	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.6	87 of 266	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.0	82 of 252	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	89 of 247	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.9	39 of 205	81.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	54 of 103	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.3	39 of 117	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	35 of 106	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	17.0	90 of 94	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	41.4	44 of 81	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	64 of 70	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	232 of 427	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.2	250 of 415	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	198 of 426	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.0	298 of 417	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.5	199 of 423	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.5	208 of 415	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	196 of 399	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	173 of 392	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.5	127 of 380	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	63 of 173	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	47 of 164	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	28.4	118 of 166	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	93 of 157	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	99 of 154	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.4	70 of 124	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	57 of 113	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.6	40 of 108	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	221 of 438	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.8	251 of 428	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	204 of 437	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.0	279 of 410	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	244 of 421	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	211 of 415	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	172 of 396	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	226 of 396	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	58.2	115 of 349	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	226 of 426	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.3	254 of 422	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	176 of 428	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.5	272 of 419	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	256 of 427	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.5	248 of 418	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	228 of 399	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	236 of 397	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	63.1	115 of 380	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	35 of 43	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	31 of 32	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	25 of 26	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	22 of 26	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	27 of 29	6.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	19 of 19	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	16 of 18	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	84 of 146	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.7	55 of 92	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.1	24 of 78	69.2%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	33.6	39 of 61	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	34 of 65	47.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.2	38 of 56	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	148 of 269	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.4	133 of 271	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	75 of 281	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	67 of 281	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	41 of 256	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	32 of 274	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	54.4	88 of 254	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	125 of 223	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.6	118 of 195	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	50.1	156 of 359	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.1	205 of 377	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	165 of 373	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.7	245 of 370	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	164 of 376	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	184 of 369	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	149 of 343	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	175 of 331	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	59.9	74 of 247	70.0%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2026)69th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+24 vs school

White (2026)57th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)48th percentile~ school

Male (2026)47th percentile~ school

Female (2026)46th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)45th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)42nd percentile-5 vs school

Native American (2023)36th percentile+3 vs school

Military Connected (2025)19th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English53%-4 vs state

Science48%-6 vs state

Mathematics24%-5 vs state

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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 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Calera Middle	Public	6-8	9178 Highway 22	Montevallo	35115	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 728-8737	767	46	16.8	62.5%	277 (36.1%)	330 (43.0%)	108 (14.1%)	12 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.6%)	46.8	235^th of 449 public middle schools	47.7%		41.1	267^th of 439 public middle schools	39.2%	32			29.0	20.8	21.7		48.4			49.0	51.3	57.5	$11,136	$1,275	$9,834
Montevallo Middle School	Public	6-8	235 Samford St	Montevallo	35115	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6410	346	31	11.3	78.6%	139 (40.2%)	70 (20.2%)	128 (37.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	47.6	234^th of 449 public middle schools	47.9%		43.3	253^rd of 439 public middle schools	42.4%	19			18.4	20.8	26.6		60.2			50.0	43.4	60.2	$14,962	$2,317	$12,613
Thompson Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Warrior Drive	Alabaster	35007	Shelby County	Alabaster City	No	No	No	No	(205) 685-8100	1,444	84	17.2	52.6%	734 (50.8%)	329 (22.8%)	335 (23.2%)	15 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (1.9%)	86.6	44^th of 449 public middle schools	90.2%		80.6	61^st of 439 public middle schools	86.1%	17			54.6	44.6	43.6		77.0			68.7	68.5	77.4	$13,440	$2,638	$10,781
Columbiana Middle School	Public	6-8	222 Joinertown Road	Columbiana	35051	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6610	428	29	14.6	62.9%	322 (75.2%)	34 (7.9%)	57 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	51	214^th of 449 public middle schools	52.3%		51.1	203^rd of 439 public middle schools	53.8%	11			18.2	24.4	27.9		55.0			50.3	54.5	59.0	$13,135	$1,728	$11,376
Helena Middle	Public	6-8	1299 Hillsboro Parkway	Helena	35080	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5300	957	53	18.2	27.5%	667 (69.7%)	147 (15.4%)	100 (10.4%)	13 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (2.8%)	84.8	49^th of 449 public middle schools	89.1%		81.8	57^th of 439 public middle schools	87.0%	8			51.4	48.4	34.9		72.6			69.4	72.2	76.7	$10,537	$905	$9,383
Pelham Park Middle School	Public	6-8	2016 Pelham Park Boulevard	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Pelham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 624-3702	835	45	18.5	46.1%	359 (43.0%)	161 (19.3%)	240 (28.7%)	26 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.6%)	56.5	181^st of 449 public middle schools	59.7%		59.7	153^rd of 439 public middle schools	65.1%	28			30.3	20.9	14.6		58.5			62.1	63.3	61.1	$11,516	$1,277	$10,182
STAR Program Middle	Public	6-8	2280 Highway 35	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 682-5800				—															(n/a)
Jemison Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1491 County Road 44	Jemison	35085	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 280-4840	468	20	23.4	67.3%	224 (47.9%)	39 (8.3%)	190 (40.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)								(n/a)	16.9	13.8	18.1			33.7		39.2	62.3	53.5			$9,426	$2,329	$7,091
Jemison Middle School	Public	7-8	25095 US Hwy 31	Jemison	35085	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 280-4840	328	20	16.4	72.3%	145 (44.2%)	19 (5.8%)	155 (47.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	26.8	335^th of 449 public middle schools	25.4%		22.3	343^rd of 439 public middle schools	21.9%	8				7.9	20.1		33.3				40.2	43.1	$9,694	$1,528	$8,160
Robert F Bumpus Middle School	Public	6-8	6055 Flemming Parkway	Hoover	35244	Shelby County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-2200	1,192	78	15.3	22.6%	612 (51.3%)	317 (26.6%)	71 (6.0%)	123 (10.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (5.5%)	94.3	20^th of 449 public middle schools	95.5%		95.9	12^th of 439 public middle schools	97.3%	8			60.0	53.5	47.9		81.6			81.3	85.5	85.3	$11,928	$849	$11,068

Frequently Asked Questions about Calera Middle

What high school do graduates of Calera Middle attend?

Students who attend Calera Middle usually go on to attend Calera High

How many students attend Calera Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 767 students attended Calera Middle.

Is Calera Middle a good school?

Calera Middle ranks 235^th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Calera Middle in?

Shelby County

What is the racial makeup of Calera Middle?

Students at Calera Middle are 43% African American, 36% White, 14% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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