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Calera Intermediate School

Q: Is Calera Intermediate School a good school?

Calera Intermediate School ranks 440 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Calera Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 747 students attended Calera Intermediate School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Calera Intermediate School?

Students at Calera Intermediate School are 40% White, 39% African American, 16% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Calera Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Calera Intermediate School usually go on to attend: Middle : Calera Middle High : Calera High

Public Grades 3-5

440^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Calera Intermediate School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Calera, Alabama, with 769 students. The school is part of the Shelby County School District, which is ranked 34 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

However, Calera Intermediate School consistently underperforms compared to the Shelby County and Alabama state averages on standardized tests, with only 40.24% of 3rd graders proficient or better in math in 2024-2025, compared to 53.93% in Shelby County and 45.47% statewide. The school has also seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.4% in 2021-2022 to 14.8% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, Calera Intermediate School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 49.34% to 67.49% over the past few years, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students.

Interestingly, Calera Intermediate School's performance is generally lower than that of nearby schools in the Shelby County district, such as Shelby Elementary and Elvin Hill Elementary, which have higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates. The school's statewide ranking has also steadily declined from 271 out of 688 Alabama elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 440 out of 680 in 2024-2025, indicating a concerning trend of declining academic performance.

747

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,273

Per pupil spending ?

67.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8454 Highway 31 South
Calera, AL 35040

(205) 682-6500

District: Shelby County

Students who attend Calera Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	Calera Middle
High:	Calera High

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.8%

African American:

38.7%

Hispanic:

15.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (44% vs 52% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg62%

Alabama avg52%

440^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 11Elementary 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	38.1	440 of 680	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	395 of 684	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	355 of 680	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	355 of 687	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.0	343 of 692	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.7	425 of 681	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	342 of 680	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	59.4	271 of 688	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.0	231 of 691	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.5	410 of 691	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.9	353 of 695	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	165 of 427	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	156 of 420	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	127 of 427	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	55.6	151 of 426	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.4	134 of 426	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	203 of 426	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	122 of 423	71.2%	★★★★☆
2017	62.8	84 of 336	75.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	94 of 142	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	61 of 131	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.7	87 of 123	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	68 of 110	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.2	19 of 100	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	31.7	59 of 74	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	59 of 65	9.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	45.9	10 of 25	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	431 of 649	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	349 of 650	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	350 of 645	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	352 of 656	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.6	330 of 656	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	348 of 646	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.6	261 of 640	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.4	214 of 639	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	133 of 206	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	95 of 196	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.2	97 of 184	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.4	64 of 175	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.3	58 of 164	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.9	105 of 152	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	100 of 140	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	44.5	72 of 130	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	417 of 660	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	408 of 670	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	362 of 623	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	344 of 651	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.5	319 of 653	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.3	430 of 649	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.5	243 of 651	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.2	234 of 567	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	397 of 651	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	408 of 655	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	336 of 649	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	341 of 669	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.8	340 of 669	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	439 of 650	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	380 of 650	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.5	304 of 639	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	0.3	22 of 22	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	19 of 21	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	19 of 19	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	22 of 22	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	24 of 25	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	18 of 19	5.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	15 of 18	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	88 of 97	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.3	49 of 82	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	39 of 70	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	32 of 64	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	23 of 54	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	14 of 39	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	76.7	11 of 57	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	36.6	42 of 58	27.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	235 of 403	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	239 of 395	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	205 of 373	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	235 of 345	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	276 of 398	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.0	97 of 392	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.1	99 of 344	71.2%	★★★★☆
2017	53.9	104 of 280	62.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	422 of 532	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	373 of 535	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	342 of 528	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	305 of 540	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	318 of 539	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	355 of 529	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	268 of 508	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.4	179 of 369	51.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Native American (2023)81st percentile+33 vs school

African American (2025)61st percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile~ school

Female (2025)34th percentile~ school

White (2025)21st percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile-26 vs school

Military Connected (2025)<1st percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English56%-8 vs state

Science35%-8 vs state

Mathematics34%-8 vs state

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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 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
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
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%)	53.4	329^th of 680 public elementary schools	51.6%		52.2	327^th of 684 public elementary schools	52.2%	2	35.5	44.4	46.1	37.6	58.7	63.2	72.8	$10,413	$1,833	$8,512
Meadow View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	2800 Smokey Rd	Alabaster	35007	Shelby County	Alabaster City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 685-4300	953	66	14.4	53.2%	446 (46.8%)	186 (19.5%)	255 (26.8%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (5.9%)								(n/a)	63.6				77.6			$10,590	$1,568	$9,009
Jemison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	1495 County Road 44	Jemison	35085	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 280-4820	752	48	15.6	65.6%	395 (52.5%)	50 (6.6%)	279 (37.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.1%)								(n/a)	23.1				51.5			$9,287	$1,779	$7,483
Thompson Intermediate School	Public	4-5	1509 Kent Dairy Rd	Alabaster	35007	Shelby County	Alabaster City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 685-6200	901	50	17.9	57.5%	466 (51.7%)	201 (22.3%)	199 (22.1%)	5 (0.6%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.4%)	71.4	185^th of 680 public elementary schools	72.8%		74.2	163^rd of 684 public elementary schools	76.2%	22		51.3	44.7	53.6		69.0	74.9	$9,652	$1,700	$7,938
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%)	47.6	366^th of 680 public elementary schools	46.2%		45	394^th of 684 public elementary schools	42.4%	28	44.0	37.1	31.1	44.9	67.0	48.9	64.7	$10,660	$1,547	$9,092
Creek View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	8568 Highway 17	Maylene	35114	Shelby County	Alabaster City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 685-6100	958	65	14.7	48.7%	521 (54.4%)	172 (18.0%)	192 (20.0%)	7 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.5%)								(n/a)	68.0				83.2			$10,240	$1,165	$9,061
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%)	76.9	142^nd of 680 public elementary schools	79.1%		77.4	142^nd of 684 public elementary schools	79.2%		44.2	55.6	59.1	50.0	79.1	77.8	86.4	$17,161	$2,526	$14,609
Pelham Ridge	Public	PK, KG-5	251 Applegate Parkway	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Pelham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 624-3704	783	50	15.6	48.4%	291 (37.2%)	185 (23.6%)	243 (31.0%)	19 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.6%)	60.7	270^th of 680 public elementary schools	60.3%		60.9	259^th of 684 public elementary schools	62.1%	11	51.8	39.3	45.3	43.0	66.7	67.2	71.0	$9,196	$1,003	$8,192

Frequently Asked Questions about Calera Intermediate School

What schools do graduates of Calera Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Calera Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Calera Middle
High : Calera High

What is the racial makeup of Calera Intermediate School?

Students at Calera Intermediate School are 40% White, 39% African American, 16% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Calera Intermediate School in?

Shelby County

Is Calera Intermediate School a good school?

Calera Intermediate School ranks 440^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Calera Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 747 students attended Calera Intermediate School.

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