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Calera Intermediate School

Q: Is Calera Intermediate School a good school?

Calera Intermediate School ranks 374 th of 686 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

374^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Calera Intermediate School in Calera, AL, serves 747 students in grades 3 through 5 and is part of the highly-ranked Shelby County school district, though the school itself has historically ranked in the middle of the pack statewide.

For parents, the most important thing to know is that Calera Intermediate faces significant academic challenges, particularly in math and science. In the most recent school year, math proficiency rates were roughly 15-17 percentage points lower than the district average across all grade levels. For example, only about 39% of 5th graders were proficient in math, compared to 53% district-wide. The science gap is even more pronounced—just 38% of 4th graders were proficient in science, a staggering 24-point gap from the district average of 61%. While the school's English Language Arts scores are closer to state averages, they still trail the district. It's worth noting that nearby Shelby Elementary School, just 11 miles away, has math proficiency rates nearly double those of Calera Intermediate. Even Elvin Hill Elementary School, which serves a similar percentage of low-income students (67% vs. Calera's 68%), outperforms Calera in most subjects—suggesting that poverty alone doesn't explain the performance gap.

There are some positive signs to build on. The school has shown a notable strength in serving its African American students, who ranked in the 72nd percentile statewide—a stark contrast to the school's overall 2-star rating. Chronic absenteeism has improved significantly, dropping from 13.5% to 10.7%, which is now below both district and state averages. The student-teacher ratio has also improved, falling from 19.3 to 15.0, indicating a greater investment in instructional staff. However, parents should be aware of a potential "pipeline" issue: Calera Elementary (grades K-2) has a chronic absenteeism rate of 16.4%, well above the district average, suggesting challenges may begin early in the feeder pattern. The school's most urgent priorities should be investigating the root causes of its math and science deficits and replicating the strategies that work for its high-performing student subgroup across the entire student body.

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 — 67th percentile in 2016 → 45th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2016

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

!Science scores 13 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg64%

Alabama avg53%

374^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 11Elementary 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	47.9	374 of 686	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	62.5	121 of 428	71.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	41.4	83 of 143	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	49.9	333 of 651	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	50.7	334 of 667	49.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	44.9	379 of 659	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	33.0	137 of 193	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	36.9	252 of 403	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	46.4	270 of 501	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)72nd percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)46th percentile~ school

Male (2026)42nd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)42nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)29th percentile-16 vs school

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

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English63%~ state avg

Mathematics40%~ state avg

Science38%-13 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 (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 (2025)	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
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	$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) 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)								$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%)	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	$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)	61.6				74.9			$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)	31.3				41.8			$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%)	73.5	164^th of 686 public elementary schools	76.1%		71.4	185^th of 680 public elementary schools	72.8%	21		49.0	49.8	57.9		75.8	78.0	$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%)	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	$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) 516-5798	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)	72.7				87.6			$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%)	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	$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%)	58.6	284^th of 686 public elementary schools	58.6%		60.7	270^th of 680 public elementary schools	60.3%	14	41.3	41.1	34.1	58.1	65.8	64.5	79.3	$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.

How many students attend Calera Intermediate School?

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

What district is Calera Intermediate School in?

Shelby County

Is Calera Intermediate School a good school?

Calera Intermediate School ranks 374^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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