Photo: Chris Pruitt · CC BY-SA 3.0Calera’s public schools outscore 83% of Alabama districts
38% of students in Calera’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Alabama average (27%). The grade covers the public school district serving Calera, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Alabama, not nationally.
From Alabama state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Calera’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 151 Alabama towns with household incomes within a quarter of Calera’s, its schools beat 89%, higher than their 83% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 60% and math 38% in spring 2022, against 47% and 27% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,422 per student, against $13,926 across Alabama (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school
From grade 3 the district’s path is Calera Intermediate School, then Calera Middle, then Calera High. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Calera’s grade
A−: better than 83% of Alabama school districts, #23 of 187 Alabama towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Alabama average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Calera, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Calera
Calera Elementary
Grades K–2 · 766 students · 18:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Calera
Calera Middle
Grades 6–8 · 767 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Montevallo
7th grade in Calera
Calera Middle
Grades 6–8 · 767 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Montevallo
8th grade in Calera
Calera Middle
Grades 6–8 · 767 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Montevallo
9th grade in Calera
Calera High
Grades 9–12 · 1,018 students · 18:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Calera
Calera High
Grades 9–12 · 1,018 students · 18:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Calera
Calera High
Grades 9–12 · 1,018 students · 18:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Calera
Calera High
Grades 9–12 · 1,018 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Calera’s public schools are run by Shelby County School District, which also serves Chelsea, Columbiana, Harpersville and Helena and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Calera vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Alabama towns that share Calera’s borders.
Every school in Calera
4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alabama’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Calera’s schools
Are Calera’s schools good?
By Alabama’s own tests, yes: the public schools Calera children attend outscore 83% of Alabama’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #23 of 187 Alabama towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 89%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Calera in?
Shelby County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 20,638 students in 29 schools (2024–25).
Where do Calera kids go to high school?
Calera High, with 1,018 students; its own test results earn a C.
What is Calera’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Shelby County School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama.
How much does Calera spend per student?
$13,422 in Shelby County School District (FY2024), against $13,926 across Alabama. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Calera families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Alabama. Stars are from neighbors.