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Shades Cahaba Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

3001 Independence Drive, Homewood, AL 35209 · (205) 871-1113 · Part of Homewood City School District

Homewood’s School Grade A+ better than 96% of Alabama school districts

Directions
Students
507
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
22%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Shades Cahaba Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Homewood kids: Homewood Middle School

On the path

Where Homewood kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Shades Cahaba Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Homewood Middle School1,000 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency48%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts70%
State average 45.4%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Alabama’s 1,249 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3001 Independence Drive, Homewood

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten94
Grade 192
Grade 280
Grade 377
Grade 484
Grade 580
Enrollment over time
479’20
503’21
501’22
510’23
507’24

Up 5.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Black 9%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 5%Asian 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Shades Cahaba Elementary School from Homewood families.

Other schools in Homewood City School District

The district →
Hall Kent Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Homewood
A
717 students13:1
Edgewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Homewood
A+
935 students14:1
Homewood Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Homewood
A+
1,000 students14:1
Homewood High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Homewood
A+
1,333 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alabama’s other public schools; Homewood’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.