Calera Intermediate School

Public elementary school, grades 3 to 5 · Calera, Alabama

Calera Intermediate School in Calera, Alabama enrolled 747 students in 2024-25 with 49.8 full-time teachers, 15.0 students per teacher against the Alabama elementary-school median of 16.9. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 48% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alabama: 47.3% and 29.9%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 26%

766 students in 2022-23, 769 students in 2023-24, 747 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.5 to 49.8.

Students enrolled at Calera Intermediate School by school year2022-23: 766, 2023-24: 769, 2024-25: 74702004006008002022-237662023-247692024-25747
Students enrolled at Calera Intermediate School by school year2022-23: 766, 2023-24: 769, 2024-25: 74702004006008002022-237662023-247692024-25747
Students enrolled at Calera Intermediate School by school year2022-23: 766, 2023-24: 769, 2024-25: 74702004006008002022-237662023-247692024-25747
Students enrolled at Calera Intermediate School by school year2022-23: 766, 2023-24: 769, 2024-25: 74702004006008002022-237662023-247692024-25747
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2376639.519.4
2023-2476941.018.8
2024-2574749.815.0

15.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 83 of every 100 Alabama elementary schools

Among the 691 Alabama elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 15.0; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 15.0; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 15.0; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 15.0; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 16.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 497 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Calera Intermediate School enrolled 746 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 17 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 497 of the 746 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions17
  • Chronically absent19.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

39.8% of students were White, 38.7% Black, 15.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White39.8%
  2. Black38.7%
  3. Hispanic15.9%
  4. Two or more races4.1%
  5. Asian1.2%
  6. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Calera Intermediate School scored proficient or above: 48% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alabama, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtAlabama
Reading and language arts, 2021-2248%60%47.3%
Math, 2022-2334%38% (2021-22)29.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Calera

2 public elementary schools in Calera report 2024-25 enrollment; Calera Intermediate School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Calera Elementary76618.256.1%
Calera Intermediate School74715.059.3%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Calera Intermediate School

  1. Calera ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 766 students, 18.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Meadow View Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.1 miles away: 953 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).6.1 mi
  3. Compare Calera Intermediate School with Calera ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Shelby County spends per student$12,436 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,436
  5. The largest public schools in AlabamaCalera Intermediate School is the number 77 by size of 693 Alabama elementary schools open in 2024-25.#77 of 693
  6. Alabama schools by students per teacher15.0 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.9 for elementary schools.15.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Calera Intermediate School

  1. How many students attend Calera Intermediate School?
    747 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 766 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Calera, AL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Calera Intermediate School?
    15.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for elementary schools is 16.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Calera Intermediate School a Title I school?
    Calera Intermediate School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Calera Intermediate School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Calera Intermediate School scored proficient or above: 48% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Alabama's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Calera Intermediate School in?
    Shelby County, NCES district ID 0103030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010303002199 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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