Calera Elementary School
855 10th St Calera AL, 35040, Shelby County Phone: 205-682-6120 Ranking:  (649 out of 1,064, bottom 39%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 2 School District: Shelby County School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 44 | 67 | 49 | 50 | 47 | 51 | 66 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 705 | 832 | 768 | 729 | 700 | 701 | 899 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 230 | 32.6% | 231 | 27.8% | 193 | 25.1% | 168 | 23.0% | 167 | 23.9% | 175 | 25.0% | 159 | 17.7% |
| Grade 1: | 243 | 34.5% | 217 | 26.1% | 179 | 23.3% | 178 | 24.4% | 182 | 26.0% | 183 | 26.1% | 187 | 20.8% |
| Grade 2: | 232 | 32.9% | 187 | 22.5% | 193 | 25.1% | 200 | 27.4% | 184 | 26.3% | 175 | 25.0% | 152 | 16.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 338 | 47.9% | 403 | 48.4% | 379 | 49.3% | 379 | 52.0% | 352 | 50.3% | 353 | 50.4% | 486 | 54.1% |
| Female: | 367 | 52.1% | 429 | 51.6% | 389 | 50.7% | 350 | 48.0% | 329 | 47.0% | 340 | 48.5% | 409 | 45.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 39 | 5.5% | 40 | 4.8% | 44 | 5.7% | 49 | 6.7% | 42 | 6.0% | 51 | 7.3% | 59 | 6.6% |
| Black: | 200 | 28.4% | 214 | 25.7% | 196 | 25.5% | 192 | 26.3% | 198 | 28.3% | 203 | 29.0% | 243 | 27.0% |
| White: | 422 | 59.9% | 540 | 64.9% | 491 | 63.9% | 462 | 63.4% | 446 | 63.7% | 442 | 63.1% | 593 | 66.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 38 | 5.4% | 35 | 4.2% | 30 | 3.9% | 20 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 280 | 39.7% | 309 | 37.1% | 297 | 38.7% | 288 | 39.5% | 250 | 35.7% | 244 | 34.8% | 285 | 31.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 61 | 8.7% | 85 | 10.2% | 94 | 12.2% | 53 | 7.3% | 78 | 11.1% | 76 | 10.8% | 97 | 10.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.13 | 12.49 | 15.67 | 14.49 | 14.81 | 13.70 | 13.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 67.3% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.7% | 57.9% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 57.7% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.51% | 41.11% | 37.08% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 68.2% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 72.6% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 71.3% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.48% | 67.86% | 62.46% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.1% | 63.4% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 57% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 58% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.97% | 47.98% | 43.41% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 62% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 55.4% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 57.1% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.51% | 47.62% | 39.83% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 78.2% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 84.6% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 83.25% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.45% | 76.37% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.97% | 81.76% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.14% | 83.75% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.39% | 87.71% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.69% | 91.88% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 86.4% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 89.1% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.07% | 91.22% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.45% | 88.24% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.62% | 90.14% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 90.42% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.04% | 89.7% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.86% | 90.34% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 77% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 78.6% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 77.9% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.74% | 81.91% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.75% | 79.31% | 78.93% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 85.4% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 88.7% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 87.7% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.87% | 90.59% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.97% | 91.87% | 86.09% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 80.7% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 81.5% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 79.13% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 80.69% | 77.97% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 86.7% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 87% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.35% | 88.11% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.95% | 87.72% | 84.37% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 78.88% | 69.84% |
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* Calera Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.