Calera Intermediate School

Located at 8454 Highway 31 South, in Calera, Alabama, Calera Intermediate School is a well-populated elementary campus that enrolls 747 students (grades 3 through 5), one of the schools within Shelby County. Enrollment runs roughly 56% above the state mean of about 480.

Across the 29 schools in Shelby County (20,638 students total), Calera Intermediate School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Calera Intermediate School lists that the most-represented group is White (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 39% Black, 16% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Shelby County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Calera Intermediate School lists 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Shelby County's rate of about 42%.

With demographic context factored in, Calera Intermediate School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.9%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Shelby County put median household income runs about $97,961, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Shelby County's 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,120 students), Calera Intermediate School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Calera Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Calera Intermediate School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 36.2%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 5%: 784 students in 2018 compared to 747 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 53% to 40%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

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