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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Calera Middle administration to hear?
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Enrollment
767
Middle
DISTRICT 750 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELBY COUNTY·NCES 010303001868
Calera Middle
9178 Highway 22, Montevallo, AL 35115 · (205) 682-6140 · Shelby County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL767 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
479 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 260 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 264 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 243 | 32% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
49.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
18.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Calera Middle
Calera Middle's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calera Middle this school | 767 | 62.5% | 34.8% |
| Sparkman Middle School Toney | 723 | 59.3% | 37.4% |
| Wetumpka Middle School Wetumpka | 647 | 58.9% | 42.2% |
| Florence Middle School Florence | 663 | 55.7% | 42.5% |
| Oxford Middle School Oxford | 619 | 58.3% | 44.7% |
| Millbrook Middle School Millbrook | 1,071 | 57.9% | 43.7% |
Matched among Alabama middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Calera Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #164 of 260 | #10 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #165 of 260 | #10 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #161 of 260 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 767 | #45 of 265 | #8 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #81 of 244 | #5 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #17 of 246 | #2 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #109 of 264 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.5% | #38 of 79 | #3 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
767
-82 (-10%) vs 2020
+38% since 2010-11, when it was 554
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 20.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 767 | 45.5 | 16.9:1 | 62% (479) |
| 2023-24 | 760 | 46.5 | 16.3:1 | 63% (480) |
| 2022-23 | 755 | 42.5 | 17.8:1 | 61% (462) |
| 2020-21 | 849 | 42 | 20.2:1 | 45% (384) |
| 2017-18 | 694 | 36 | 19.3:1 | 49% (341) |
| 2015-16 | 668 | 30 | 22.3:1 | 45% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 554 | 30 | 18.5:1 | 51% (281) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Calera Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (694 to 767); teachers up 26% (36 to 45.5).
About Calera Middle
Calera Middle is a large middle school with its address in Montevallo, Alabama. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 767 students. The average among middle schools in Alabama is roughly 508 students; this school is 51% above that.
Calera Middle is one of 29 schools in Shelby County, which enrolls 20,638 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Black students as the largest group at Calera Middle, at 43%. Other groups include 36% White, 14% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Shelby County residents are about 14% Black. Calera Middle's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.9:1. That is 1.1 students per teacher below the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 62%. Among public schools in Shelby County, the average eligibility rate is 42%.
Calera Middle's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (34.8%) and its predicted rate (38.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Shelby County, the median household income is $97,961, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. In all, Shelby County has 48 public schools and roughly 35,120 students.
The next-closest public school is Meadow View Elementary School, about 2.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Calera Middle ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
The school enrolled 767 students in 2024-25, 82 fewer than the 849 it had in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.9:1) than in 2020-21 (20.2:1).
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,211
Census ACS
Median income
$97,961
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
35,120 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shelby County
- Oak Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Helena High SchoolHigh · 1,383 students
- Chelsea High SchoolHigh · 1,235 students
- Oak Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,168 students
- Calera HighHigh · 1,018 students
- Helena MiddleMiddle · 957 students
Other schools in Montevallo
- Montevallo Elementary SchoolElementary · 758 students
- Montevallo High SchoolHigh · 485 students
- Montevallo Middle SchoolMiddle · 346 students
Nearby schools
- Meadow View Elementary School2.6 mi · 953
- Calera Elementary3.3 mi · 766
- Calera Intermediate School3.6 mi · 747
- Calera High3.7 mi · 1,018
- Montevallo Elementary School5.0 mi · 758
- Montevallo High School5.0 mi · 485
Frequently asked questions
About Calera MiddleHow many students attend Calera Middle?
Calera Middle enrolls approximately 767 students in grades 06-08.
Is Calera Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Calera Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Calera Middle have?
Calera Middle employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Calera Middle?
Student demographics at Calera Middle are roughly 36% White, 14% Hispanic, 43% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Calera Middle?
Calera Middle is overseen by Shelby County in Shelby County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.