Meadow View Elementary School vs. Calera Elementary School
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
Meadow View Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Alabama for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Math Proficiency
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Diversity
Student Attention
Calera Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Alabama for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Overview
Serving 937 students in grades Prekindergarten-3, Meadow View Elementary School ranks in the top 5% of all schools in Alabama for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 5%, and reading proficiency is top 5%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 67% (which is higher than the Alabama state average of 29%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 73% (which is higher than the Alabama state average of 47%).
The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is lower than the Alabama state level of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 50% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is higher than the Alabama state average of 49% (majority Black).
Serving 750 students in grades Kindergarten-2, Calera Elementary School ranks in the top 50% of all schools in Alabama for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is top 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 80-84% (which is approximately equal to the Alabama state average of 80%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 85-89% (which is approximately equal to the Alabama state average of 86%).
The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the Alabama state level of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 59% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Alabama state average of 49% (majority Black).
Grades Offered
PK-3
K-2
Total Students
937 students
750 students


% Male | % Female
50% | 50%
52% | 48%


Total Classroom Teachers
59 teachers
42 teachers


Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
18:1


Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#58 out of 1285 schools in AL
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)
n/a

n/a
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
67%
80-84%


Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
73%
85-89%


Students by Grade
Students by Grade


Pre-K Students
56
-
Kindergarten Students
194
254
Grade 1 Students
204
245
Grade 2 Students
261
251
Grade 3 Students
222
-
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
n/a
1%
n/a

% Asian
1%
1%


% Hispanic
25%
13%


% Black
20%
43%


% White
50%
41%


% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
1%


Diversity Score
0.65
0.64


Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
47%
58%


Eligible for Reduced Lunch
8%
7%

