📍 3001 Independence Drive, Homewood, Jefferson County, 35209
Shades Cahaba Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Homewood, Jefferson County. The school has 501 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Homewood City school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
Shades Cahaba Elementary School enrolls 501 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 34 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 10% Black or African American and 8.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 356 | 71% |
| Black or African American | 51 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 8.6% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 8.2% |
| Asian | 10 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
119 of the school's 501 students (24%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Shades Cahaba Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-60.
Shades Cahaba Elementary School is one of 5 schools in Homewood City, based in Homewood, Alabama. The district serves 4,492 students district-wide and employs 305 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 501 students, Shades Cahaba Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 898 students per school.
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