McCalla Elementary School (Jefferson County SCH DIST.), Alabama - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

McCalla Elementary School is a Elementary in Bessemer, AL. It currently serves 765 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Jefferson County School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Jefferson County School District and all schools in Alabama.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:765

Number of Teachers: 37

Student/Teacher Ratio: 20.68

Location Info

Location: 2020 McCalla School Road, Bessemer, AL 35022

Mailing Address: 2020 McCalla School Road, Bessemer, AL 35022-6471

Phone: (205)379-3750

Website: http://www.jefcoed.com/McCallaES

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

Items per page:

0 of 0

Grade	Population
Grade 1	130
Grade 2	131
Grade 3	112
Grade 4	110
Grade 5	106
Kindergarten	137
Pre-Kindergarten	39

Gender/Sex of McCalla Elementary School Student Population

Items per page:

0 of 0

Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	389	50.85
Female	376	49.15

Race/Ethnicity Demography of McCalla Elementary School Student Population

Items per page:

0 of 0

Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.13
Asian	7	0.92
Black or African American	432	56.47
Hispanic/Latino	125	16.34
Two or more races	31	4.05
White	169	22.09

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

Items per page:

0 of 0

Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	0.77
Black or African American	217	55.78
Hispanic/Latino	61	15.68
Two or more races	15	3.86
White	93	23.91

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

Items per page:

0 of 0

Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.27
Asian	4	1.06
Black or African American	215	57.18
Hispanic/Latino	64	17.02
Two or more races	16	4.26
White	76	20.21

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.

Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

Items per page:

0 of 0

Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	68	52.31
Hispanic/Latino	23	17.69
Two or more races	4	3.08
White	35	26.92

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

Items per page:

0 of 0

Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	0.76
Black or African American	73	55.73
Hispanic/Latino	23	17.56
Two or more races	4	3.05
White	30	22.90

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

Items per page:

0 of 0

Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	1.79
Black or African American	77	68.75
Hispanic/Latino	14	12.50
White	19	16.96

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

Items per page:

0 of 0

Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.91
Black or African American	62	56.36
Hispanic/Latino	18	16.36
Two or more races	6	5.46
White	23	20.91

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

Items per page:

0 of 0

Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	0.94
Black or African American	64	60.38
Hispanic/Latino	18	16.98
Two or more races	7	6.60
White	16	15.09

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

Items per page:

0 of 0

Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	1.46
Black or African American	63	45.99
Hispanic/Latino	25	18.25
Two or more races	10	7.30
White	37	27.01

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

Items per page:

0 of 0

Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	2.56
Black or African American	25	64.10
Hispanic/Latino	4	10.26
White	9	23.08