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La Paloma Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

710^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

La Paloma Academy is a public charter elementary and middle school serving 661 students in grades K-8 in Tucson, Arizona. The school is part of the Arizona Community Development Corporation district, which is ranked 242 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

La Paloma Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools over the past several years, with proficiency rates ranging from 18-33% in English Language Arts and 30-33% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 36-46% and 37-42% respectively. The school's science proficiency is also low at 19-24%, compared to the state average of 30-34%. While the nearby W Arthur Sewel Elementary School and Fruchthendler Elementary School, which are part of the Tucson Unified District, demonstrate that there is potential for improvement within the district, La Paloma Academy's performance lags behind these higher-performing schools.

La Paloma Academy also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, with the school's rankings for subgroups like African American, Hispanic, and White students in the bottom quarter of Arizona elementary schools. The only subgroup that performs relatively better is English Language Learners, ranking in the top 12% of schools. Additionally, the school has higher dropout rates than the state average, ranging from 3.4% to 6.1% over the past few years, compared to the state average of around 2-3%. While the nearby Leman Academy of Excellence - Central Tucson, a public charter school, outperforms La Paloma Academy across most metrics, the school's per-student spending of around $8,400 is lower than the state average, which may contribute to its underperformance.

632

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

66.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2050 N Wilmot Rd
Tucson, AZ 85712-3039

(520) 721-4205

District: Arizona Community Development Corporation

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.4%

White:

19.1%

African American:

13.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (25% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg23%

Arizona avg39%

Elementary school

710^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

496^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Arizona Community Development Corporation

242^nd of 289Arizona Community Development Corporation among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	710 of 909	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	730 of 912	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	906 of 1245	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	752 of 1000	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	757 of 1226	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	622 of 1039	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	558 of 1109	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.2	512 of 1106	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.2	463 of 1079	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.9	503 of 955	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.4	785 of 1079	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.2	858 of 1158	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.3	900 of 1141	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.7	811 of 1075	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.6	667 of 1090	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	25.9	849 of 1062	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.2	515 of 607	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.7	363 of 895	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	40.2	428 of 620	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	54.3	120 of 975	87.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.7	836 of 1219	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	693 of 1219	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	559 of 862	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	624 of 1023	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	30.0	224 of 306	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	22.9	374 of 486	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	820 of 1170	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	491 of 716	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	665 of 1198	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	401 of 709	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	392 of 911	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.3	275 of 423	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	365 of 549	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	340 of 556	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	719 of 1116	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	414 of 618	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	335 of 820	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.6	1007 of 1216	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	810 of 1220	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	586 of 850	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	521 of 1032	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	32.3	362 of 444	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	760 of 1027	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	38.1	487 of 820	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	524 of 1201	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.6	247 of 417	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.4	952 of 1024	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	863 of 1161	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	399 of 595	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.3	595 of 720	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	496 of 552	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	801 of 854	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	525 of 605	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	503 of 832	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	363 of 605	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	408 of 711	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.9	380 of 695	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.8	421 of 677	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.1	289 of 521	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	23.2	557 of 690	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.2	609 of 787	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.7	619 of 772	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.3	590 of 685	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.2	484 of 692	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	21.4	560 of 663	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	11.8	387 of 400	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	62.0	109 of 573	81.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.1	566 of 606	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.2	723 of 806	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	362 of 494	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.1	476 of 820	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	286 of 466	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	356 of 624	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.2	742 of 760	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.7	466 of 802	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	205 of 387	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	241 of 543	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	81.1	5 of 257	98.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.4	650 of 717	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	271 of 503	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	10.9	792 of 810	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	399 of 476	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	521 of 818	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	256 of 435	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	380 of 617	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	43.9	329 of 650	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	46.9	305 of 789	61.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.6	614 of 675	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	547 of 780	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	385 of 436	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2021)88th percentile+49 vs school

Special Education (2023)41st percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2021)35th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2023)31st percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2021)31st percentile-7 vs school

Foster Care (2021)27th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2024)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)18th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2023)17th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2023)15th percentile-12 vs school

White (2023)7th percentile-20 vs school

Middle school

Homeless (2021)98th percentile+59 vs school

Special Education (2021)61st percentile+22 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)49th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2023)10th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)9th percentile+3 vs school

White (2023)9th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)7th percentile-33 vs school

African American (2023)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)2nd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2023)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics32%-8 vs state

English Language Arts24%-17 vs state

Science22%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)						AASA Mathematics (2025)						AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Total
La Paloma Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2050 N Wilmot Rd	Tucson	85712	Pima County	Arizona Community Development Corporation	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 721-4205	632	28	22.5		121 (19.1%)	85 (13.4%)	401 (63.4%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.6%)	19.6	710^th of 909 public elementary schools	21.9%		18.7	730^th of 912 public elementary schools	20.0%	20	33.0	23.0	22.0	22.0	23.0	18.0	33.0		30.0				24.0	19.0
Leman Academy of Excellence - Central Tucson	Public, Charter	K-8	6180 E Pima St	Tucson	85712	Pima County	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 462-1202	731	55	13.2		261 (35.7%)	20 (2.7%)	385 (52.7%)	11 (1.5%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.2%)	50	387^th of 909 public elementary schools	57.4%		30.8	569^th of 912 public elementary schools	37.6%	182	50.0	69.0	43.0	42.0	35.0	38.0	49.0	48.0	34.0	29.0	23.0	21.0	25.0
Adventure School	Public, Charter	K-8	5757 E Pima St	Tucson	85712	Pima County	Educational Impact Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 296-0656	141	7	20.1		38 (27.0%)	3 (2.1%)	85 (60.3%)	3 (2.1%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)								(n/a)
W V Whitmore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5330 E Glenn St	Tucson	85712	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 232-8000	362	21	17.1		109 (30.1%)	39 (10.8%)	157 (43.4%)	9 (2.5%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.3%)	34 (9.4%)								(n/a)		31.0						31.0
Hudlow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	502 N Caribe Ave	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-4800	146	16	9.1		35 (24.0%)	13 (8.9%)	82 (56.2%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.1%)	9 (6.2%)								(n/a)
W Arthur Sewel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	425 N Sahuara Ave	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-7200	200	15	13.2		54 (27.0%)	11 (5.5%)	112 (56.0%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	14 (7.0%)	67.4	272^nd of 909 public elementary schools	70.1%		84.7	126^th of 912 public elementary schools	86.2%	146	47.0	50.0	52.0				66.0		48.0				48.0
Fruchthendler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7470 E Cloud Rd	Tucson	85750	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 731-4400	327	22	14.8		160 (48.9%)	10 (3.1%)	119 (36.4%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.9%)	84.7	121^st of 909 public elementary schools	86.7%		91.8	61^st of 912 public elementary schools	93.3%	60	52.0	72.0	67.0				73.0	65.0	62.0				52.0
Desert Sky Community School	Public, Charter	K-5	1350 N Arcadia Ave	Tucson	85712	Pima County	Desert Sky Community School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 745-3888	38	7	5.4		23 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (28.9%)	2 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)								(n/a)
Annie Kellond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6606 E Lehigh Dr	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-5100	366	29	12.8		130 (35.5%)	18 (4.9%)	181 (49.5%)	7 (1.9%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	38.4	479^th of 909 public elementary schools	47.3%		37.8	497^th of 912 public elementary schools	45.5%	18	38.0	44.0	31.0				39.0	45.0	38.0				31.0
Bloom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8310 E Pima St	Tucson	85715	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-3700	336	32	10.3		92 (27.4%)	31 (9.2%)	172 (51.2%)	10 (3.0%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	25 (7.4%)	21.3	686^th of 909 public elementary schools	24.5%					(n/a)	29.0	27.0	24.0				34.0	32.0

Frequently Asked Questions about La Paloma Academy

What is the racial makeup of La Paloma Academy?

Students at La Paloma Academy are 63% Hispanic, 19% White, 13% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend La Paloma Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 632 students attended La Paloma Academy.

Is La Paloma Academy a good school?

La Paloma Academy ranks in the bottom 21.9% of Arizona elementary schools.

What district is La Paloma Academy in?

Arizona Community Development Corporation

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