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La Paloma Academy-South

Q: How many students attend La Paloma Academy-South?

In the 2024-25 school year, 501 students attended La Paloma Academy-South.

Q: What is the racial makeup of La Paloma Academy-South?

Students at La Paloma Academy-South are 93% Hispanic, 5% White.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

Summary

La Paloma Academy-South is a public charter elementary school serving 487 students in grades K-8 in Tucson, Arizona, which is part of the Tucson Unified District.

La Paloma Academy-South consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Arizona elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (92.2%) compared to the state average, and its performance is particularly low for Hispanic, African American, and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Arizona elementary schools for these subgroups. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are also significantly lower than the state and district averages, often ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Arizona elementary schools. Concerningly, the school has seen a rise in dropout rates, increasing from 0.0% in 2016-2017 to 3.8% in 2021-2022.

Nearby schools, such as Raul Grijalva Elementary, C.E. Rose Elementary, and Elvira Elementary, also have high percentages of Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students, but they generally outperform La Paloma Academy-South on academic measures, suggesting that the school may be struggling to effectively serve its student population. Addressing the school's high dropout rates and targeting interventions for underperforming subgroups should be a priority for the school and the Tucson Unified District.

501

Students ?

29.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

80.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5660 S 12th Ave
Tucson, AZ 85715-3102

(520) 807-9668

District: Arizona Community Development Corporation

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.4%

White:

4.8%

American Indian:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (24% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2015

!English Language Arts scores 20 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg27%

Arizona avg43%

Not ranked this year

La Paloma Academy-South did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2023	8.7	1230 of 1245	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	955 of 1000	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	1079 of 1226	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	948 of 1039	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	1036 of 1109	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.5	958 of 1106	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.7	800 of 1079	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.7	599 of 955	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.4	810 of 895	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	46.0	310 of 975	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	10.5	1186 of 1219	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	1075 of 1219	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	921 of 1023	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	9.3	1168 of 1170	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	700 of 716	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	1043 of 1198	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	658 of 709	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	852 of 911	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	11.1	1099 of 1116	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	603 of 618	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	715 of 820	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	9.0	1205 of 1216	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	1028 of 1220	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	980 of 1032	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.8	861 of 1201	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.2	847 of 1161	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	11.5	828 of 854	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	761 of 832	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	671 of 711	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.4	619 of 695	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.1	610 of 677	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	23.3	496 of 573	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.0	759 of 806	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	692 of 820	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	442 of 624	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.0	745 of 760	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	698 of 802	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	520 of 543	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.6	699 of 717	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	456 of 503	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	10.7	794 of 810	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	774 of 818	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	604 of 617	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.8	285 of 390	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.4	445 of 789	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)68th percentile+56 vs school

Special Education (2021)28th percentile+16 vs school

White (2021)27th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2021)9th percentile~ school

Female (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2023)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+42 vs school

Special Education (2021)44th percentile+35 vs school

Native American (2021)27th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2021)13th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2023)6th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2023)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-20 vs state

Mathematics22%-18 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 (2023)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
La Paloma Academy-South	Public, Charter	K-8	5660 S 12th Ave	Tucson	85715	Pima County	Arizona Community Development Corporation	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 807-9668	501	17	29.4	80.7%	24 (4.8%)	4 (0.8%)	468 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		26.0						22.0								$00			$00
Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-6	5495 S Liberty Ave	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-3100	490	23	21.6	82.8%	11 (2.2%)	8 (1.6%)	450 (91.8%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	13.7	815^th of 909 public elementary schools	10.3%		14.3	792^nd of 912 public elementary schools	13.2%	23	22.0	17.0		33.0			18.0								$7,429	$846	$07	$1,698	$6,164	$412	$6,576
Mission Manor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	600 W Santa Rosa St	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-3500	475	37	12.9	79.8%	14 (2.9%)	5 (1.1%)	436 (91.8%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	14.1	803^rd of 909 public elementary schools	11.7%		9.2	883^rd of 912 public elementary schools	3.2%	80		22.0		19.0			33.0		21.0						$9,529	$916	$10	$1,841	$8,318	$286	$8,604
Drexel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	801 E Drexel Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-2700	515	25	21.0	92.8%	13 (2.5%)	17 (3.3%)	454 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	9.1	883^rd of 909 public elementary schools	2.9%					(n/a)	21.0	21.0	19.0	16.0			18.0	19.0							$7,085	$934	$01	$1,870	$5,549	$600	$6,150
Math and Science Success Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	434 W Lerdo Rd	Tucson	85756	Pima County	Math and Science Success Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 889-1504	745	39	19.1	61.9%	21 (2.8%)	10 (1.3%)	664 (89.1%)	6 (0.8%)	43 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33.1	538^th of 909 public elementary schools	40.8%		47.6	424^th of 912 public elementary schools	53.5%	114	29.0	44.0	25.0	42.0	56.0	39.0	60.0	28.0	17.0	34.0	35.0	22.0	26.0	34.0		$00			$00
Raul Grijalva Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1795 W Drexel Rd	Tucson	85746	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 908-3600	472	28	17.0	79.7%	16 (3.4%)	5 (1.1%)	420 (89.0%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	8.9	884^th of 909 public elementary schools	2.8%		13.2	816^th of 912 public elementary schools	10.5%	68	16.0	21.0					22.0									$00			$00
C E Rose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	710 W Michigan St	Tucson	85714	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 908-4400	766	42	18.4	78.9%	12 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	723 (94.4%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	14.2	802^nd of 909 public elementary schools	11.8%		17.6	746^th of 912 public elementary schools	18.2%	56	16.0	30.0	20.0	37.0	36.0	30.0	14.0	24.0	13.0	25.0	17.0	18.0	15.0	18.0		$00			$00
Elvira Elementary School	Public	K-6	250 W Elvira Rd	Tucson	85756	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-2800	642	32	20.0	77.8%	11 (1.7%)	7 (1.1%)	597 (93.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	44.9	439^th of 909 public elementary schools	51.7%		37.7	499^th of 912 public elementary schools	45.3%	60	30.0	60.0	37.0	29.0			35.0	62.0	48.0	27.0			37.0		$6,730	$754	$00	$1,507	$5,734	$243	$5,976
Santa Clara Elementary School	Public	K-6	6910 S Santa Clara Ave	Tucson	85756	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-3200	422	28	15.1	84.9%	16 (3.8%)	9 (2.1%)	308 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)								(n/a)		31.0	19.0												$9,109	$785	$00	$1,570	$7,443	$880	$8,323
Van Buskirk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	725 E Fair St	Tucson	85714	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-3700	287	25	11.6	83.6%	10 (3.5%)	4 (1.4%)	268 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	24.9	625^th of 909 public elementary schools	31.2%		31.7	561^st of 912 public elementary schools	38.5%	64	34.0	23.0	30.0						33.0							$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about La Paloma Academy-South

How many students attend La Paloma Academy-South?

In the 2024-25 school year, 501 students attended La Paloma Academy-South.

What is the racial makeup of La Paloma Academy-South?

Students at La Paloma Academy-South are 93% Hispanic, 5% White.

What district is La Paloma Academy-South in?

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