Elementary · Arizona
La Paloma Academy (Lakeside)
CharterFree meals for allLa Paloma Academy (Lakeside), a public elementary school in Tucson, Arizona: grades k–8, 855 students, 26.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Arizona Community Development Corporation (79947).
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 855
- Teachers (FTE)
- 32.0
- Students per teacher
- 26.7
- Grades
- K–8
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 97% of elementary schools in Arizona
Median 16.3 · 1,158 schools compared
More students per teacher than 99% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 92% of elementary schools in Arizona
Median 452 · 1,194 schools compared
Larger than 96% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Arizona's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Arizona: 40%29%proficient
+4.2 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 73% of elementary schools in Arizona
Median 40% · 972 elementary schools compared
516 students tested, grades 3–8 · AASA; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Arizona: 34%31%proficient
+5.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 62% of elementary schools in Arizona
Median 37% · 916 elementary schools compared
392 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · AASA; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades K–8
- Type
- Charter school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Large city
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Arizona Community Development Corporation (79947).
Location
- Address
- 8140 E Golf Links Rd, Tucson, AZ 85730
- Phone
- (520)733-7373
- City or town
- Tucson
- County
- Pima County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arizona Online Charter SchoolCharterFully virtual | K–8 | 42 | 10.5 | — | — |
Ford ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 182 | 10.5 | 42% | — |
Dietz K-8 SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 364 | 13.3 | — | — |
Sonoran Science Academy EastCharterFree meals for all | K–8 | 467 | 18.0 | 41% | 38% |
Da Vinci Tree AcademyCharterFree meals for all | K–8 | 265 | 13.9 | 44% | — |
Marshall Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 272 | 10.5 | 36% | 39% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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