📍 5660 S 12th Ave, Tucson, Pima County, 85706
La Paloma Academy-South is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tucson, Pima County. The school has 487 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Arizona Community Development Corporation (79947) school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. It operates as a public charter school.
La Paloma Academy-South enrolls 487 students across grades K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Hispanic or Latino, 6% White and 1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 449 | 92% |
| White | 29 | 6% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
393 of the school's 487 students (81%) 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.
La Paloma Academy-South is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-70.
La Paloma Academy-South is one of 3 schools in Arizona Community Development Corporation (79947), based in TUCSON, Arizona. The district serves 1,988 students district-wide. With 487 students, La Paloma Academy-South is smaller than the district average of about 663 students per school.
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