Elementary · Regular · Grades K to 8
La Paloma Academy-South, Tucson, AZ
Enrollment and teachers
- Students
- 501
- Teachers (FTE)
- 17.0
- Students per teacher
- 29.5
- Grades
- K to 8
This school's ratio is 3.7 higher than the district figure of 25.8. The Arizona average across schools is 17.7. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.
School details
- Address
- 5660 S 12th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85706
- Phone
- (520)807-9668
- County
- Pima County
- Level
- Elementary
- Type
- Regular
- Status
- Open
- Charter
- Yes
- Virtual
- No
- Locale
- City: Large
- NCES school ID
- 040036103312
School meals
- Direct certification
- 304Students certified through programs such as SNAP, without an application.
- Community Eligibility Provision
- Yes (CEP school)
Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.
Related schools
Other elementary schools in Arizona Community Development Corporation (79947)
- La Paloma Academy (Lakeside) 855 students
- La Paloma Academy 632 students
Elementary schools elsewhere in Tucson
- Legacy Traditional School - Northwest Tucson Legacy Traditional School - Northwest Tucson (91137)
- Leman Academy of Excellence Leman Academy of Excellence Inc. (92730)
- Leman Academy of Excellence East Tucson Leman Academy of Excellence Inc. (92730)
- McCorkle PK-8 Tucson Unified District (4403)
- Twin Peaks Elementary School Marana Unified District (4404)
- Desert Willow Elementary School Vail Unified District (4413)
- Sierra K-8 School Sunnyside Unified District (4407)
- C E Rose Elementary School Tucson Unified District (4403)
- Math and Science Success Academy Math and Science Success Academy Inc. (89852)
- Esmond Station School Vail Unified District (4413)
- Leman Academy of Excellence - Central Tucson Leman Academy of Excellence Inc. (92730)
- Senita Valley Elementary School Vail Unified District (4413)
We publish official enrollment and staffing data, not ratings or test scores.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.