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La Paloma Academy (Lakeside)

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

8140 E Golf Links Rd, Tucson, AZ 85730 · (520) 733-7373

Tucson’s School Grade B better than 64% of Arizona school districts

Directions
Students
855
Students per teacher
27:1
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about La Paloma Academy (Lakeside)

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Arizona’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 27 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency18%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts19%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Arizona’s 1,781 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

8140 E Golf Links Rd, Tucson

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten103
Grade 1105
Grade 2110
Grade 3106
Grade 4104
Grade 5100
Grade 694
Grade 774
Grade 859
Enrollment over time
888’20
853’21
862’22
866’23
855’24

Down 3.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 56%White 25%Black 13%Asian 3%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about La Paloma Academy (Lakeside) from Tucson families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arizona’s other public schools; Tucson’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.