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Enrollment
435
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KYRENE ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4267)·NCES 040423001231
Kyrene de la Paloma School
5000 W WHITTEN ST, CHANDLER, AZ 85226 · (480) 541-5000 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Arizona public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 12 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
47.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -11.0pp since 2017
Math
49.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -16.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 16 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 53.0% | 46.0% |
| 2018-19 | 64.0% | 63.0% |
| 2017-18 | 58.0% | 65.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Kyrene de la Paloma School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #267 of 1,072 ▲ 115 | #204 of 646 ▲ 58 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #338 of 1,072 ▼ 30 | #246 of 646 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #307 of 930 | #189 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 435 | #630 of 1,223 | #467 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #319 of 991 | #183 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #58 of 1,007 | #42 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #538 of 721 | #344 of 456 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
435
+27 (+7%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 763
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 435 | 28.6 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 29.7 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 27% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 408 | 26 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 479 | 29.5 | 16.2:1 | 76% (363) |
| 2015-16 | 519 | 31 | 16.7:1 | 33% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 487 | 28 | 17.4:1 | 24% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 683 | 34 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 763 | 32 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kyrene de la Paloma School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (479 to 435); teachers down 3% (29.5 to 28.6).
About Kyrene de la Paloma School
CHANDLER, Arizona, is home to Kyrene de la Paloma School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 435 students in pre-K through 5.
District-wide, Kyrene Elementary District (4267) has 25 schools and 13,313 students.
The student body at Kyrene de la Paloma School has no majority group. White students lead at 43%. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 7% Black, and 3% Native American. The county population is about 59% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
For every teacher at Kyrene de la Paloma School, there are about 15.2 students; the school has 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Arizona average 17.0:1.
Among Arizona public elementary schools, Kyrene de la Paloma School outscored 69%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
The county, Maricopa County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $89,300, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 1,352 public schools and about 725,139 students.
Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
The federal government classifies Kyrene de la Paloma School's location as City: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 435, compared with 408 in 2020-21.
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Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kyrene Elementary District (4267)
- Kyrene Altadena Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Kyrene Aprende Middle SchoolMiddle · 834 students
- Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- Kyrene Middle SchoolMiddle · 759 students
- Kyrene del Cielo SchoolElementary · 655 students
- Kyrene de la Mirada SchoolElementary · 583 students
Other schools in CHANDLER
- Primavera - OnlineCombined · 6,378 students
- Hamilton High SchoolHigh · 3,444 students
- Chandler High SchoolHigh · 3,179 students
- Basha High SchoolHigh · 2,826 students
- Arizona College Prep High SchoolHigh · 2,271 students
- BASIS ChandlerHigh · 1,185 students
Nearby schools
- Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School0.2 mi · 565
- Kyrene de la Mirada School1.2 mi · 583
- Kyrene de las Brisas School1.5 mi · 573
- Kyrene Aprende Middle School1.5 mi · 834
- Kyrene Traditional Academy2.0 mi · 549
- Corona Del Sol High School2.1 mi · 2,600
Frequently asked questions
About Kyrene de la Paloma SchoolHow large is Kyrene de la Paloma School?
Kyrene de la Paloma School enrolls approximately 435 students in grades PK-05.
Is Kyrene de la Paloma School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kyrene de la Paloma School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Kyrene de la Paloma School have?
Kyrene de la Paloma School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
How diverse is Kyrene de la Paloma School?
Kyrene de la Paloma School reports a student body of 43% White, 32% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Kyrene de la Paloma School?
Kyrene de la Paloma School is overseen by Kyrene Elementary District (4267) in Maricopa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.