Kyrene de la Paloma School

Set in CHANDLER, Arizona, Kyrene de la Paloma School is a mid-sized elementary-level community, overseen by Kyrene Elementary District (4267). It serves 435 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Kyrene de la Paloma School is one of 25 schools operated by Kyrene Elementary District (4267), a district that instructs 13,313 students overall.

On demographics, Kyrene de la Paloma School shows that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 7% Black, 3% Native American. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

On the resource side, Kyrene de la Paloma School logs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put median household earnings sit near $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Kyrene de la Paloma School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Kyrene de la Paloma School operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 9%: 479 students in 2018 compared to 435 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 52% to 43%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Kyrene de la Paloma School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.