La Paloma Academy-South

Located at 5660 S 12TH AVE, in TUCSON, Arizona, La Paloma Academy-South is a reasonably sized primary school that enrolls 501 students (grades K through 8), part of Arizona Community Development Corporation (79947).

Arizona Community Development Corporation (79947) comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,988 students; La Paloma Academy-South is among them.

On the student-mix side, La Paloma Academy-South logs that nearly all students (93%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 36% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 29.5:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Pima County indicate median household earnings sit near $70,315, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pima County's 398 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students), La Paloma Academy-South is one campus in the mix.

Liberty Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a city-core site. La Paloma Academy-South operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 25%: 400 students in 2018 compared to 501 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.