Arizona Online Charter School vs La Paloma Academy (Lakeside)

How do these schools compare?

Metric Arizona Online Charter School La Paloma Academy (Lakeside)
Location Tucson, AZ Tucson, AZ
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary elementary
Enrollment 42 855
Student:Teacher Ratio 10.5:1 26.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch - 50.9%
Charter School Yes Yes
Magnet School No No
Title I No Yes

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Arizona Online Charter School La Paloma Academy (Lakeside)
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $17,657 $4,999
District Liberty Traditional Charter School (10968) Arizona Community Development Corporation (79947)

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Arizona Online Charter School La Paloma Academy (Lakeside)
White 26.2% 25.4%
African American 14.3% 13.1%
Hispanic or Latino 54.8% 56.1%
Asian 0.0% 2.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2.4% 0.9%
Pacific Islander 2.4% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.0% 1.4%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Arizona Online Charter School La Paloma Academy (Lakeside)
AP Courses Offered - -
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio - 853:1
Chronic Absenteeism - 40.1%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 0 0
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.