Paloma School District

The Paloma School District in Arizona consists of a single school, Kiser Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 112 students. The school has a predominantly Hispanic student population and faces significant academic and socioeconomic challenges.

Kiser Elementary School's academic performance is consistently below the state averages in science, English Language Arts, and mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. The school's science proficiency rates for grades 5 and 8 are 27% and 17%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 34% and 27%. Similarly, the school's English Language Arts and mathematics proficiency rates range from 10% to 30% and 8% to 41%, respectively, which are significantly lower than the state averages of 41% to 45% and 27% to 43%. Additionally, the school has a high dropout rate of 3.1% and a high percentage of students (82.14%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Despite the school's low academic performance, it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.4, which may suggest staffing challenges or the ability to provide more individualized attention to students. However, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past three school years, from 809th out of 1,226 Arizona elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 850th out of 1,245 in 2022-2023, indicating that the school is not keeping pace with other schools in the state. These findings suggest that Paloma School District and Kiser Elementary School may require additional resources, targeted interventions, and a comprehensive strategy to improve student outcomes and provide a high-quality education to its students.