Pinnacle High School - Tempe

Set in TEMPE, Arizona, Pinnacle High School - Tempe is a very small high school, operated by Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. (81001). It teaches 10 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 98% smaller than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 631 students.

Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. (81001) comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 249 students; Pinnacle High School - Tempe is among them.

In terms of who attends, Pinnacle High School - Tempe records that 60% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 20% White, 10% multiracial, 10% Native American. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 0.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.2:1, putting Pinnacle High School - Tempe tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, Maricopa County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Pinnacle High School - Tempe is one campus in the mix.

Pinnacle Online High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Pinnacle High School - Tempe operates from an inner-city location. Pinnacle High School - Tempe operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pinnacle High School - Tempe has declined 91%, going from 113 students in 2018 to 10 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 21% to 0% over that span.

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