Pinnacle Online High School

Pinnacle Online High School is a tiny four-year high school in TEMPE, Arizona, operated by Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. (81001). The school enrolls 239 students in grades 6 through 12. That puts it 62% smaller than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 631 students.

Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. (81001) runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 249 students. Pinnacle Online High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Pinnacle Online High School shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 76%. The remainder reads as 13% White, 8% Black. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Pinnacle Online High School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. The state averages around 20.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put median household income runs about $89,300, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Pinnacle Online High School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

Nearest neighbor: Pinnacle High School - Tempe, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area. Pinnacle Online High School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Five-year trend. Pinnacle Online High School's enrollment has shrank 48% since 2018, when it stood at 460 (now 239). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 50% to 76% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for Pinnacle Online High School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.