Pinnacle Peak Preparatory

Set in SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Pinnacle Peak Preparatory is a medium-sized elementary-level community, part of Paradise Valley Unified District (4241). It instructs 474 students across grades pre-K through 8.

Pinnacle Peak Preparatory is one of 42 schools operated by Paradise Valley Unified District (4241), a district that instructs 26,183 students overall.

On demographics, Pinnacle Peak Preparatory reports that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put median household earnings sit near $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Pinnacle Peak Preparatory is one campus in the mix.

Grayhawk Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pinnacle Peak Preparatory has ticked down 22%, going from 608 students in 2018 to 474 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 84% to 75% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

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