The Pinnacle Charter School

The Pinnacle Charter School operates as a substantial unified-grade school in FEDERAL HEIGHTS, Colorado, run under State Charter School Institute. Current enrollment sits at 1,905 students spanning grades K through 12. That puts it 264% larger than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 523 students.

State Charter School Institute runs 49 schools in total, collectively educating 21,411 students. The Pinnacle Charter School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, The Pinnacle Charter School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (88%). Other groups include 9% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 111 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.3:1 average. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Adams County's rate of about 62%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, The Pinnacle Charter School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 17.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 12.4%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Adams County put the typical household earns roughly $94,571 per year, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. The Pinnacle Charter School is one of 171 public schools in Adams County (combined enrollment of about 87,938 students).

The closest other public school is North Star Elementary School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), The Pinnacle Charter School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 22.9%.

The school occupies a residential site. The Pinnacle Charter School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 261%: 527 students in 2018 compared to 1,905 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 77% to 88%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.2:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 today.

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