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Enrollment
360
Combined
STATE 687
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINNACLE CANYON ACADEMY·NCES 490000800629
Pinnacle Canyon Academy
210 N 600 E, Price, UT 84501 · (435) 613-8102 · Carbon County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED33-TOWNCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Utah public K-12 schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Utah public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
23 FTE teachers
STATE 19.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
264 students
STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 4% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 30 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 29 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 19% smaller than its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
18.5%
UT avg 41.4% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
10.6%
UT avg 41.8% . -4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.5% | 10.6% |
| 2023-24 | 14.7% | 14.7% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.9%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Utah's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
360
-35 (-9%) vs 2020
-28% since 2010-11, when it was 502
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 360 | 22.7 | 15.8:1 | 73% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 25.8 | 15.3:1 | 67% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 25.6 | 15.9:1 | 64% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | N/A | N/A | 60% (236) |
| 2017-18 | 476 | N/A | N/A | 65% (310) |
| 2015-16 | 468 | N/A | N/A | 60% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 502 | 31 | 16.2:1 | 56% (279) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pinnacle Canyon Academy.
About Pinnacle Canyon Academy
At 210 N 600 E in Price, Utah, Pinnacle Canyon Academy operates as a small school serving multiple grade levels. The school covers pre-K through 12 and reported 360 students in 2024-25. Across combined schools in Utah, the average enrollment is about 687.
Pinnacle Canyon Academy operates as its own local education agency.
Of every 100 students at Pinnacle Canyon Academy, about 71 are White. After that, the student body is 25% Hispanic. Among all residents of Carbon County, the White share is about 88%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 43%.
The school had 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.8:1. The gap from the 19.9:1 average for combined schools in Utah is 4.0 students per teacher. The school reported 73% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 49% average for public schools in Carbon County is 24 points.
Among Utah public K-12 schools, Pinnacle Canyon Academy outscored 28%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Pinnacle Canyon Academy is -2.7 points: 21.2% actual, 23.9% predicted.
The school is in Carbon County, where median household income comes to about $58,377, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Carbon County counts 10 public schools with about 3,694 students.
Of the public schools around it, Pinnacle Canyon Academy is closest to Carbon High, about 0.4 miles away. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. Pinnacle Canyon Academy ranks 8th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 21.2% against a local average of 44.4%.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Remote: the school is in a town far from an urbanized area. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 9%.
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Carbon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,517
Census ACS
Median income
$58,377
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,694 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Price
- Carbon HighHigh · 1,004 students
- Mont Harmon MiddleMiddle · 614 students
- Creekview SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Castle Heights SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Castle Valley CenterCombined · 95 students
Nearby schools
- Carbon High0.4 mi · 1,004
- Castle Valley Center0.7 mi · 95
- Mont Harmon Middle0.7 mi · 614
- Castle Heights School1.0 mi · 369
- Creekview School1.3 mi · 389
- Wellington School5.1 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About Pinnacle Canyon AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Pinnacle Canyon Academy?
Pinnacle Canyon Academy enrolls approximately 360 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Pinnacle Canyon Academy serve?
Pinnacle Canyon Academy serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pinnacle Canyon Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pinnacle Canyon Academy is approximately 15.8:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pinnacle Canyon Academy?
At Pinnacle Canyon Academy, the student body is approximately 71% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Pinnacle Canyon Academy?
Pinnacle Canyon Academy is overseen by Pinnacle Canyon Academy in Carbon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.