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Pinnacle Online High School

Public, Charter, Virtual Grades 6-12

Summary

Pinnacle Online High School is a public charter virtual high school serving grades 6-12 in Tempe, AZ, part of the Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. district. The school has seen a significant shift in its student racial makeup, with the Hispanic student population increasing from 66.83% in 2020-2021 to 82.49% in 2022-2023.

Despite serving a diverse student population, Pinnacle Online High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Arizona high schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's four-year graduation rate has declined from 51.2% in 2018-2019 to just 25.0% in the last two academic years, while the dropout rate has spiked, reaching as high as 52.7% in 2021-2022. Pinnacle Online High School's students also perform significantly below state averages in standardized tests across all subjects and grade levels, with only 12% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 40%.

Pinnacle Online High School's performance is significantly lower than other nearby charter and public high schools, such as Tempe Preparatory Academy, Tempe High School, and Tapbi, which have higher academic rankings, graduation rates, and test scores. The school's low per-student spending of $2,099 (as of 2018-2019) compared to the state average may be a contributing factor to its poor academic outcomes, and the disproportionately low performance of certain student subgroups suggests that the school may be struggling to provide equitable educational opportunities and support for all its students.

239

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

67.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2224 W Southern Ave Ste 1
Tempe, AZ 85282-4345

(480) 755-8222

District: Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc.

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.2%

White:

12.6%

African American:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2012 → 12th in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (9% vs 32% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Arizona average (29% vs 80%)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2012

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school9%

District avg9%

Arizona avg32%

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Pinnacle Online High School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	14.2	790 of 832	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	709 of 711	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	19.1	583 of 695	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	5.5	674 of 677	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	45.2	358 of 663	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.7	507 of 573	11.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	17.5	740 of 820	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.2	129 of 166	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	17.5	761 of 802	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	13.7	785 of 818	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	616 of 617	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	15.8	594 of 650	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.0	612 of 789	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	62.2	248 of 780	68.2%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.7	414 of 469	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	400 of 464	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	429 of 509	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	148 of 285	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	242 of 420	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	18.8	323 of 416	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.0	291 of 406	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.8	234 of 394	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.2	345 of 491	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.5	280 of 471	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.8	190 of 403	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.0	207 of 395	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	20.2	221 of 301	26.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	53 of 258	79.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.4	377 of 406	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	395 of 456	13.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	407 of 492	17.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	34.6	38 of 130	70.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.8	332 of 379	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	380 of 441	13.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	374 of 479	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	14.8	389 of 455	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	389 of 492	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	16.7	271 of 374	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	30.3	115 of 256	55.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	32.4	192 of 380	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	212 of 422	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	13.2	349 of 409	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	299 of 448	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

White (2021)68th percentile+63 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+46 vs school

Special Education (2021)22nd percentile+17 vs school

Foster Care (2021)22nd percentile+17 vs school

African American (2021)12th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2021)10th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)9th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2021)5th percentile~ school

Male (2021)4th percentile~ school

High school

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile+66 vs school

Foster Care (2021)71st percentile+55 vs school

Native American (2021)55th percentile+39 vs school

Special Education (2022)49th percentile+36 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)28th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2022)27th percentile+13 vs school

White (2022)15th percentile~ school

Male (2022)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)12th percentile~ school

Female (2023)7th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts14%-25 vs state

Science5%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)	AASA Mathematics (2025)	AzSCI Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Pinnacle High School - Tempe	Public, Charter	9-12	2224 W Southern Ave Ste 2	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 414-0950	10	18	.5		2 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
Pinnacle Online High School	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	2224 W Southern Ave Ste 1	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 755-8222	239	17	14.0		30 (12.6%)	18 (7.5%)	182 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.3%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
Skyline Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	7500 N 40th Street	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Skyline Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 343-4980	167	13	12.8		10 (6.0%)	66 (39.5%)	75 (44.9%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.2%)								(n/a)				$20,398	$1,932	$6,890	$10,754	$3,360	$8,216	$11,576
Tempe High School	Public	9-12	1730 S Mill Ave	Tempe	85281	Maricopa County	Tempe Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 967-1661	1,431	78	18.2		112 (7.8%)	168 (11.7%)	1,012 (70.7%)	13 (0.9%)	58 (4.1%)	25 (1.7%)	43 (3.0%)	20.6	215^th of 271 public high schools	20.7%		24.3	193^rd of 270 public high schools	28.5%	22	28.0	16.0	13.0	$8,594	$465	$405	$1,334	$7,077	$648	$7,724
EVIT - Tempe High School	Public	9-12	1730 S Mill Ave	Tempe	85281	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
Tapbi	Public, Virtual	9-12	500 W Guadalupe Rd	Tempe	85283	Maricopa County	Tempe Union High School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 839-0292	175	10	17.5		49 (28.0%)	28 (16.0%)	71 (40.6%)	2 (1.1%)	16 (9.1%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.6%)	42.9	135^th of 271 public high schools	50.2%		42.1	137^th of 270 public high schools	49.3%	2	43.0	31.0	23.0	$7,607	$00			$7,591	$16	$7,607
Compadre High School	Public	9-12	500 W Guadalupe Rd	Tempe	85283	Maricopa County	Tempe Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 752-3560	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
EVIT - Compadre High School	Public	9-12	500 W Guadalupe Rd	Tempe	85283	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
International Commerce High School - Tempe	Public, Charter	9-12	1105 E Broadway Rd	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Humanities and Sciences Academy of the United Stat	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 317-5900	290	20	14.3		42 (14.5%)	35 (12.1%)	175 (60.3%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.2%)	4 (1.4%)	17 (5.9%)								(n/a)			11.0		$00			$00
Humanities and Sciences Academy Arizona	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	1105 E Broadway Rd	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Humanities and Sciences Academy of the United Stat	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 317-5900	1	3	.3		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				$1,032,242	$129,635	$12,750	$272,020	$500,258	$389,599	$889,857

Frequently Asked Questions about Pinnacle Online High School

How many students attend Pinnacle Online High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 239 students attended Pinnacle Online High School.

What is the racial makeup of Pinnacle Online High School?

Students at Pinnacle Online High School are 76% Hispanic, 13% White, 8% African American, 2% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Pinnacle Online High School in?

Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc.

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