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Pinnacle High School

Q: Is Pinnacle High School a good school?

Pinnacle High School ranks 39 th of 256 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

39^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 256 Arizona High Schools

Better than 85% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Pinnacle High School is a large public school in Phoenix serving grades 7–12, with 2,430 students in the Paradise Valley Unified District. Its latest overall proficiency rates are above district and state averages in both ELA and math. The clearest standout is 11th-grade math: 62% of students were proficient, 31 percentage points above the state and 3 points above the highest nearby school with reported results.

Pinnacle is especially strong in math across grades: 62% were proficient overall, compared with 50% in the district and 33% statewide, and its 8th-grade result was 92%, versus 45% and 30%. Results are strong in other subjects, though Pinnacle does not lead every local comparison. In 11th-grade ELA, its 58% proficiency was above the district’s 50% and the state’s 38%, but below AAEC - Paradise Valley at 81%. In science, Pinnacle’s 42% was second-highest among the three nearby schools with reported results, and above the district’s 27% and state’s 19%. Nearby grade-level results are not reported for every school.

11th-grade science has risen overall, from 35% proficiency in 2022–23 to 42% in 2024–25, after dipping to 31% in between; the school’s lead over the state grew from 13 to 23 points. Graduation is also strong: the 2024–25 rate was 96%, compared with 90% in the district and 80% statewide, though it has edged down 2 points since 2020–21. SchoolDigger ranked Pinnacle at the 85th percentile with 4 stars in 2025–26, behind AAEC at the 92nd percentile with 5 stars. Its 23.8 student–teacher ratio was higher than at five of the six nearby schools with reported ratios. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves Asian students was at the 54th percentile in 2024–25, compared with the school’s overall 87th percentile; its measure for multi-racial students fell from the 92nd percentile in 2023–24 to the 63rd in 2025–26.

2,430

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,675

Per pupil spending ?

10.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

3535 E Mayo Blvd
Phoenix, AZ 85050-4880

(602) 449-4000

District: Paradise Valley Unified District

Feeder schools for Pinnacle High School:

Elementary:	Boulder Creek Elementary School
	Desert Trails Elementary School
	Fireside Elementary School
	Grayhawk Elementary School
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	Pinnacle Peak Preparatory
	Wildfire Elementary School
Middle:	Explorer Middle School
	Mountain Trail Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.2%

Hispanic:

16.3%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 91st percentile in 2021 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (61% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Arizona high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (80%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 91st-percentile peak (2021) to 85th (2026)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg52%

Arizona avg37%

39^th of 256

Arizona public high schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to top 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4High Schools in the Paradise Valley Unified District

97^th of 267Paradise Valley Unified District among Arizona districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	84.5	39 of 256	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	86.6	36 of 271	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	52 of 270	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	43 of 469	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	83.2	54 of 464	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	90.0	44 of 509	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	64.2	67 of 285	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	82 of 420	80.5%	★★★★☆
2017	67.2	85 of 416	79.6%	★★★★☆
2016	68.7	81 of 406	80.0%	★★★★☆
2015	62.1	67 of 261	74.3%	★★★★☆
2014	90.3	24 of 394	93.9%	★★★★★
2013	90.3	29 of 491	94.1%	★★★★★
2012	91.7	24 of 471	94.9%	★★★★★
2011	92.5	26 of 397	93.5%	★★★★★
2010	92.1	31 of 403	92.3%	★★★★★
2009	93.4	16 of 395	95.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	53.2	81 of 201	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	111 of 301	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.7	39 of 306	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	89.6	1 of 122	99.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	16 of 35	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	17 of 30	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.6	36 of 146	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	71 of 238	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	64 of 231	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	38.2	28 of 44	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.6	29 of 83	65.1%	★★★☆☆

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
2025	81.8	31 of 207	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	45 of 200	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	34 of 406	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	80.0	59 of 456	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	88.4	51 of 492	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	65.7	68 of 247	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.2	92 of 354	74.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	18 of 176	89.8%	★★★★★
2024	77.4	36 of 170	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	38 of 379	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.7	50 of 441	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	68 of 479	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	61.9	48 of 183	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	62.7	71 of 311	77.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	64.4	48 of 176	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	93.0	10 of 180	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	80.7	27 of 172	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	48 of 347	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	95.8	9 of 168	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	48.8	96 of 253	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	25 of 223	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	55 of 219	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	41 of 429	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	82.9	59 of 455	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	89.2	41 of 492	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	62.3	67 of 238	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	92 of 370	75.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	14 of 38	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.5	9 of 32	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	93.4	3 of 37	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	79.9	20 of 199	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	77.6	57 of 282	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	67 of 374	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	51.7	11 of 25	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.3	12 of 76	84.2%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	61.2	11 of 41	73.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.1	73 of 129	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	41 of 94	56.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	72.2	31 of 172	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	15 of 380	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	72.4	41 of 422	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	38.9	84 of 155	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	29 of 178	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	60.7	63 of 184	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.2	47 of 371	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	84 of 409	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.7	61 of 448	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	50.3	87 of 217	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	119 of 291	59.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

White (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2023)82nd percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile-9 vs school

Pacific Islander (2023)73rd percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)73rd percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)63rd percentile-22 vs school

African American (2023)60th percentile-31 vs school

Asian (2025)54th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics62%+29 vs state

English Language Arts59%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				AASA English Language Arts (2026)				AASA Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA English Language Arts All Grades	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics All Grades	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	Public	7-12	3535 E Mayo Blvd	Phoenix	85050	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-4000	2,430	102	23.8	10.2%	1,706 (70.2%)	47 (1.9%)	397 (16.3%)	122 (5.0%)	9 (0.4%)	7 (0.3%)	142 (5.8%)	84.5	39^th of 256 public high schools	84.8%		86.6	36^th of 271 public high schools	86.7%	3			58.0	59.0		92.0	62.0	62.0	$9,675	$436	$311	$747	$6,589	$2,339	$8,928
West-MEC - Pinnacle High School	Public	9-12	3535 E Mayo Blvd	Phoenix	85050	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-4000	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
AAEC - Paradise Valley	Public, Charter	9-12	3775 E Union Hills Dr	Phoenix	85050	Maricopa County	Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 243-8004	269	13	20.6	—	209 (77.7%)	9 (3.3%)	30 (11.2%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	92.8	20^th of 256 public high schools	92.2%		90	23^rd of 271 public high schools	91.5%	3			81.0	81.0			59.0	59.0
West-MEC Paradise Valley Community College	Public	10-12	18401 N 32nd St	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(602) 787-7352	1			—	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
West-MEC - North Canyon High School	Public	9-12	1700 E Union Hls Dr	Phoenix	85024	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-5000	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
North Canyon High School	Public	7-12	1700 E Union Hls Dr	Phoenix	85024	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-5000	1,560	81	19.1	50.9%	305 (19.6%)	125 (8.0%)	997 (63.9%)	24 (1.5%)	35 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (4.7%)	23.4	175^th of 256 public high schools	31.6%		21.5	209^th of 271 public high schools	22.9%	34			30.0	30.0			18.0	18.0	$12,423	$745	$459	$1,203	$8,409	$2,811	$11,220
West-MEC - Paradise Valley High School	Public	9-12	3950 E Bell Rd	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-7000	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Paradise Valley High School	Public	7-12	3950 E Bell Rd	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-7000	1,900	99	19.2	31.6%	664 (34.9%)	65 (3.4%)	802 (42.2%)	246 (12.9%)	38 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (4.4%)	73.6	63^rd of 256 public high schools	75.4%		61	87^th of 271 public high schools	67.9%	24			52.0	52.0			51.0	51.0	$11,266	$526	$355	$881	$7,762	$2,623	$10,386
Career Success Schools - STEM Academy 7-12	Public, Charter	7-12	2321 E Bell Rd	Phoenix	85022	Maricopa County	Career Success Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 687-8282	519	6	94.3	46.1%	187 (36.0%)	28 (5.4%)	278 (53.6%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)								(n/a)									$30,356	$2,094	$3,557	$5,651	$17,367	$7,338	$24,705
Intelli-School - Paradise Valley	Public, Charter	9-12	1427 E. Bell Rd. STE 102-103	Phoenix	85021	Maricopa County	Intelli-School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 564-7285	63	6	10.9	—	27 (42.9%)	3 (4.8%)	31 (49.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)								(n/a)									$18,287	$1,462	$908	$2,370	$6,231	$9,686	$15,917

Frequently Asked Questions about Pinnacle High School

What schools feed into Pinnacle High School?

Pinnacle High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Boulder Creek Elementary School
Elementary : Desert Trails Elementary School
Elementary : Fireside Elementary School
Elementary : Grayhawk Elementary School
Elementary : Pinnacle Peak Preparatory
Elementary : Wildfire Elementary School
Middle : Explorer Middle School
Middle : Mountain Trail Middle School

What district is Pinnacle High School in?

Paradise Valley Unified District

How many students attend Pinnacle High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,430 students attended Pinnacle High School.

Is Pinnacle High School a good school?

Pinnacle High School ranks 39^th of 256 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pinnacle High School?

Students at Pinnacle High School are 70% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% African American.

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