Pinnacle Charter High School
Nogales · AZ · Pinnacle Education-Kino Inc. (81009) · Public charter
At a glance
- 1 calculus classes · 2 chemistry
- AP rigor: Bottom 22% of US high schools
- 4-yr grad rate: 75% in 2019 (Bottom 21% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Pinnacle Charter High School compares for families
What families should know about Pinnacle Charter High School.
- ▸ LocallyAZ sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: EdOptions Preparatory Academy, PCJTED - Nogales high School, Pierson High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Limited — narrow advanced curriculum
Bottom 22% of US high schools
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 21% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Your state's public flagship
University of Arizona
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $16,674/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +11.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 52 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EdOptions Preparatory Academy NOGALES |
Public · charter | 2.0 | 83 | +5.1% |
| PCJTED - Nogales high School NOGALES |
Public | 1.0 | — | — |
| Pierson High School Nogales |
Public | 2.0 | 119 | -16.2% |
| Patagonia Union High School Patagonia |
Public | 16.4 | 71 | -4.1% |
| PCJTED - Rio Rico High School RIO RICO |
Public | 10.6 | — | — |
| CTD - Patagonia High School PATAGONIA |
Public | 16.4 | — | — |
| Benson Digital Learning Center BENSON |
Public | 55.5 | 41 | — |
| Tucson International Academy Midvale TUCSON |
Public · charter | 52.9 | 37 | — |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantPinnacle Charter High School is a public high school in Nogales, AZ, enrolling 52 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 75% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 52 students per school counselor.
59% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
What is Pinnacle Charter High School's graduation rate? Pinnacle Charter High School's federal four-year graduation rate was about 75% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Pinnacle Charter High School? Pinnacle Charter High School is a public high school in Nogales, AZ, enrolling 52 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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