2250 E Deer Valley Rd #109
Phoenix, AZ 85024

We moved to this neighborhood because of Boulder Creek. It's the end of our second year at this school, and we are so happy with it!A-rated, award-winning, and named #1 K-8 in AZ for two years in a row for both public AND charter!The community is vibrant and joyful. The school (and surrounding neighborhood!) is very safe for the floods of children walking home every day. The teachers are passionate and good at what they do. The gifted program is engaging. The SPED support is vast. The PTO is huge and super involved. The school/PTO/community events are enriching for the entire family, and there is so much school pride.Our new principal is a strong, dedicated, and warm leader, and she's "one of us"—born and raised in Phoenix, an ASU grad, and with almost 30 years of service to PVUSD as an educator. My husband and I are AZ natives and products of the PV district ourselves, so we love to see it.Go Bobcats!

As a recent graduate from Pinnacle I feel like this school has a lot to improve on. Most importantly, Pinnacle has one of the worst athletics programs. I say this as a student athlete. I played basketball all four years and faced discrimination from the head coach. During my time as a player many girls quit the team and the athletic administration never once checked in to see if the coach was being fair to players. The coach accepted multiple transfers and gave them the most playing time, prioritizing them over pre-exisitng players. My friends who used to play tennis also quit senior year because the new tennis coach was also biased and incompetent. There was also an incident with the baseball team this year where many of the seniors quit due to their coach's behavior. This leads me to say that Pinnacle has terrible oversight over its athletic programs. When I reached out regarding my situation to the head of athletics he simply said there was nothing he could do and that the matter had to be resolved by my parents, myself, and the coaches. Secondly, some teachers at Pinnacle are just terrible, there are many great teachers, but there are certain teachers who are on their phones the whole time and could care less about what they are teaching to their students. I had such an experience with the AP Bio teacher where my friends and I had to basically teach ourselves the whole course to prepare for the AP exam. The administration needs to do a way better job on supervising how teachers run their classes and checking if they are actually teaching or not. Thirdly, the bathrooms at school WERE NEVER open and it was so irritating because it was the administration's choice to keep only one bathroom open per building instead of two which they could easily have done. This took away from class time because you'd have to walk over to the other building to use the bathrooms sometimes. All in all, if it were up to me I would not attend this high school until they make some improvements regarding athletic and classroom supervision.

As a parent, there’s nothing more painful than watching your child be treated as if they don’t belong. My child deserved better. What they experienced wasn’t just neglect—it was targeted, dismissive, and racially charged, often at the hands of other students, while the school stood by.We came to this school hoping for opportunity, growth, and care. Instead, we found a system that consistently overlooked and minimized their pain. Multiple events left emotional scars that my child will carry for years.This isn’t about a single moment. It’s about a pattern—a culture—that leaves students of color feeling invisible, unheard, and unworthy.To other parents: pay attention. Ask questions. Watch how your child is treated when no one thinks you’re watching.And to the school: I hope you do better. I hope you start listening. Because no child should ever walk into a classroom and feel like they don’t belong.