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Pinal 1880Photo: Unknown. 19th Century Photo (1880). More than 120 years since its creation in 1880. · Public domain
Schools in Pinal

Pinal’s public schools

Globe Unified District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pinal. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Arizona’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 94% of students in Arizona’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
22%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.2K
▼ 9% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
20.1
AZ 17.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,616 students on the public path
In brief

Pinal’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Pinal’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s 1,781 public schools. Copper Rim Elementary School places highest (better than 30%); High Desert Middle School lowest (19%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Pinal, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Copper Rim Elementary Schoolin GlobeC
6–8High Desert Middle Schoolin GlobeC−
9–12Globe High Schoolin GlobeC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Globe Unified District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Globe Unified DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,644 students, up 4% since 2021–22 · 20.1 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$11,154AZ $12,318 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 40.4% · 770 students tested
Math17%
State average 34.8% · 780 students tested

Pinal vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arizona towns that share Pinal’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pinal—Globe Unified District
GlobeC+Globe Unified District

Every school in Pinal

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arizona’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Pinalin other towns
Copper Rim Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Globe
C
694 students18:1Rate it →
High Desert Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Globe
C−
390 students20:1Rate it →
Globe High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Globe
C
532 students23:1Rate it →

Questions about Pinal’s schools

Are Pinal’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pinal. Globe Unified District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pinal. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Pinal in?

Globe Unified District.

Where do Pinal kids go to high school?

Globe High School.

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What Pinal families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.