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Pilot Elementary

Davidson County Schools · Davidson County

Address
145 Pilot School Road, Thomasville, NC 27360
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370114000477
321
Students
21.3
Teachers (FTE)
15.1:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
64
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
8.3%
Chronically absent
68.8%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Pilot ElementaryElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. E Lawson Brown MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-82.7 mi
  2. East Davidson HighHigh · Grades 9-122.7 mi
  3. Davidson Early CollegeHigh · Grades 9-132.9 mi
  4. Thomasville MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Thomasville City Schools3.4 mi
  5. Thomasville HighHigh · Grades 9-12 · Thomasville City Schools3.6 mi
  6. Fair Grove ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-53.8 mi
  7. Liberty Drive ElementaryElementary · Grades 4-5 · Thomasville City Schools3.9 mi
  8. Thomasville PrimaryElementary · Grades PK-3 · Thomasville City Schools4.2 mi
  9. Hasty ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-54.2 mi
  10. Oak Grove MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-84.6 mi

How Pilot Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 64 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools57th percentile
Higher than 57% · rank 991 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools59th percentile
Higher than 59% · rank 534 of 1,419
Davidson County Schools45th percentile
Higher than 45% · rank 16 of 33

Chronic absence is lower here than at 92% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

025507510014151617181922232425

Score up 1 points since 2014 (63 → 64). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 2. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202564CExceeded58.2
202458CMet51.5
202356CMet51.8
202257CMet52
201956CNot Met53.4
201857CMet53.4
201760CMet56
201662CMet57
201565CExceeded60
201463CMet58

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Davidson County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 71.03%Hispanic 19.31%Black 5.61%Two+ Races 2.8%Asian 1.25%
White: 71.03% (228) Hispanic: 19.31% (62) Black: 5.61% (18) Two+ Races: 2.8% (9) Asian: 1.25% (4)
White71.03%
Hispanic19.31%
Black5.61%
Two+ Races2.8%
Asian1.25%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 321
50.16%161 Female
49.84%160 Male

Student counts for Pilot Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 321 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 91.7%Chronically absent 8.3%
Regular attendance: 91.7% (300) Chronically absent: 8.3% (27)
Regular attendance91.7%
Chronically absent8.3%

Student Population

Students Counted: 327
68.8%Economically disadvantaged
5.92%19 English learners

Student indicators for Pilot Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 327 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 84.58%Beginning 15.42%
Experienced: 84.58% (17) Beginning: 15.42% (3)
Experienced84.58%
Beginning15.42%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 19.6 FTE
89.99%Fully licensed
10.01%Emergency or provisional
5.11%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Pilot Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 19.6 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)67.9%35.8%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)64.5%27.1%
Reading (grades 3–8)46.5%20.6%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)35.5%37.4%22.6%--
Reading (grades 3–8)53.5%25.8%17.4%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)32.1%32.1%32.1%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth3.2188

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers19.58
Experienced teachers16.56 (85%)
Beginning teachers3.02 (15%)
Holding a standard license17.62 (90%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1.96 (10%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (27 of 327)8.3%
Economically disadvantaged68.8%
English learners making progress (of 19)47.4%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.56
Library books per student21
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.41

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Pilot Elementary report card PDF

Download this report card

Pilot Elementary's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.