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Pilot Mountain Elementary

Surry County Schools · Surry County

Address
218 Friends St., Pilot Mountain, NC 27041
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370441003216
353
Students
23.2
Teachers (FTE)
15.2:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
72
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
11.1%
Chronically absent
48%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Pilot Mountain ElementaryElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. East Surry HighHigh · Grades 9-120.5 mi
  2. Pilot Mountain MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-80.8 mi
  3. Shoals ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-54.3 mi
  4. Pinnacle Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK-5 · Stokes County Schools4.6 mi
  5. Westfield ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-55.0 mi
  6. Chestnut Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Stokes County Schools7.1 mi
  7. Mount Olive Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K-5 · Stokes County Schools7.3 mi
  8. West Stokes High SchoolHigh · Grades 9-12 · Stokes County Schools7.4 mi
  9. Nancy Reynolds Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K-5 · Stokes County Schools7.8 mi
  10. Mount Airy MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Mount Airy City Schools10.0 mi

How Pilot Mountain Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 72 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools76th percentile
Higher than 76% · rank 548 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools79th percentile
Higher than 79% · rank 265 of 1,419
Surry County Schools74th percentile
Higher than 74% · rank 5 of 19

Chronic absence is lower here than at 87% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 9 points since 2014 (63 → 72). Met or exceeded expected growth in 8 of 10 years. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202572BMet71.2
202472BMet69.3
202366CMet63.7
202260CNot Met58.8
201969CMet67.5
201870BMet67.1
201776BMet74
201676BMet74
201563CNot Met63
201463CMet62

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 Surry County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 80.17%Hispanic 15.01%Two+ Races 3.68%Black 1.13%
White: 80.17% (283) Hispanic: 15.01% (53) Two+ Races: 3.68% (13) Black: 1.13% (4)
White80.17%
Hispanic15.01%
Two+ Races3.68%
Black1.13%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 353
50.71%179 Female
49.29%174 Male

Student counts for Pilot Mountain Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 353 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 88.9%Chronically absent 11.1%
Regular attendance: 88.9% (305) Chronically absent: 11.1% (38)
Regular attendance88.9%
Chronically absent11.1%

Student Population

Students Counted: 343
48%Economically disadvantaged
5.38%19 English learners

Student indicators for Pilot Mountain Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 343 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 91.84%Beginning 8.16%
Experienced: 91.84% (19) Beginning: 8.16% (2)
Experienced91.84%
Beginning8.16%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 20.8 FTE
91.89%Fully licensed
8.16%Emergency or provisional
19.2%4 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Pilot Mountain 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 20.8 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)76.9%50.9%
Science (grades 5 & 8)68.1%42.6%
Reading (grades 3–8)65.3%39.9%

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)23.1%26%37%13.9%
Reading (grades 3–8)34.7%25.4%30.6%9.2%
Science (grades 5 & 8)31.9%25.5%38.3%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-0.8875.6

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers20.83
Experienced teachers19.13 (92%)
Beginning teachers1.7 (8%)
Holding a standard license19.14 (92%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1.7 (8%)
National Board certified4

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (38 of 343)11.1%
Economically disadvantaged48%
English learners making progress (of 19)63.2%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.56
Library books per student27.22
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom0.92

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 Mountain Elementary report card PDF

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Pilot Mountain 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.