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Pilot Mountain Middle

Surry County Schools · Surry County

Address
543 Old Westfield Road, Pilot Mountain, NC 27041
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370441001755
401
Students
25.8
Teachers (FTE)
15.5:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
80
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
16.6%
Chronically absent
47.2%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Pilot Mountain MiddleElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. East Surry HighHigh · Grades 9-120.7 mi
  2. Pilot Mountain ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-50.8 mi
  3. Westfield ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-54.2 mi
  4. Shoals ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-55.0 mi
  5. Pinnacle Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK-5 · Stokes County Schools5.4 mi
  6. Nancy Reynolds Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K-5 · Stokes County Schools7.5 mi
  7. Chestnut Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Stokes County Schools7.8 mi
  8. Mount Olive Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K-5 · Stokes County Schools7.9 mi
  9. West Stokes High SchoolHigh · Grades 9-12 · Stokes County Schools8.1 mi
  10. Mount Airy MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Mount Airy City Schools9.3 mi

How Pilot Mountain Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 80 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools89th percentile
Higher than 89% · rank 253 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools96th percentile
Higher than 96% · rank 16 of 456
Surry County Schools84th percentile
Higher than 84% · rank 3 of 19

Chronic absence is lower here than at 70% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 18 points since 2014 (62 → 80). Met or exceeded expected growth in 8 of 10 years, exceeding it in 6. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202580BExceeded76.7
202476BExceeded72.6
202375BExceeded70.5
202271BExceeded67.3
201977BExceeded75
201871BNot Met71.7
201773BMet71
201674BExceeded70
201568CMet66
201462CNot Met62

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 79.8%Hispanic 12.22%Two+ Races 5.49%Black 1.75%Asian 0.5%Native Am. 0.25%
White: 79.8% (320) Hispanic: 12.22% (49) Two+ Races: 5.49% (22) Black: 1.75% (7) Asian: 0.5% (2) Native Am.: 0.25% (1)
White79.8%
Hispanic12.22%
Two+ Races5.49%
Black1.75%
Asian0.5%
Native Am.0.25%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 401
48.38%194 Female
51.62%207 Male

Student counts for Pilot Mountain Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 401 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 83.4%Chronically absent 16.6%
Regular attendance: 83.4% (346) Chronically absent: 16.6% (69)
Regular attendance83.4%
Chronically absent16.6%

Student Population

Students Counted: 415
47.2%Economically disadvantaged
3.74%15 English learners

Student indicators for Pilot Mountain Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 415 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 92.3%Beginning 7.7%
Experienced: 92.3% (22) Beginning: 7.7% (2)
Experienced92.3%
Beginning7.7%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 23.4 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
12.83%3 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Pilot Mountain Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 23.4 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)82.5%59.4%
Science (grades 5 & 8)78.7%58%
Reading (grades 3–8)69.7%38.3%

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)17.5%23.2%40.9%18.5%
Reading (grades 3–8)30.3%31.3%29.4%9%
Science (grades 5 & 8)21.3%20.7%37.3%20.7%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth5.191.8

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers23.38
Experienced teachers21.58 (92%)
Beginning teachers1.8 (8%)
Holding a standard license23.38 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified3

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (69 of 415)16.6%
Economically disadvantaged47.2%
English learners making progress (of 15)13.3%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.81
Library books per student13.31
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom0.76

Federal & state designations

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

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 Middle report card PDF

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Pilot Mountain Middle'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.