Enrollment
353
Elementary
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SURRY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370441003216
Pilot Mountain Elementary
218 Friends St., Pilot Mountain, NC 27041 · (336) 444-8200 · Surry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
350 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
65.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
76.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Pilot Mountain Elementary
Pilot Mountain Elementary's state test result (70.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Mountain Elementary this school | 353 | 99.2% | 70.2% |
| Nebo Elementary School Nebo | 354 | 99.2% | 55.1% |
| Mitchell Elementary School Bakersville | 373 | 98.4% | 45.4% |
| Weaverville Elementary Weaverville | 342 | 97.4% | 71.1% |
| King Elementary School King | 383 | 99.0% | 39.0% |
| Sawmills Elementary Granite Falls | 351 | 99.1% | 49.7% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Pilot Mountain Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Surry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #227 of 1,297 | #2 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.9% | #168 of 1,296 | #2 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #217 of 1,300 | #2 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #1,043 of 1,485 | #4 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #821 of 1,377 | #12 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.3% | #1,247 of 1,379 | #12 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #551 of 1,414 | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #359 of 937 | #1 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
353
+22 (+7%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 412
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 353 | 23.2 | 15.2:1 | 99% (350) |
| 2023-24 | 363 | 25 | 14.5:1 | 99% (360) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 58% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 21 | 15.8:1 | 46% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 26.6 | 15.9:1 | 53% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 25 | 17.6:1 | 55% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 24 | 17.2:1 | 60% (246) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pilot Mountain Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (425 to 353); teachers down 13% (26.6 to 23.2).
About Pilot Mountain Elementary
Pilot Mountain Elementary is a small elementary school based in Pilot Mountain, North Carolina. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 353 students. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 467.
Surry County Schools runs Pilot Mountain Elementary along with 19 other schools, enrolling 7,318 students in total.
White students are 80% of those enrolled at Pilot Mountain Elementary. The remaining shares are 15% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is in line with Surry County, where about 84% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 33%.
The school's 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. The ratio is within a point of the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. At Pilot Mountain Elementary, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Pilot Mountain Elementary outscored 90%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
In North Carolina, Pilot Mountain Elementary is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 70.2% compared with a predicted 48.6%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Surry County show that the median household earns about $55,656 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Across Surry County, 30 public schools serve about 11,139 students.
The closest school to Pilot Mountain Elementary is East Surry High, located about 0.5 miles away. Pilot Mountain Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Pilot Mountain Elementary's average proficiency of 70.2% compares with 65.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Pilot Mountain Elementary is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 353 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 331.
People who know Pilot Mountain Elementary can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Surry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
71,425
Census ACS
Median income
$55,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
11,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Surry County Schools
- North Surry HighHigh · 792 students
- Surry Central HighHigh · 679 students
- East Surry HighHigh · 576 students
- Central MiddleMiddle · 502 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 473 students
- Pilot Mountain MiddleMiddle · 401 students
Other schools in Pilot Mountain
- East Surry HighHigh · 576 students
- Pilot Mountain MiddleMiddle · 401 students
- Westfield ElementaryElementary · 212 students
Nearby schools
- East Surry High0.5 mi · 576
- Pilot Mountain Middle0.8 mi · 401
- Shoals Elementary4.3 mi · 235
- Pinnacle Elementary School4.6 mi · 162
- Westfield Elementary5.0 mi · 212
- Chestnut Grove Middle School7.1 mi · 662
Frequently asked questions
About Pilot Mountain ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Pilot Mountain Elementary?
Pilot Mountain Elementary enrolls approximately 353 students in grades PK-05.
Is Pilot Mountain Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pilot Mountain Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Pilot Mountain Elementary?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Pilot Mountain Elementary.
How diverse is Pilot Mountain Elementary?
Pilot Mountain Elementary reports a student body of 80% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Pilot Mountain Elementary?
Pilot Mountain Elementary is overseen by Surry County Schools in Surry County.
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