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Enrollment
401
Middle
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SURRY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370441001755
Pilot Mountain Middle
543 Old Westfield Road, Pilot Mountain, NC 27041 · (336) 368-2641 · Surry County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL401 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of North Carolina public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
398 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 130 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 116 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 155 | 39% |
Student demographics
35%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
69.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
82.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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
76.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+28.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% 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 28 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 Middle
Pilot Mountain Middle's state test result (76.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Mountain Middle this school | 401 | 99.3% | 76.7% |
| Ashe County Middle Warrensville | 401 | 99.3% | 69.2% |
| Mitchell Middle School Bakersville | 380 | 97.4% | 44.0% |
| East Wilkes Middle School Ronda | 346 | 99.1% | 61.5% |
| Polk County Middle School Mill Spring | 454 | 99.3% | 60.9% |
| Canton Middle Canton | 475 | 98.3% | 58.8% |
Matched among North Carolina middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Surry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.7% | #19 of 463 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.5% | #10 of 461 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #39 of 463 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 401 | #378 of 478 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #176 of 456 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.5% | #424 of 456 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #185 of 472 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #214 of 300 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
401
-61 (-13%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 802
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 401 | 25.8 | 15.5:1 | 99% (398) |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 27.4 | 14.8:1 | 99% (403) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 30.8 | 14.8:1 | 57% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 462 | 30 | 15.4:1 | 38% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 434 | 29.9 | 14.5:1 | 49% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 463 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 53% (246) |
| 2010-11 | 540 | 34 | 15.9:1 | 47% (256) |
| 2000-01 | 457 | 30 | 15.2:1 | 28% (128) |
| 1990-91 | 802 | 48 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pilot Mountain Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (434 to 401); teachers down 14% (29.9 to 25.8).
About Pilot Mountain Middle
Pilot Mountain Middle is a small middle school in Pilot Mountain, North Carolina, under Surry County Schools. It reports enrollment of 401 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 34% below the 605-student average for middle schools in North Carolina.
Pilot Mountain Middle sits within Surry County Schools, which has 20 schools and 7,318 students.
More than half of the students at Pilot Mountain Middle are White (80%). Other reported shares: 12% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The diversity index for Pilot Mountain Middle is 35%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.5 students per teacher. The 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina is close to this figure. Of all students at Pilot Mountain Middle, 99% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Pilot Mountain Middle holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 98% of North Carolina public middle schools.
Pilot Mountain Middle outperforms its prediction by 28.1 points. The model expects 48.5% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in North Carolina; the school's rate is 76.7%.
In Surry County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $55,656, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. There are 30 public schools in the county, enrolling about 11,139, Pilot Mountain Middle among them.
East Surry High sits about 0.7 miles from Pilot Mountain Middle. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Pilot Mountain Middle places 2nd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The federal government classifies Pilot Mountain Middle's location as Rural: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 462 to 401, a 13% decline.
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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 ElementaryElementary · 353 students
Other schools in Pilot Mountain
- East Surry HighHigh · 576 students
- Pilot Mountain ElementaryElementary · 353 students
- Westfield ElementaryElementary · 212 students
Nearby schools
- East Surry High0.7 mi · 576
- Pilot Mountain Elementary0.8 mi · 353
- Westfield Elementary4.2 mi · 212
- Shoals Elementary5.0 mi · 235
- Pinnacle Elementary School5.4 mi · 162
- Nancy Reynolds Elementary School7.5 mi · 192
Frequently asked questions
About Pilot Mountain MiddleHow large is Pilot Mountain Middle?
Pilot Mountain Middle enrolls approximately 401 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Pilot Mountain Middle serve?
Pilot Mountain Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Pilot Mountain Middle?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Pilot Mountain Middle.
What is the student diversity at Pilot Mountain Middle?
Student demographics at Pilot Mountain Middle are roughly 80% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Pilot Mountain Middle in?
Pilot Mountain Middle is part of Surry County Schools.
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