PILOT POINT H S

PILOT POINT H S is a close-knit 9-12 campus in PILOT POINT, Texas, part of PILOT POINT ISD. The school teaches 482 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 39% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

Within PILOT POINT ISD, which oversees 4 schools and 1,619 students, PILOT POINT H S is one campus in the system.

Demographically, PILOT POINT H S records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 43% White, 3% multiracial, 3% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PILOT POINT H S has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PILOT POINT H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.0%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Denton County indicate the typical household earns roughly $111,498 per year, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PILOT POINT H S is one of 267 public schools in Denton County (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students).

PILOT POINT EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PILOT POINT H S at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 48.4%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. PILOT POINT H S's enrollment has edged up 14% since 2018, when it stood at 423 (now 482). White enrollment moved from 55% to 43% across the same window.

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