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Pilot Mountain Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

218 Friends St., Pilot Mountain, NC 27041 · (336) 444-8200 · Part of Surry County Schools

Pilot Mountain’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
353
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Pilot Mountain Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Pilot Mountain kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Pilot Mountain kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Pilot Mountain ElementaryYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

218 Friends St., Pilot Mountain

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K17
Kindergarten49
Grade 151
Grade 263
Grade 365
Grade 460
Grade 548
Enrollment over time
331’20
363’21
344’22
363’23
353’24

Up 6.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 80%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 4%Black 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pilot Mountain Elementary from Pilot Mountain families.

Other schools in Surry County Schools

The district →
Franklin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mount Airy
B+
473 students13:1
Dobson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dobson
B+
350 students15:1
Cedar Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lowgap
B−
348 students14:1
Rockford Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dobson
B−
335 students13:1
White Plains Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mount Airy
A−
328 students15:1
Copeland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dobson
A−
274 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Pilot Mountain’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.