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Pilot Elementary

Q: Is Pilot Elementary a good school?

Pilot Elementary ranks 667 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

667^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Pilot Elementary is a public elementary school located in Thomasville, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 337 students. The school's academic performance is mixed, with strengths in 5th-grade math but weaknesses in 3rd-grade reading compared to the Davidson County Schools district and the state of North Carolina.

Pilot Elementary's performance varies across different student subgroups, with the school ranking higher for Hispanic students and students with low socioeconomic status, but lower for white students and male students. The school has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 99.11% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than nearby schools like Midway Elementary (49.9%) and Friendship Elementary (42.73%).

Despite the school's challenges, Pilot Elementary's higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio compared to some nearby schools suggest the school is allocating more resources towards its students. However, this does not necessarily translate to better academic outcomes, indicating the need for the school to implement consistent, evidence-based strategies to improve student achievement across all grade levels and subject areas.

321

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,751

Per pupil spending ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

145 Pilot School Road
Thomasville, NC 27360-7800

(336) 472-7965

District: Davidson County Schools

Students who attend Pilot Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	E Lawson Brown Middle
High:	East Davidson High

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.0%

Hispanic:

19.3%

African American:

5.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 55th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg57%

667^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Davidson County Schools

90^th of 242Davidson County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	667 of 1490	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	902 of 1505	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	858 of 1502	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.4	717 of 1514	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	803 of 1489	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	1005 of 1473	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	991 of 1434	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.8	882 of 1429	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.8	841 of 1425	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.8	644 of 1440	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.2	641 of 1390	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.5	460 of 1403	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.5	649 of 1388	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	76.8	254 of 1381	81.6%	★★★★☆
2010	69.9	398 of 1363	70.8%	★★★★☆
2009	66.0	486 of 1354	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.8	431 of 1324	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.7	430 of 1293	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.9	604 of 1276	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	40.9	513 of 897	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	595 of 1451	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	808 of 1455	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	980 of 1459	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	839 of 1458	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	717 of 1440	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	876 of 1424	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	928 of 1405	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	373 of 961	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	363 of 951	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	365 of 1437	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	53.0	639 of 1450	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	687 of 1437	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	476 of 1366	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.6	624 of 1329	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.1	846 of 1361	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	991 of 1332	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	744 of 1450	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	905 of 1464	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.8	651 of 1461	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	583 of 1464	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.5	859 of 1444	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	1076 of 1430	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	1041 of 1413	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	61.0	208 of 801	74.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	814 of 1172	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	986 of 1166	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	939 of 1183	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	818 of 1194	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	915 of 1172	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1114 of 1183	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	1135 of 1178	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2024)74th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2018)43rd percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science68%+6 vs state

Mathematics65%+4 vs state

Reading46%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pilot Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	145 Pilot School Road	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 472-7965	321	21	15.0	98.8%	228 (71.0%)	18 (5.6%)	62 (19.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	54.2	667^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.2%		41.4	902^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	40.1%	235	60.0	61.7	71.7	25.5	63.8	52.8	67.9	$9,751	$959	$8,792
Fair Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	217 Cedar Lodge Road	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 472-7020	524	33	15.9	99.4%	377 (71.9%)	12 (2.3%)	102 (19.5%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.2%)	42.9	865^th of 1490 public elementary schools	41.9%		54.3	677^th of 1505 public elementary schools	55.0%	188	62.4	42.7	72.2	29.0	49.4	45.8	72.2	$8,539	$842	$7,696
Liberty Drive Elementary	Public	4-5	401 Liberty Drive	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Thomasville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 474-4186	306	19	16.5	99.0%	39 (12.7%)	122 (39.9%)	115 (37.6%)	5 (1.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.5%)	14.9	1350^th of 1490 public elementary schools	9.4%		21.1	1264^th of 1505 public elementary schools	16.0%	86		33.8	41.0		29.3	39.8	40.9	$11,739	$2,365	$9,374
Thomasville Primary	Public	PK, KG-3	915 E Sunrise Avenue	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Thomasville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 474-4160	753	44	17.1	99.5%	108 (14.3%)	301 (40.0%)	257 (34.1%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (10.1%)								(n/a)	54.8			21.4				$11,267	$2,277	$8,990
Hasty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Hasty School Road	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 475-1924	385	28	13.7	99.2%	227 (59.0%)	15 (3.9%)	111 (28.8%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	74.7	318^th of 1490 public elementary schools	78.7%		64.8	492^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	67.3%	174	83.1	59.5	85.9	58.5	56.2	64.1	78.1	$8,648	$1,018	$7,630
Davis-Townsend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	975 Heath Church Road	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 249-9880	430	26	16.5	99.3%	344 (80.0%)	15 (3.5%)	59 (13.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	61.5	538^th of 1490 public elementary schools	63.9%		62.8	528^th of 1505 public elementary schools	64.9%	10	69.6	51.7	64.6	45.6	50.0	65.8	75.9	$10,132	$1,065	$9,067
Friendship Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1490 Friendship-Ledford Road	Winston Salem	27107	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 231-8744	470	29	16.2	43.0%	298 (63.4%)	50 (10.6%)	75 (16.0%)	29 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	78.5	271^st of 1490 public elementary schools	81.8%		79.2	255^th of 1505 public elementary schools	83.1%	16	80.5	70.8	70.9	51.7	70.8	65.8	77.2	$8,255	$444	$7,811
Brier Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Watford Road	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 474-8200	210	16	13.2	98.6%	172 (81.9%)	3 (1.4%)	25 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)	68	426^th of 1490 public elementary schools	71.4%		58.2	614^th of 1505 public elementary schools	59.2%	188	78.4	76.0	70.0	52.8	56.0	40.0	75.0	$10,467	$1,149	$9,319
Midway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	318 Midway School Road	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 764-0064	546	33	16.5	48.9%	421 (77.1%)	16 (2.9%)	73 (13.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.7%)	66.6	458^th of 1490 public elementary schools	69.3%		59.7	586^th of 1505 public elementary schools	61.1%	128	72.4	48.6	65.7	53.9	71.6	54.5	75.8	$8,371	$538	$7,833
Hopewell Elementary School	Public	K-5	6294 Welborn Road	Trinity	27370	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 861-2030	679	47	14.4	99.6%	555 (81.7%)	13 (1.9%)	56 (8.2%)	14 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.9%)	80.5	241^st of 1490 public elementary schools	83.8%		79.7	247^th of 1505 public elementary schools	83.6%	6	83.5	78.1	82.7	49.6	64.9	64.5	80.0	$8,788	$503	$8,285

Frequently Asked Questions about Pilot Elementary

What schools do graduates of Pilot Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pilot Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : E Lawson Brown Middle
High : East Davidson High

What is the racial makeup of Pilot Elementary?

Students at Pilot Elementary are 71% White, 19% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Pilot Elementary a good school?

Pilot Elementary ranks 667^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Pilot Elementary in?

Davidson County Schools

How many students attend Pilot Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Pilot Elementary.

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