📍 501 e Carroll St, Pilot Point, Denton County, 76258
Pilot Point el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pilot Point, Denton County. The school has 516 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shana Pike. It is part of the Pilot Point Isd school district. It serves grades 1–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Pilot Point el enrolls 516 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Hispanic or Latino, 43% White and 4.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 253 | 49% |
| White | 221 | 43% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 4.3% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
290 of the school's 516 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 255 qualify for free lunch and 35 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pilot Point el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 106.
Pilot Point el is one of 4 schools in PILOT POINT ISD, based in PILOT POINT, Texas. The district serves 1,619 students district-wide and employs 107 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 516 students, Pilot Point el is larger than the district average of about 405 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant