Pilot Point High School

Summary:

Pilot Point High School is a public high school serving 452 students in grades 9-12 in Pilot Point, Texas. The school is part of the Pilot Point Independent School District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pilot Point High School has a diverse student population, with 47.12% White, 48.01% Hispanic, and smaller percentages of other racial groups. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 404 out of 1,777 Texas high schools in 2016-2017 to 1,006 out of 1,987 in 2023-2024. While the school maintains high graduation rates (96.4% to 100%) and low dropout rates (0% to 0.8%), its STAAR EOC test scores are generally below the state average, except for English II Reading and U.S. History. Approximately 39% of Pilot Point High School students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. The school spends around $11,000 per student, slightly above the state average, and maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.9 to 12.6.

Compared to nearby high-performing schools like Prosper High School and Celina High School, Pilot Point High School's performance is generally lower, with lower statewide rankings, graduation rates, and test scores. Despite spending more per student than the state average, the school's academic outcomes are below average, suggesting a need for targeted interventions and support for underperforming student subgroups, as well as alignment of curriculum and instruction with state standards.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1300 N Washington
       Pilot Point, TX  76258-4063


(940) 686-8740

District: Pilot Point Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1006th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,117 Help


Feeder schools for Pilot Point High School:

Elementary:    Pilot Point Early Childhood Center
    Pilot Point Elementary
Middle:    Pilot Point Selz Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  12.3 Help
Number of students:  457

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
52.1%
White:
42.7%
Two or more races:
2.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  39.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Pilot Point High School ranks worse than 50.6% of high schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.7. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Pilot Point High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (52.1%), White (42.7%), two or more races (2.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 39.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pilot Point High School is 12.3. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pilot Point High School is $11,117.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pilot Point High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pilot Point High School 1006th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Pilot Point High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Pilot Point Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Pilot Point Independent School District (Isd) 561st of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Pilot Point High School

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Rank History for all students at Pilot Point High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 81.27 85th 1427 94.0%
2005 76.07 220th 1429 84.6%
2006 73.22 302nd 1430 78.9%
2007 72.70 326th 1497 78.2%
2008 71.26 346th 1510 77.1%
2009 73.01 296th 1539 80.8%
2010 68.93 408th 1568 74.0%
2011 69.33 423rd 1672 74.7%
2012 67.26 358th 1603 77.7%
2013 73.73 255th 1652 84.6%
2014 66.25 482nd 1734 72.2%
2015 65.17 563rd 1743 67.7%
2016 67.02 470th 1762 73.3%
2017 67.22 404th 1777 77.3%
2018 60.93 548th 1797 69.5%
2019 61.05 593rd 1857 68.1%
2021 49.70 893rd 1861 52.0%
2022 56.26 702nd 1876 62.6%
2023 51.76 882nd 1961 55.0%
2024 46.70 1006th 1987 49.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Pilot Point High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 57.10 221st 588 62.4%
2022 89.45 31st 664 95.3%
2023 75.96 114th 677 83.2%
2024 47.32 352nd 730 51.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pilot Point High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.10 457th 1113 58.9%
2019 37.07 637th 1136 43.9%
2021 35.04 761st 1195 36.3%
2022 34.61 750th 1278 41.3%
2023 32.33 858th 1371 37.4%
2024 41.45 689th 1435 52.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Pilot Point High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.95 1323rd 1347 1.8%
2019 39.98 759th 1357 44.1%
2021 22.66 1213th 1382 12.2%
2022 58.89 379th 1418 73.3%
2023 65.60 300th 1478 79.7%
2024 57.50 467th 1547 69.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pilot Point High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.85 601st 1794 66.5%
2019 51.11 766th 1818 57.9%
2021 48.10 861st 1848 53.4%
2022 57.20 565th 1847 69.4%
2023 44.68 956th 1897 49.6%
2024 45.78 868th 1883 53.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Pilot Point High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.81 583rd 1781 67.3%
2019 71.17 370th 1798 79.4%
2021 53.28 808th 1815 55.5%
2022 62.61 540th 1841 70.7%
2023 53.40 825th 1891 56.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Pilot Point High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.45 609th 1137 46.4%
2019 62.36 518th 1145 54.8%
2021 54.44 733rd 1177 37.7%
2022 73.74 33rd 1172 97.2%
2023 72.14 95th 1182 92.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Pilot Point High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.65 721st 1784 59.6%
2019 52.62 649th 1810 64.1%
2021 27.57 1376th 1829 24.8%
2022 39.60 994th 1837 45.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Pilot Point High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.68 608th 1803 66.3%
2019 52.57 755th 1824 58.6%
2021 46.24 921st 1840 49.9%
2022 51.03 773rd 1853 58.3%
2023 49.15 881st 1913 53.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Pilot Point High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.62 327th 1013 67.7%
2019 31.72 673rd 1024 34.3%
2021 39.28 562nd 1020 44.9%
2023 14.99 941st 1069 12.0%
2024 27.28 753rd 1065 29.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pilot Point High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.28 611th 1691 63.9%
2019 53.69 677th 1714 60.5%
2021 40.80 1010th 1743 42.1%
2022 45.11 868th 1762 50.7%
2023 39.19 1083rd 1820 40.5%
2024 44.43 870th 1804 51.8%
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Rank History for White students at Pilot Point High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.15 624th 1539 59.5%
2019 59.78 528th 1526 65.4%
2021 46.51 820th 1510 45.7%
2022 58.09 522nd 1525 65.8%
2023 57.04 614th 1576 61.0%
2024 49.64 738th 1556 52.6%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Pilot Point High School Test Scores
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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Reviews:
by a parent
Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Open Quote They worked very hard to make us feel unwelcome and suggested home schooling even though both parents work full time. The admin staff I met with was extremely unprofessional and not knowledgeable about current Texas Education Code or even teens and families. Both parents and the student put in full effort to work with the school and admin so I am learning now that this is the norm for new people. It was bizarre-like a very bad education film about a school that got left behind.... Close Quote



Enrollment information for Pilot Point High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 236 16 1 5 0 n/a n/a 0 258
1990 228 17 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 253
1991 223 17 0 7 0 n/a n/a 0 247
1992 204 11 0 10 0 n/a n/a 0 225
1993 214 10 0 12 0 n/a n/a 0 236
1994 247 13 0 10 1 n/a n/a 0 271
1995 244 19 1 13 1 n/a n/a 0 278
1996 244 19 1 13 1 n/a n/a 0 278
1997 262 16 2 15 0 n/a n/a 0 295
1998 266 18 0 17 2 n/a n/a 0 303
1999 273 16 0 15 0 n/a n/a 0 304
2000 278 18 0 25 4 n/a n/a 0 325
2001 295 15 1 38 3 n/a n/a 0 352
2002 326 18 2 58 3 n/a n/a 0 407
2003 326 18 2 58 3 n/a n/a 0 407
2004 330 22 1 71 2 n/a n/a 0 426
2005 346 22 0 79 4 n/a n/a 0 451
2006 343 15 0 87 2 n/a n/a 0 447
2007 351 12 1 101 1 n/a n/a 0 466
2008 313 14 0 107 3 n/a n/a 0 437
2009 311 12 0 106 4 n/a n/a 0 433
2010 324 16 0 105 3 n/a n/a 0 448
2011 279 12 0 125 3 0 3 0 422
2012 298 10 1 128 3 0 3 0 443
2013 292 24 2 125 5 0 5 0 453
2014 265 17 3 135 2 1 6 0 429
2015 261 15 3 142 4 1 4 0 430
2016 254 12 3 157 1 2 5 0 434
2017 224 10 4 165 1 2 5 0 411
2018 231 13 2 170 4 1 2 0 423
2019 228 18 2 177 4 1 2 0 432
2020 215 17 2 179 4 1 7 0 425
2021 223 13 1 205 4 1 9 0 456
2022 215 8 2 207 3 0 12 0 447
2023 213 7 1 217 2 0 12 0 452
2024 195 9 2 238 0 1 12 0 457

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pilot Point High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 258 n/a n/a n/a
1990 253 20.0 12.6 n/a
1991 247 19.7 12.5 n/a
1992 225 20.6 10.9 14.7
1993 236 21.0 11.2 24.2
1994 271 24.0 11.3 14.8
1995 278 25.7 10.8 13.3
1996 278 25.7 10.8 13.3
1997 295 27.6 10.7 13.2
1998 303 27.9 10.9 15.5
1999 304 29.6 10.3 18.1
2000 325 31.0 10.5 20.6
2001 352 32.9 10.7 19.3
2002 407 41.2 9.9 19.9
2003 407 41.2 9.9 19.9
2004 426 39.3 10.8 24.2
2005 451 39.6 11.4 24.8
2006 447 41.2 10.8 24.4
2007 466 42.9 10.9 29.6
2008 437 36.4 12.0 33.6
2009 433 33.2 13.0 35.1
2010 448 33.9 13.2 34.2
2011 422 33.1 12.7 43.4
2012 443 30.6 14.4 36.8
2013 453 30.7 14.7 43
2014 429 34.2 12.5 41.3
2015 430 32.0 13.4 44
2016 434 34.0 12.7 47.9
2017 411 34.4 11.9 45.3
2018 423 34.6 12.2 37.4
2019 432 37.2 11.5 47.2
2020 425 35.7 11.8 41.6
2021 456 35.9 12.6 39
2022 447 37.5 11.9 35.3
2023 452 37.5 12.0 38.9
2024 457 36.9 12.3 39.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Pilot Point High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 258 n/a n/a n/a
1990 253 20.0 12.6 n/a
1991 247 19.7 12.5 n/a
1992 225 20.6 10.9 14.7
1993 236 21.0 11.2 24.2
1994 271 24.0 11.3 14.8
1995 278 25.7 10.8 13.3
1996 278 25.7 10.8 13.3
1997 295 27.6 10.7 13.2
1998 303 27.9 10.9 15.5
1999 304 29.6 10.3 18.1
2000 325 31.0 10.5 20.6
2001 352 32.9 10.7 19.3
2002 407 41.2 9.9 19.9
2003 407 41.2 9.9 19.9
2004 426 39.3 10.8 24.2
2005 451 39.6 11.4 24.8
2006 447 41.2 10.8 24.4
2007 466 42.9 10.9 29.6
2008 437 36.4 12.0 33.6
2009 433 33.2 13.0 35.1
2010 448 33.9 13.2 34.2
2011 422 33.1 12.7 43.4
2012 443 30.6 14.4 36.8
2013 453 30.7 14.7 43
2014 429 34.2 12.5 41.3
2015 430 32.0 13.4 44
2016 434 34.0 12.7 47.9
2017 411 34.4 11.9 45.3
2018 423 34.6 12.2 37.4
2019 432 37.2 11.5 47.2
2020 425 35.7 11.8 41.6
2021 456 35.9 12.6 39
2022 447 37.5 11.9 35.3
2023 452 37.5 12.0 38.9
2024 457 36.9 12.3 39.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Pilot Point High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $415 (3.7%) $10,702 (96.3%) $11,118
2020 $83 (0.8%) $10,917 (99.2%) $11,000
2021 $220 (2.0%) $10,897 (98.0%) $11,117

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Pilot Point High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 593rd of 1857 High schoolsRanks 882nd of 1961 High schools
 13%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Pilot Point High School)7230
 42%
   End of Course Algebra I (Pilot Point Independent School District (Isd))7739
 38%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Pilot Point High School)5859
 1%
   End of Course Biology (Pilot Point Independent School District (Isd))5859
 1%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Pilot Point High School)5758
 1%
   End of Course English I Reading (Pilot Point Independent School District (Isd))5758
 1%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Pilot Point High School)5259
 7%
   End of Course English II Reading (Pilot Point Independent School District (Isd))5259
 7%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Pilot Point High School)8879
 9%
   End of Course U.S. History (Pilot Point Independent School District (Isd))8879
 9%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students432452
 4.6%
African American187
 61.1%
American Indian42
 50%
Asian21
 50%
Hispanic177217
 22.6%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White228213
 6.6%
Two or More Races212
 500%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients47.2%38.9%
 8.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Pilot Point High School

Pilot Point High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Pilot Point Early Childhood Center
Elementary : Pilot Point Elementary
Middle : Pilot Point Selz Middle

Pilot Point High School ranks 1006th of 1987 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 457 students attended Pilot Point High School.

Students at Pilot Point High School are 52% Hispanic, 43% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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