Enrollment
293
High
DISTRICT 223 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELLIOTT COUNTY·NCES 210168000331
Elliott County High School
353 South KY 7, Sandy Hook, KY 41171 · (606) 738-8052 · Elliott County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Kentucky public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
188 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 63%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 70 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 78 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 80 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 65 | 22% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Elliott County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
42.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
25.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Elliott County High School
Elliott County High School's state test result (27.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott County High School this school | 293 | 64.2% | 27.0% |
| Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School Dawson Spgs | 289 | 62.3% | 45.1% |
| Shelby Valley High School Pikeville | 503 | 63.0% | 35.3% |
| Leslie County High School Hyden | 455 | 68.1% | 60.0% |
| West Carter County High School Olive Hill | 506 | 62.1% | 34.5% |
| Knott County Central High School Hindman | 520 | 62.7% | 40.0% |
Matched among Kentucky high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Elliott County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #180 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #186 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #151 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #206 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #4 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.0% | #204 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.2% | #75 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.2% | #4 of 139 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
293
-23 (-7%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 484
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 11.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 293 | 28 | 10.5:1 | 64% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 27.1 | 11.6:1 | 67% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 302 | 23.1 | 13.1:1 | 70% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 316 | 27 | 11.7:1 | 67% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 490 | 32.8 | 14.9:1 | 77% (377) |
| 2015-16 | 488 | 35 | 13.9:1 | 69% (339) |
| 2010-11 | 506 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 77% (391) |
| 2000-01 | 514 | 40 | 12.8:1 | 58% (299) |
| 1990-91 | 484 | 31 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elliott County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (490 to 293); teachers down 15% (32.8 to 28).
About Elliott County High School
Elliott County High School is a high school located in Sandy Hook, Kentucky, in Elliott County. A total of 293 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. Against the 558-student average for high schools in Kentucky, enrollment here is 47% lower.
Elliott County High School sits within Elliott County, which has 4 schools and 892 students.
White students are the large majority at Elliott County High School, with 97% of enrollment. Elliott County High School has a diversity index of 6%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Elliott County High School is 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 10.5:1. The average ratio among high schools in Kentucky is 16.6:1, higher than at this school. About 64% of students, or 188, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades Elliott County High School a D. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 41.2% for a school in Kentucky with Elliott County High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Elliott County High School posts 27.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Elliott County, median household income is about $45,776, roughly 9% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Elliott County High School is one of 4 public schools in Elliott County, which together enroll about 892 students.
The nearest other public school, Elliott County Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Elliott County High School. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Elliott County High School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Elliott County High School is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
The student count in 2024-25 was 293, 7% below the 316 of 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 11.7:1 to 10.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Elliott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,307
Census ACS
Median income
$45,776
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
9%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
892 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elliott County
- Elliott County Primary SchoolElementary · 224 students
- Elliott County Middle SchoolMiddle · 190 students
- Elliott County Intermediate SchoolElementary · 185 students
Other schools in Sandy Hook
- Elliott County Primary SchoolElementary · 224 students
- Elliott County Middle SchoolMiddle · 190 students
- Elliott County Intermediate SchoolElementary · 185 students
Nearby schools
- Elliott County Middle School0.0 mi · 190
- Elliott County Intermediate School0.1 mi · 185
- Elliott County Primary School3.8 mi · 224
- East Valley Elementary School9.3 mi · 119
- Wrigley Elementary School9.7 mi · 286
- Olive Hill Elementary School15.2 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About Elliott County High SchoolHow large is Elliott County High School?
Elliott County High School enrolls approximately 293 students in grades 09-12.
Is Elliott County High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Elliott County High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elliott County High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elliott County High School is approximately 10.5:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Elliott County High School?
Student demographics at Elliott County High School are roughly 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Elliott County High School in?
Elliott County High School is part of Elliott County.
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