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What's something Shelby Valley High School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
503
High
DISTRICT 286 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PIKE COUNTY·NCES 210480001686
Shelby Valley High School
125 Douglas Park, Pikeville, KY 41501 · (606) 639-0033 · Pike County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% 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.
- B-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
15.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
317 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 | 139 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 118 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 107 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 139 | 28% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
52.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
49.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
35.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Shelby Valley High School
Shelby Valley High School's state test result (35.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby Valley High School this school | 503 | 63.0% | 35.3% |
| Morgan County High School West Liberty | 527 | 63.0% | 33.5% |
| Knott County Central High School Hindman | 520 | 62.7% | 40.0% |
| West Carter County High School Olive Hill | 506 | 62.1% | 34.5% |
| Powell County High School Stanton | 580 | 61.6% | 25.5% |
| Jackson County High School McKee | 536 | 65.9% | 41.3% |
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 Shelby Valley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Pike County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #127 of 211 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #59 of 211 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #75 of 211 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #167 of 304 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #64 of 217 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.9% | #206 of 217 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.0% | #78 of 230 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #52 of 139 | #5 of 6 |
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
503
-40 (-7%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 813
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 503 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 63% (317) |
| 2023-24 | 500 | 31 | 16.1:1 | 65% (327) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | 32 | 16.6:1 | 66% (348) |
| 2020-21 | 543 | 31 | 17.5:1 | 67% (366) |
| 2017-18 | 564 | 30 | 18.8:1 | 68% (384) |
| 2015-16 | 582 | 31 | 18.8:1 | 68% (398) |
| 2010-11 | 596 | 32 | 18.6:1 | 65% (389) |
| 2000-01 | 678 | 48 | 14.1:1 | 61% (415) |
| 1990-91 | 813 | 46 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shelby Valley High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (564 to 503); teachers up 10% (30 to 33).
About Shelby Valley High School
Families in Pikeville, Kentucky, are served by Shelby Valley High School, a medium-sized high school. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 503 students enrolled.
Pike County operates 20 schools. Combined enrollment is 7,515 students.
Most students at Shelby Valley High School are White: 97% of enrollment. County-wide, about 94% of residents are White. Shelby Valley High School has a diversity index of 6%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers at Shelby Valley High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.2:1. Among high schools in Kentucky, the typical ratio is 16.6:1. The lunch program counts 63% of students at Shelby Valley High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Shelby Valley High School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Shelby Valley High School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (35.3%) and its predicted rate (41.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools.
Pike County has these Census figures: median household income is about $44,312, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 18%. The public schools of Pike County number 24 and enroll about 8,644.
Valley Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. Shelby Valley High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. The school's 35.3% average proficiency ranks 8th among 8 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Shelby Valley High School went from 543 students to 503. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.5:1 to 15.2:1.
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Pike County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
56,727
Census ACS
Median income
$44,312
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
8,644 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pike County
- Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 844 students
- Mullins Elementary SchoolElementary · 779 students
- Johns Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 616 students
- Millard SchoolElementary · 601 students
- Belfry ElementaryElementary · 589 students
- Pike County Central High SchoolHigh · 561 students
Other schools in Pikeville
- Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 844 students
- Mullins Elementary SchoolElementary · 779 students
- Johns Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 616 students
- Pikeville Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
- Millard SchoolElementary · 601 students
- Pike County Central High SchoolHigh · 561 students
Nearby schools
- Valley Elementary School0.1 mi · 844
- Millard School5.5 mi · 601
- Pikeville Elementary School6.9 mi · 611
- Dorton Elementary School7.4 mi · 263
- Pikeville High School7.5 mi · 518
- John M. Stumbo Elementary School9.3 mi · 260
Frequently asked questions
About Shelby Valley High SchoolHow large is Shelby Valley High School?
Shelby Valley High School enrolls approximately 503 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Shelby Valley High School serve?
Shelby Valley High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Shelby Valley High School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Shelby Valley High School.
What is the student diversity at Shelby Valley High School?
Student demographics at Shelby Valley High School are roughly 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Shelby Valley High School in?
Shelby Valley High School is part of Pike County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.