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Valley Elementary School

163 Douglas Park, Pikeville, KY 41501 · (606) 639-2774 · Pike County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL844 STUDENTS
Enrollment
844
Elementary
DISTRICT 444 · STATE 421
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
592 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K799%
Kindergarten9011%
Grade 110713%
Grade 29111%
Grade 3779%
Grade 48810%
Grade 58310%
Grade 6658%
Grade 7769%
Grade 88810%
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
82398%
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 71% · US 43%
Hispanic
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 10% · US 30%
Black
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 11% · US 15%
Two+
91%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
44553%
Female
39947%

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Test scores

KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/Distinguished
English Language Arts
73.5%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
66.7%
KY avg 42.8%

What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 26 points, placing it in Kentucky's top 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Where Valley Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn KentuckyIn Pike County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
65.5%#53 of 669#2 of 12
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
66.7%#61 of 668#2 of 12
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
73.5%#30 of 674#1 of 12
Enrollment
ranked largest first
844#10 of 744#1 of 12
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.0:1#638 of 674#10 of 10
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
4.9%#639 of 674#5 of 10
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
70.1%#278 of 721#9 of 12
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.1%#288 of 437#7 of 10
Ranked against other public elementary 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
844
-15 (-2%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 851
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 17.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-258444718.0:170% (592)
2023-248804818.3:172% (633)
2022-238665017.3:172% (623)
2020-218594917.5:171% (609)
2017-189184819.1:172% (665)
2015-169644820.1:174% (718)
2010-118515017.0:176% (649)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley Elementary School.

About Valley Elementary School

Valley Elementary School is a large elementary school in Pikeville, Kentucky, administered by Pike County. Students in pre-K through 8 attend, and enrollment is 844 students. The school's enrollment is 100% above the 421 average for elementary schools in Kentucky.

Pike County is made up of 20 schools with 7,515 students in all.

Federal enrollment data show Valley Elementary School is 98% White. That is close to the 94% White share among all Pike County residents. The school's diversity index is 5%, meaning two students picked at random have a 5% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 18.0:1, with 47 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Roughly 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 65.5%, is 26.5 points above the 39.0% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Kentucky schools.

Among Pike County residents, the median household income is $44,312, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. Valley Elementary School is one of 24 public schools in the county.

The closest public school, Shelby Valley High School, is about 0.1 miles from Valley Elementary School. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. Valley Elementary School is 1st of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

Federal data place Valley Elementary School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 859 to 844.

Community posts for Valley Elementary School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Pike County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Valley Elementary School
District
Pike County
Address
163 Douglas Park, Pikeville, KY 41501
Phone
(606) 639-2774
County
Pike County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
844
Teachers (FTE)
47
Student–teacher ratio
18.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
592 (70%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
210480002296
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Valley Elementary School
How many students attend Valley Elementary School?
Valley Elementary School enrolls approximately 844 students in grades PK-08.
Is Valley Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Valley Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Valley Elementary School is approximately 18.0:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Valley Elementary School?
At Valley Elementary School, the student body is approximately 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Valley Elementary School public or private?
Valley Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pike County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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