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Elliott County High School

Public Grades 9-12

225^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 262 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 14% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Elliott County High School is a public school in Sandy Hook, Kentucky, serving 293 students in grades 9–12. Families may want to weigh its strong graduation rate against significant attendance and academic concerns: in 2025–2026, 96% of students graduated, but 50% were chronically absent, compared with 24% statewide. The clearest academic concern is that Elliott scored below the state and all three nearby comprehensive high schools in every reported KSA subject.

Reading is Elliott’s strongest relative subject, while writing is its weakest compared with the state and nearby schools. In 2025–2026, 41% of Elliott students were proficient in reading, compared with 49% statewide and an average of 51% at East Carter County High School, Morgan County High School and West Carter County High School. In writing, Elliott’s 24% was 23 points below the state’s 47% and 26 points below the nearby-school average. Science was its lowest-scoring subject, at 8%, versus 23% statewide. The school’s KSA results matched those of the Elliott County district. Graduation was 96%, close to the nearby schools’ 97%–99% rates and equal to the district’s rate.

Recent trends give families additional context: Elliott’s SchoolDigger statewide ranking fell from the 43rd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 14th percentile and 1 star in 2025–2026. From 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, writing proficiency dropped from 40% to 24%, and social studies from 37% to 17%; chronic absenteeism rose from 41% in 2021–2022 to 50%. Elliott’s 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 10.4, lower than the nearby comprehensive schools’ ratios of 17.3–18.6. In 2024–2025, 64% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s ranking for how well the school serves Low Socio Economic Status Students fell from the 54th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 11th in 2025–2026, a 43-point drop.

293

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,541

Per pupil spending ?

64.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

353 South KY 7
Sandy Hook, KY 41171

(606) 738-8052

District: Elliott County

Feeder schools for Elliott County High School:

Elementary:	Elliott County Intermediate School
	Elliott County Primary School
Middle:	Elliott County Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.9%

Hispanic:

1.7%

African American:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (24% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (50% vs 24% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

Kentucky avg39%

225^th of 262

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

154^th of 158Elliott County among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	34.5	242 of 335	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	214 of 322	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.5	169 of 330	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.9	264 of 331	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.7	249 of 337	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.4	284 of 335	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.5	295 of 335	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.6	269 of 319	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.2	260 of 304	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.5	273 of 299	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	25.8	239 of 289	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.8	257 of 287	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.0	258 of 284	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	225 of 262	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.7	195 of 254	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.9	166 of 290	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	165 of 276	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	199 of 271	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	169 of 267	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	194 of 285	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	181 of 271	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.6	197 of 287	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.6	216 of 288	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	41.1	193 of 295	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.2	169 of 290	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.7	197 of 291	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	21.3	200 of 229	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.9	206 of 226	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.8	211 of 223	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	21.3	189 of 217	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.7	191 of 217	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.0	186 of 217	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	96.2	3 of 166	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	10 of 166	94.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	215 of 244	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	189 of 239	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.1	152 of 261	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	133 of 253	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	183 of 252	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	158 of 236	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.1	198 of 249	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.6	139 of 234	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	219 of 245	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.6	156 of 242	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	125 of 274	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	150 of 272	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	186 of 266	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	150 of 234	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	155 of 254	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.7	81 of 232	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	209 of 243	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.6	165 of 239	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	166 of 262	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	173 of 259	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	206 of 257	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	229 of 238	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	53.1	118 of 251	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.8	177 of 237	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	33.8	167 of 226	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	9.9	231 of 253	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	212 of 251	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	187 of 273	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	179 of 264	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.7	208 of 260	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	158 of 203	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	160 of 219	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	154 of 198	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

High school

Disabled (2019)98th percentile+66 vs school

Special Education (2019)26th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)9th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Reading41%-8 vs state

Editing and Mechanics28%-12 vs state

Writing24%-23 vs state

Mathematics23%-17 vs state

Social Studies17%-20 vs state

Science8%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)				KSA Reading (2026)				KSA Science (2026)		KSA Writing (2026)		KSA Social Studies (2026)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elliott County High School	Public	9-12	353 South KY 7	Sandy Hook	41171	Elliott County	Elliott County	No	No	No	No	(606) 738-8052	293	28	10.4	64.2%	284 (96.9%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14.4	225^th of 262 public high schools	14.1%		26.7	195^th of 254 public high schools	23.2%	30				23.0				41.0		8.0		24.0		17.0		28.0	$17,541	$667	$14,883
Morgan County RISE Academy	Public	6-12	156 Road to Success	West Liberty	41472	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(606) 743-8002	54	3	18.0	81.5%	51 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)								(n/a)																20.0	$18,213	$3,415	$14,202
Morgan County High School	Public	9-12	150 Road to Success	West Liberty	41472	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 743-8702	527	30	17.3	63.0%	503 (95.4%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	37.4	163^rd of 262 public high schools	37.8%		39.9	167^th of 254 public high schools	34.3%	4				36.0				50.0		19.0		39.0		30.0		34.0	$26,623	$1,496	$24,532
Morgan County Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	162 Road To Success	West Liberty	41472	Morgan County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(606) 743-8452	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
West Carter County High School	Public	9-12	365 West Carter Dr	Olive Hill	41164	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 286-2481	506	28	17.8	62.1%	491 (97.0%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	56.8	97^th of 262 public high schools	63.0%		48.9	131^st of 254 public high schools	48.4%	34				42.0				54.0		22.0		54.0		38.0		41.0	$21,323	$761	$12,996
Woodsbend Youth Development Center	Public	6-12	163 Woodsbend Boys Camp Rd	West Liberty	41472	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(606) 743-3177	23	3	7.3	69.6%	7 (30.4%)	11 (47.8%)	1 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (17.4%)								(n/a)																	$42,600	$5,232	$36,771
Carter County Career and Technical Center	Public	9-12	15 Grahn Rd.	Olive Hill	41164	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	No	(606) 286-4022	0	5	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
East Carter County High School	Public	9-12	405 Hitchins Rd	Grayson	41143	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 474-5714	678	36	18.6	55.9%	637 (94.0%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.4%)	56.5	98^th of 262 public high schools	62.6%		48.8	132^nd of 254 public high schools	48.0%	34				44.0				49.0		24.0		57.0		35.0		41.0	$20,137	$889	$11,732

Frequently Asked Questions about Elliott County High School

What schools feed into Elliott County High School?

Elliott County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Elliott County Intermediate School
Elementary : Elliott County Primary School
Middle : Elliott County Middle School

What district is Elliott County High School in?

Elliott County

What is the racial makeup of Elliott County High School?

Students at Elliott County High School are 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Is Elliott County High School a good school?

Elliott County High School ranks in the bottom 14.1% of Kentucky high schools.

How many students attend Elliott County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 293 students attended Elliott County High School.

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2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026

2025–26 KSA test scoresOct 15, 2026

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

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