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Shelby Valley High School

Q: Is Shelby Valley High School a good school?

Shelby Valley High School ranks 87 th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

87^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 66% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Shelby Valley High School is a public high school in Pikeville, Kentucky, serving 500 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Pike County School District, which is ranked 26th out of 157 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Shelby Valley High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Kentucky, with academic performance that exceeds the district and state averages, particularly in subjects like Reading, Writing, and Editing/Mechanics. The school also boasts a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.4% to 95.6%, which is consistently higher than the state average. Additionally, Shelby Valley High School has shown strong performance across various student subgroups, often ranking among the top schools in the state.

While Shelby Valley High School outperforms many nearby schools in the Pike County School District, it falls short of the exceptional performance of Pikeville High School, which is a top-ranked school in the state. Shelby Valley High School also faces challenges related to a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate and a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, which may contribute to the school's overall performance.

503

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,191

Per pupil spending ?

63%

Free/discounted lunch ?

125 Douglas Park
Pikeville, KY 41501

(606) 639-0033

District: Pike County

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.0%

Hispanic:

1.6%

African American:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Kentucky median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 25% Kentucky)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg41%

Kentucky avg39%

87^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High Schools in the Pike County

26^th of 157Pike 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	87 of 254	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.4	26 of 290	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	66.3	63 of 276	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	65 of 271	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	48.6	109 of 267	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.1	90 of 285	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	84 of 271	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.8	104 of 287	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.5	69 of 288	76.0%	★★★★☆
2015	67.5	79 of 295	73.2%	★★★★☆
2014	70.3	62 of 290	78.6%	★★★★☆
2013	71.4	57 of 291	80.4%	★★★★☆
2012	60.0	73 of 229	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	30.2	178 of 226	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.9	128 of 223	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.6	71 of 217	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.7	87 of 217	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.8	68 of 217	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	31.0	111 of 153	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.5	67 of 154	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	84 of 166	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.8	119 of 166	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	86 of 239	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.9	52 of 261	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	77 of 253	69.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	55 of 252	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	37.0	149 of 236	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.1	70 of 249	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	54.5	109 of 234	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	50.8	61 of 102	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	76.6	13 of 115	88.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	78.9	4 of 37	89.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.5	3 of 25	88.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	50 of 242	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	17 of 274	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	69.7	45 of 272	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	58 of 266	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	59.0	63 of 234	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	71 of 254	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	29 of 232	87.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	67 of 239	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	18 of 262	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	62.1	73 of 259	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.3	85 of 257	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	88 of 238	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	76 of 251	69.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	58 of 237	75.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	53.4	51 of 168	69.6%	★★★★☆
2023	39.8	84 of 162	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.3	75 of 226	66.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	111 of 251	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.6	46 of 273	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	59.7	83 of 264	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	84 of 260	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	127 of 219	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2023)89th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2024)70th percentile-21 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile~ school

White (2025)56th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)40th percentile-28 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing71%+26 vs state

Reading52%+5 vs state

Mathematics49%+8 vs state

Editing and Mechanics48%+7 vs state

Social Studies30%-8 vs state

Science10%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)			KSA Reading (2025)			KSA Science (2025)		KSA Writing (2025)		KSA Social Studies (2025)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th 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	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Shelby Valley High School	Public	9-12	125 Douglas Park	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(606) 639-0033	503	33	15.2	63.0%	488 (97.0%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	58	87^th of 254 public high schools	65.7%		81.4	26^th of 290 public high schools	91.0%	61			49.0			52.0		10.0		71.0		30.0		48.0	$16,191	$1,547	$901	$2,448	$9,311	$4,168	$13,479
Millard Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	7925 Millard Hwy	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(606) 437-6059	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pikeville High School	Public	7-12	120 Championship Drive	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pikeville Independent	No	No	No	No	(606) 432-0185	518	39	13.4	30.5%	463 (89.4%)	7 (1.4%)	16 (3.1%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	95.3	4^th of 254 public high schools	98.4%		96.3	5^th of 290 public high schools	98.3%	1	75.0	70.0	89.0	76.0	55.0	88.0	50.0	32.0	57.0	77.0	57.0	61.0	61.0	64.0	$28,481	$2,665	$1,707	$4,372	$20,626	$3,483	$24,109
Pike County Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	100 Winners Circle Drive	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	Yes	No	(606) 432-7737	95	2	47.5	72.6%	93 (97.9%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)
Pike County Central High School	Public	9-12	100 Winners Circle Drive	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(606) 432-4352	561	34	16.5	52.4%	539 (96.1%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	59.4	80^th of 254 public high schools	68.5%		54.7	125^th of 290 public high schools	56.9%	45			38.0			47.0		24.0		65.0		47.0		36.0	$15,910	$1,624	$1,012	$2,636	$8,941	$4,076	$13,017
Northpoint Academy	Public	6-12	5279 North Mayo Trail	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(606) 433-9254	50	5	10.0	90.0%	46 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												15.0
Pike County Day Treatment	Public	5-12	5279 North Mayo Trail	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(606) 433-9250	14	4	3.5	92.9%	13 (92.9%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
East Ridge High School	Public	9-12	19471 Lick Mountain Rd	Lick Creek	41540	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(606) 835-2811	360	26	13.8	76.1%	351 (97.5%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	46.3	140^th of 254 public high schools	44.9%		41.6	167^th of 290 public high schools	42.4%	27			34.0			50.0		13.0		48.0		37.0		44.0	$16,433	$1,788	$913	$2,701	$9,892	$3,548	$13,440
Betsy Layne High School	Public	9-12	554 Bobcat Blvd	Stanville	41659	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 263-6280	387	23	16.9	74.9%	375 (96.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	26.8	194^th of 254 public high schools	23.6%		22.5	222^nd of 290 public high schools	23.4%	28			30.0			47.0		13.0		28.0		30.0		31.0	$13,838	$1,823	$1,027	$2,851	$8,052	$2,936	$10,988
Floyd County Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	1024 KY Rt. 122	Martin	41649	Floyd County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(606) 285-3088	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Shelby Valley High School

How many students attend Shelby Valley High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 503 students attended Shelby Valley High School.

Is Shelby Valley High School a good school?

Shelby Valley High School ranks 87^th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Shelby Valley High School in?

Pike County

What is the racial makeup of Shelby Valley High School?

Students at Shelby Valley High School are 97% White, 2% Hispanic.

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