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East Ridge High School

Q: Is East Ridge High School a good school?

East Ridge High School ranks 140 th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend East Ridge High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 360 students attended East Ridge High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of East Ridge High School?

Students at East Ridge High School are 98% White, 1% African American.

Public Grades 9-12

140^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 45% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

East Ridge High School is a public high school located in Lick Creek, Kentucky, serving 419 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Pike County School District, which is ranked 26 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While East Ridge High School has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.4% to 97.6% in recent years, the school has faced significant challenges in academic performance and student attendance. The school's performance on state assessments (KSA) is generally below the Pike County and Kentucky averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 34% of 10th-grade students at East Ridge High School were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 39% in Pike County and 41% statewide. Additionally, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.0% to 50.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, when compared to nearby schools, Belfry High School, another school in the Pike County District, generally outperforms East Ridge High School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and graduation rates. Furthermore, Pikeville High School, which is in a different district (Pikeville Independent), significantly outperforms East Ridge High School and other schools in the Pike County District across various academic metrics. These comparisons suggest that targeted interventions and a closer examination of the school's practices and resource utilization could be beneficial in improving student outcomes at East Ridge High School.

360

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,433

Per pupil spending ?

76.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19471 Lick Mountain Rd
Lick Creek, KY 41540

(606) 835-2811

District: Pike County

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.5%

African American:

1.1%

Asian:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Kentucky average (94%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (50% vs 25% Kentucky)

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

!Near the bottom of Pike County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg41%

Kentucky avg39%

140^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	46.3	140 of 254	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	167 of 290	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	167 of 276	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	197 of 271	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	182 of 267	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.4	211 of 285	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	218 of 271	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	58.6	126 of 287	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	30.1	214 of 288	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.7	207 of 295	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.0	187 of 290	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.0	186 of 291	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	13.6	221 of 229	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	46.8	120 of 226	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.4	91 of 223	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.2	73 of 217	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.0	99 of 217	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	21.3	184 of 217	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	52.5	51 of 153	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.1	132 of 154	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.6	65 of 166	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.4	23 of 166	86.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	108 of 239	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	150 of 261	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	166 of 253	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.7	203 of 252	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	171 of 236	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	194 of 249	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	199 of 234	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	5.8	102 of 102	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.0	115 of 115	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	51 of 242	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	48.5	133 of 274	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	109 of 272	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.3	180 of 266	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	177 of 234	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	197 of 254	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	199 of 232	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	163 of 239	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	134 of 262	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	144 of 259	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	173 of 257	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.4	198 of 238	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	197 of 251	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	213 of 237	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	4 of 86	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	14.2	159 of 168	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	88 of 162	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	182 of 226	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	157 of 251	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	188 of 273	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	183 of 264	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.8	214 of 260	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	182 of 219	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	188 of 198	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)95th percentile+50 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+34 vs school

Disabled (2022)67th percentile+39 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)<1st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading50%+3 vs state

Writing48%+3 vs state

Editing and Mechanics44%+3 vs state

Social Studies37%~ state avg

Mathematics34%-7 vs state

Science13%-9 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
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
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)
Phelps High School	Public	7-12	11580 Hwy 632	Phelps	41553	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(606) 456-3482	239	20	11.9	89.5%	229 (95.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	54.5	109^th of 254 public high schools	57.1%		31.9	198^th of 290 public high schools	31.7%	89			36.0	45.0		60.0				43.0	21.0	50.0	40.0	31.0	$20,164	$1,913	$932	$2,845	$12,144	$4,780	$16,924
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
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
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
Belfry Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	25369 U.S. 119 N.	Belfry	41514	Pike County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(606) 353-4951	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about East Ridge High School

What district is East Ridge High School in?

Pike County

How many students attend East Ridge High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 360 students attended East Ridge High School.

Is East Ridge High School a good school?

East Ridge High School ranks 140^th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of East Ridge High School?

Students at East Ridge High School are 98% White, 1% African American.

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