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Pike County Schools
Pike County is a public school district in Kentucky, based in Pike County (Pikeville). SchoolGrade grades 19 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Pike County on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Pike County
17 of 19 schools in Pike County carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 6B: 5C: 6
Best schools in Pike County
Statewide rankings: all 224 high schools in Kentucky · all 206 middle schools in Kentucky · all 680 elementary schools in Kentucky
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Phelps Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Valley Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Bevins Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Millard School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Dorton Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Phelps High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Belfry Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Elkhorn City Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B Johns Creek Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Belfry Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Pike County
High schools (5)
- C+ Belfry High School, Belfry
- C- East Ridge High School, Lick Creek
- A- Phelps High School, Phelps
- C+ Pike County Central High School, Pikeville
- C+ Shelby Valley High School, Pikeville
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- B Belfry Middle School, Belfry
Elementary and primary schools (10)
- B+ Belfry Elementary, Belfry
- A Bevins Elementary School, Sidney
- A- Dorton Elementary School, Dorton
- B+ Elkhorn City Elementary School, Elkhorn City
- B- Feds Creek Elementary School, Fedscreek
- B Johns Creek Elementary School, Pikeville
- C Kimper Elementary School, Kimper
- C+ Mullins Elementary School, Pikeville
- A+ Phelps Elementary School, Freeburn
- A Valley Elementary School, Pikeville
Other schools and academies (3)
- A Millard School, Pikeville
- Northpoint Academy, Pikeville
- Pike County Virtual Academy, Pikeville
Where Pike County schools are
Cities and towns served (10)
- Pikeville (8)
- Belfry (3)
- Dorton (1)
- Elkhorn City (1)
- Fedscreek (1)
- Freeburn (1)
- Kimper (1)
- Lick Creek (1)
- Phelps (1)
- Sidney (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kentucky
- County: Pike County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 7,719 students with 500 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,340 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2104800
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Floyd County (14 schools, 19 mi)
- Martin County (5 schools, 22 mi)
- Knott County (7 schools, 31 mi)
- Johnson County (8 schools, 34 mi)
- Letcher County (8 schools, 37 mi)
- Magoffin County (5 schools, 39 mi)
- Lawrence County (6 schools, 44 mi)
- Hazard Independent (3 schools, 45 mi)
Questions about Pike County
How many schools are in Pike County?
SchoolGrade grades 19 public schools in Pike County, across 10 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Pike County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Pikeville, Belfry, Dorton, Elkhorn City, Fedscreek and 5 more.
How good are the schools in Pike County?
Across the 17 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 48.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 29.2%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Pike County?
7,719 students were enrolled in Pike County in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Pike County?
Pike County is in Kentucky, based in Pike County, with its district office in Pikeville. Its boundary covers about 772 sq mi.