Schools in Virgie · Pike County School District
Virgie’s public schools beat 51% of Kentucky districts
The public schools Virgie’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% of Kentucky’s districts on state tests and graduation.
Reading proficiency
40%
▼ 1 pts vs KY 41%
2020–21
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 6 pts vs KY 30%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 3 pts vs KY 92%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$13.8K
▼ 7% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Virgie compares
C+ Test scoresB− Graduation
Kentucky school districts we grade (172)Better than 51%
Lower resultsHigher results
High confidence. Built on 3,991 tested students and a graduating class of 608; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Kentucky’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Kentucky only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Virgie.
5 schools teach Pre-K in Virgie’s district. Which one depends on your address: Belfry Elementary, Dorton Elementary School, Bevins Elementary School and Feds Creek Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach K in Virgie’s district. Which one depends on your address: Belfry Elementary, Dorton Elementary School, Bevins Elementary School and Feds Creek Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 1st grade in Virgie’s district. Which one depends on your address: Belfry Elementary, Dorton Elementary School, Bevins Elementary School and Feds Creek Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 2nd grade in Virgie’s district. Which one depends on your address: Belfry Elementary, Dorton Elementary School, Bevins Elementary School and Feds Creek Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 3rd grade in Virgie’s district. Which one depends on your address: Belfry Elementary, Dorton Elementary School, Bevins Elementary School and Feds Creek Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 4th grade in Virgie’s district. Which one depends on your address: Belfry Elementary, Dorton Elementary School, Bevins Elementary School and Feds Creek Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 5th grade in Virgie’s district. Which one depends on your address: Belfry Elementary, Dorton Elementary School, Bevins Elementary School and Feds Creek Elementary School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–85 schoolsDepends on your address
83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Close to the state in reading
Reading40%
State average 41.3%
Math24%
State average 29.6%
Every school in Virgie
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Virgie · in other towns
Belfry Elementary
B589 students17:1Rate it →
Dorton Elementary School
C263 students13:1Rate it →
Bevins Elementary School
B236 students16:1Rate it →
Feds Creek Elementary School
C136 students10:1Rate it →
Kimper Elementary School
C+120 students11:1Rate it →
Pike County Central High School
C561 students17:1Rate it →
Shelby Valley High School
C503 students15:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Virgie
There’s no college in Virgie, but 7 are within 30 miles. The closest is American National University-Pikeville in Pikeville, 10.1 miles away.
American National University-PikevilleUniversity or college · For-profit · Pikeville
10.1 mi172 students
Galen Health Institutes-PikevilleCommunity college · For-profit · Pikeville
10.1 mi122 students
University of PikevilleUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Pikeville
10.7 mi2,364 students
Alice Lloyd CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Pippa Passes
16.1 mi553 students
University of Virginia's College at WiseUniversity or college · Public · The University of Virginia's College at Wise
25 mi1,262 students
Big Sandy Community and Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Prestonsburg
26.8 mi1,455 students
Appalachian School of LawUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Grundy
27 mi140 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Virgie. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Kentucky. Stars are from neighbors.