Photo: FatCat96 · CC BY-SA 4.0McCarr’s public schools
Pike County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for McCarr. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Kentucky’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
McCarr’s schools, in brief
School by school
5 of McCarr’s 16 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools. Valley Elementary School places highest (better than 87%); East Ridge High School lowest (11%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
11 elementary schools serve McCarr, graded from C− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then five high schools: Pike County Central High School, Shelby Valley High School, Belfry High School, East Ridge High School and Phelps High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in McCarr, with each school’s own grade.
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Pike County School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
McCarr vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kentucky towns that share McCarr’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| McCarr | — | Pike County |
Matewan, WV borders McCarr but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.
Every school in McCarr
16 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about McCarr’s schools
Are McCarr’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for McCarr. Pike County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for McCarr. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 16 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is McCarr in?
Pike County School District.
Where do McCarr kids go to high school?
One of five high schools, depending on your address: Pike County Central High School, Shelby Valley High School, Belfry High School, East Ridge High School and Phelps High School.
Parents talk
What McCarr families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near McCarr → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.