Summary:
Middletown, Kentucky, has three public schools in Jefferson County serving grades K–12: Hite Elementary (K–5), Crosby Middle (6–8) and Eastern High (9–12). The clearest overall difference is between Hite’s results, which are above its grade-matched state comparisons, and Eastern’s, which are generally below them.
Hite stands out overall: its average gap versus the state was about 7 percentage points, compared with about 2 points for Crosby and about 6 points below the state for Eastern—a 13-point difference between Hite and Eastern. Hite led in four of six subjects; Crosby’s strongest relative subjects were mathematics, 9 points above the state on average, and science, 5 points above. Eastern’s largest gaps below the state were in science and reading. These results suggest different strengths across the schools rather than one uniform pattern.
Recent results moved in different directions: Hite’s same-subject, same-grade scores rose by an average of 4 points per result from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while Crosby’s fell by 3 points and Eastern’s by 4. SchoolDigger’s statewide rankings also shifted: Hite rose from the 57th to the 67th percentile, Crosby from the 32nd to the 60th, and Eastern fell from the 71st to the 35th between 2023–2024 and 2025–2026. Attendance is another point of comparison: chronic absenteeism was 14% at Hite, 26% at Crosby and 38% at Eastern, versus 24% statewide. In 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible rates were 33%, 42% and 36%, respectively; student-teacher ratios were 18.9, 15.0 and 16.5. These context measures do not establish why results differ.
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