Summary:
Zip code 42064 has one high school, Crittenden County High School, serving grades 9–12 with 381 students. In 2025–2026, its results were above Kentucky’s in four of six tested subjects, but varied considerably by subject. The most important finding is that science proficiency was notably low: 18%, compared with 23% statewide.
There is no local school-to-school top or bottom; the clearest comparisons are the school’s results across subjects and against Kentucky. Writing had the highest school score, at 54% proficient versus 47% statewide, while mathematics had the largest advantage, at 48% versus 40%—8 percentage points higher. The school was also above the state in social studies, 42% versus 37%, and reading, 50% versus 49%. Science was the lowest result at 18%, 5 points below the state; editing and mechanics was 39%, 1 point below. The 36-point spread between writing and science highlights how uneven results were across subjects.
Results changed in different directions over time: reading fell 8 points, from 58% in 2024–2025 to 50% in 2025–2026, while social studies rose 5 points, from 37% to 42%. Mathematics stayed at 48%, and science stayed at 18%. SchoolDigger’s ranking improved from 147th of 290 schools (49th percentile) in 2023–2024 to 82nd of 254 (68th percentile) in 2024–2025, then eased to 101st of 262 (61st percentile) in 2025–2026. Other latest-year indicators are mixed: chronic absenteeism was 25%, compared with 24% statewide, and the dropout rate was 1.3% versus 1.0%; graduation was 93.8% versus 94.1%. As context, in 2024–2025, 54% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student–teacher ratio was 16.5:1.
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