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Enrollment
809
Middle
DISTRICT 761 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000703
Crosby Middle
303 Gatehouse Lane, Middletown, KY 40243 · (502) 485-8235 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL809 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of Kentucky public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
340 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 239 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 218 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 352 | 44% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
51.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
52.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Crosby Middle
Crosby Middle's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crosby Middle this school | 809 | 42.0% | 46.9% |
| Noe Middle Louisville | 1,155 | 42.8% | 60.8% |
| Echo Trail Middle School Louisville | 697 | 35.2% | 47.0% |
| Barret Traditional Middle Louisville | 579 | 46.5% | 55.1% |
| Jessie M Clark Middle School Lexington | 1,002 | 34.9% | 57.5% |
| Kammerer Middle Louisville | 781 | 44.0% | 37.0% |
Matched among Kentucky middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Crosby Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #63 of 216 | #4 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #49 of 216 | #3 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #69 of 217 | #4 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 809 | #32 of 221 | #10 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #67 of 210 | #8 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #22 of 210 | #12 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.0% | #196 of 219 | #23 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.8% | #17 of 156 | #4 of 17 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
809
-274 (-25%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 963
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 20.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 809 | 53.9 | 15.0:1 | 42% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 887 | 49.5 | 17.9:1 | 43% (380) |
| 2022-23 | 1,016 | 55 | 18.5:1 | 46% (463) |
| 2020-21 | 1,083 | 54 | 20.1:1 | 42% (454) |
| 2017-18 | 1,120 | 56.3 | 19.9:1 | 40% (451) |
| 2015-16 | 1,311 | 65 | 20.2:1 | 38% (503) |
| 2010-11 | 1,328 | 63 | 21.1:1 | 31% (411) |
| 2000-01 | 1,001 | 48 | 20.9:1 | 28% (283) |
| 1990-91 | 963 | 50 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crosby Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (1,120 to 809); teachers down 4% (56.3 to 53.9).
About Crosby Middle
Crosby Middle sits in Middletown, Kentucky, and is classified as a middle school. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 809 students. By comparison, middle schools in Kentucky enroll about 558 students on average.
Across its 167 schools, Jefferson County enrolls 95,124 students. Crosby Middle is one of those schools.
The biggest share of students at Crosby Middle, 48%, is White. Next come 24% Black, 13% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 63% White among all Jefferson County residents. The diversity index for Crosby Middle is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 53.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, Crosby Middle has a ratio of 15.0:1. The gap from the 15.8:1 average for middle schools in Kentucky is 0.8 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 42%. The average for public schools in Jefferson County is 61%.
On the allk12 Grade, Crosby Middle lands at B, ahead of 64% of Kentucky public middle schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 49.4% at Crosby Middle; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.9%.
The school's county is Jefferson County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $69,866, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 175 public schools in the county, enrolling about 95,579, Crosby Middle among them.
Measured in a straight line, Middletown Elementary is about 1.0 miles from Crosby Middle. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Crosby Middle ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 25% decline, from 1,083 to 809. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 20.1:1 to 15.0:1.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
783,022
Census ACS
Median income
$69,866
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
175
95,579 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County
- Ballard HighHigh · 2,148 students
- duPont Manual HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Marion C. Moore SchoolHigh · 1,892 students
- Eastern HighHigh · 1,790 students
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Louisville Male HighHigh · 1,763 students
Other schools in Middletown
- Eastern HighHigh · 1,790 students
- Hite ElementaryElementary · 498 students
Other Crosby Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Crosby Middle. Crosby Middle is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Crosby Middle SchoolCROSBY, TX · 1,560 students
- Crosby Middle SchoolHITCHCOCK, TX · 406 students
Nearby schools
- Middletown Elementary1.0 mi · 573
- Eastern High1.6 mi · 1,790
- Hite Elementary1.7 mi · 498
- Mary Jo and William MacDonald Maryhurst1.7 mi · 63
- Anchorage Independent Public School1.9 mi · 392
- Lowe Elementary2.0 mi · 608
Frequently asked questions
About Crosby MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Crosby Middle?
Crosby Middle enrolls approximately 809 students in grades 06-08.
Is Crosby Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Crosby Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Crosby Middle have?
Crosby Middle employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Crosby Middle?
Student demographics at Crosby Middle are roughly 48% White, 13% Hispanic, 24% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Crosby Middle in?
Crosby Middle is part of Jefferson County.
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