📍 12408 Old Shelbyville Road, Middletown, Jefferson County, 40243
Hite Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Middletown, Jefferson County. The school has 455 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hite Elementary enrolls 455 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 16% Black or African American and 7.5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 291 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 71 | 16% |
| Asian | 34 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 6.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 6.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
146 of the school's 455 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 133 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hite Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-30, state senate district 36, state house district 36.
Hite Elementary is one of 168 schools in Jefferson County, based in Louisville, Kentucky. The district serves 95,180 students district-wide and employs 6,052 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 455 students, Hite Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 567 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large