Hite Elementary

Hite Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Middletown, Kentucky, part of Jefferson County. Current enrollment sits at 498 students spanning grades K through 5.

Within Jefferson County, which oversees 167 schools and 95,124 students, Hite Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Hite Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 58%. Beyond that, the school reports 13% Black, 12% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Hite Elementary has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.0:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hite Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.8%; this one delivers 47.5%.

In the surrounding community, Jefferson County reports that median household earnings sit near $69,866, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hite Elementary is one of 175 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students).

Nearest neighbor: Eastern High, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hite Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 48.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Hite Elementary's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 490 (now 498). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 4% to 12%.

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