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Hite Elementary

Q: Is Hite Elementary a good school?

Hite Elementary ranks 286 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

286^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Hite Elementary is a public elementary school located in Middletown, Kentucky, serving 474 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Jefferson County school district, which is ranked 140 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hite Elementary stands out as a relatively high-performing school within the district, consistently outperforming the Jefferson County and Kentucky state averages in mathematics, reading, science, writing, social studies, and editing/mechanics proficiency across grades 3-5. For example, in 2024-2025, 45% of 3rd graders, 41% of 4th graders, and 47% of 5th graders at Hite Elementary were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 30% and 43% for the district and state, respectively. The school also maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending compared to the state average.

While Hite Elementary outperforms many nearby schools in the Jefferson County district, such as Lowe Elementary, Bowen Elementary, and Tully Elementary, some schools like Stopher Elementary and Anchorage Independent Public School demonstrate even stronger academic performance, ranking among the top elementary schools in the state. However, Hite Elementary's high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.8% to 38.1%, are a concern and may be impacting the school's overall academic performance.

498

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,331

Per pupil spending ?

32.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12408 Old Shelbyville Road
Middletown, KY 40243

(502) 485-8267

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Hite Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Crosby Middle
High:	Eastern High

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.6%

African American:

13.3%

Hispanic:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Jefferson County

✓Above the Kentucky median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Writing scores 11 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg31%

Kentucky avg44%

286^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 38 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 86Elementary Schools in the Jefferson County

140^th of 157Jefferson County among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	286 of 685	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	293 of 685	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.1	152 of 687	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	143 of 684	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	52.2	217 of 517	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.5	128 of 700	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	91 of 691	86.8%	★★★★☆
2017	88.9	28 of 694	96.0%	★★★★★
2016	89.0	31 of 690	95.5%	★★★★★
2015	90.3	23 of 698	96.7%	★★★★★
2014	81.9	75 of 705	89.4%	★★★★☆
2013	76.7	107 of 719	85.1%	★★★★☆
2012	77.7	107 of 713	85.0%	★★★★☆
2011	72.4	166 of 688	75.9%	★★★★☆
2010	64.5	238 of 683	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	78.5	111 of 658	83.1%	★★★★☆
2008	76.2	121 of 651	81.4%	★★★★☆
2007	80.5	93 of 638	85.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	43.4	76 of 140	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	95 of 129	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.6	50 of 118	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	44 of 185	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	23 of 184	87.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	25.8	374 of 474	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	248 of 445	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	344 of 648	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.3	270 of 644	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	178 of 639	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	146 of 641	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	48.4	172 of 312	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.0	109 of 671	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	69 of 663	89.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	61 of 168	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	310 of 672	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	312 of 665	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	355 of 670	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	339 of 667	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	414 of 664	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.7	136 of 631	78.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	224 of 653	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	309 of 652	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	176 of 652	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	192 of 657	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	39.9	213 of 325	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.4	151 of 676	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	106 of 665	84.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	77.8	98 of 661	85.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	229 of 659	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.9	175 of 659	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	63 of 658	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	81.8	66 of 656	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	48.7	174 of 337	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.1	82 of 592	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	74 of 593	87.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2019)85th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2024)46th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2019)21st percentile-61 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics56%+9 vs state

Reading56%+7 vs state

Mathematics44%~ state avg

Science43%+6 vs state

Social Studies42%+4 vs state

Writing27%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)				KSA Reading (2025)					KSA Science (2025)		KSA Writing (2025)		KSA Social Studies (2025)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Hite Elementary	Public	K-5	12408 Old Shelbyville Road	Middletown	40243	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8267	498	26	18.9	32.9%	287 (57.6%)	66 (13.3%)	59 (11.8%)	43 (8.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.4%)	56.6	286^th of 685 public elementary schools	58.2%		54.9	293^rd of 685 public elementary schools	57.2%	7	45.0	41.0	47.0		58.0	52.0	57.0			43.0		27.0		42.0		56.0		$19,331	$983	$1,524	$2,508	$13,507	$3,316	$16,823
Middletown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	218 North Madison Avenue	Louisville	40243	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8300	573	34	16.7	48.7%	242 (42.2%)	124 (21.6%)	101 (17.6%)	61 (10.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.5%)	39.9	433^rd of 685 public elementary schools	36.8%		53.6	311^th of 685 public elementary schools	54.6%	122	32.0	30.0	45.0		33.0	38.0	56.0			24.0		51.0		44.0		46.0		$20,585	$560	$1,608	$2,168	$15,017	$3,400	$18,417
Anchorage Independent Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	11400 Ridge Rd	Anchorage	40223	Jefferson County	Anchorage Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 245-2121	392	39	9.9	8.4%	340 (86.7%)	5 (1.3%)	17 (4.3%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	97.9	1^st of 685 public elementary schools	99.9%		96.9	3^rd of 685 public elementary schools	99.6%	2	81.0	83.0		82.0	74.0	75.0		94.0	86.0		67.0		89.0	90.0	86.0	95.0	86.0	$27,198	$73	$322	$395	$20,657	$5,754	$26,411
Bellewood	Public	K-5	11103 Park Road	Louisville	40223	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 753-5500	7	3	2.3		6 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)								(n/a)																		$48,352	$3,570	$8,399	$11,968	$25,851	$10,532	$36,383
Stopher Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14417 Aiken Rd	Louisville	40245	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8281	781	42	18.5	14.0%	432 (55.3%)	91 (11.7%)	36 (4.6%)	170 (21.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.4%)	84.8	73^rd of 685 public elementary schools	89.3%		89.7	35^th of 685 public elementary schools	94.9%	38	58.0	64.0	60.0		55.0	70.0	73.0			55.0		55.0		64.0		64.0		$18,257	$584	$1,525	$2,109	$12,741	$3,408	$16,148
Cochrane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2511 Tregaron Avenue	Louisville	40299	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8231	470	36	13.0	60.6%	146 (31.1%)	123 (26.2%)	139 (29.6%)	22 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.5%)	14.6	609^th of 685 public elementary schools	11.1%		10.9	628^th of 685 public elementary schools	8.3%	19	15.0	29.0	30.0		15.0	35.0	36.0			25.0		19.0		27.0		25.0		$21,761	$1,493	$1,737	$3,229	$14,935	$3,597	$18,532
Lowe Elementary	Public	K-5	210 Oxfordshire Lane	Louisville	40222	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8293	608	36	16.9	25.2%	299 (49.2%)	70 (11.5%)	43 (7.1%)	142 (23.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.4%)	66.3	202^nd of 685 public elementary schools	70.5%		80.1	91^st of 685 public elementary schools	86.7%	111	61.0	65.0	46.0		63.0	65.0	52.0			43.0		37.0		40.0		47.0		$19,340	$754	$1,618	$2,371	$13,572	$3,397	$16,969
Bowen Elementary	Public	K-5	1601 Roosevelt Ave	Louisville	40242	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8213	729	42	17.1	42.7%	331 (45.4%)	130 (17.8%)	132 (18.1%)	84 (11.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.7%)	59.9	254^th of 685 public elementary schools	62.9%		63.7	221^st of 685 public elementary schools	67.7%	33	53.0	43.0	41.0		49.0	52.0	65.0			35.0		45.0		45.0		62.0		$19,867	$766	$1,541	$2,307	$14,077	$3,483	$17,560
Tully Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 College Drive	Louisville	40299	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8338	791	49	16.0	41.2%	437 (55.2%)	164 (20.7%)	78 (9.9%)	39 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	70 (8.8%)	68.9	184^th of 685 public elementary schools	73.1%		62.5	231^st of 685 public elementary schools	66.3%	47	37.0	60.0	54.0		51.0	64.0	55.0			47.0		56.0		46.0		59.0		$19,897	$929	$1,595	$2,524	$13,970	$3,404	$17,374
Alex R. Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4515 Taylorsville Rd	Louisville	40220	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-6950	369	25	15.0	59.3%	123 (33.3%)	97 (26.3%)	77 (20.9%)	48 (13.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	22.2	561^st of 685 public elementary schools	18.1%		21.4	564^th of 685 public elementary schools	17.7%	3	39.0		38.0		29.0	35.0	43.0					7.0		26.0		26.0		$22,322	$1,331	$1,615	$2,947	$15,484	$3,891	$19,375

Frequently Asked Questions about Hite Elementary

What district is Hite Elementary in?

Jefferson County

What schools do graduates of Hite Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hite Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Crosby Middle
High : Eastern High

How many students attend Hite Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 498 students attended Hite Elementary.

Is Hite Elementary a good school?

Hite Elementary ranks 286^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hite Elementary?

Students at Hite Elementary are 58% White, 13% African American, 12% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

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