Enrollment
358
Middle
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DANVILLE INDEPENDENT·NCES 210144000290
John W. Bate Middle School
460 Stanford Ave., Danville, KY 40422 · (859) 238-1305 · Boyle County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL358 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
241 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 | 112 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 120 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 126 | 35% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
John W. Bate Middle School→Danville High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Danville Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
50.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
39.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
Where John W. Bate Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #99 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #110 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #76 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 358 | #173 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #22 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #33 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.3% | #55 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #71 of 156 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
358
-36 (-9%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 427
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 358 | 27 | 13.3:1 | 67% (241) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 29.8 | 12.9:1 | 62% (241) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 31.5 | 12.7:1 | 66% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 27 | 14.6:1 | 65% (257) |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 25.7 | 16.3:1 | 64% (266) |
| 2015-16 | 418 | 26 | 16.1:1 | 63% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 367 | 26 | 14.1:1 | 63% (233) |
| 2000-01 | 396 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 43% (171) |
| 1990-91 | 427 | 27 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John W. Bate Middle School.
About John W. Bate Middle School
John W. Bate Middle School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school based in Danville, Kentucky. It had 358 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 558 students for middle schools in Kentucky.
Danville Independent has 1,787 students spread across 6 schools.
At John W. Bate Middle School, 51% of students are White. Other students are 16% Hispanic, 16% Black, and 15% multiracial. That is lower than the 84% White share among all Boyle County residents. The diversity index for John W. Bate Middle School is 66%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. Statewide, middle schools in Kentucky average 15.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 67% of the student body. For comparison, public schools in Boyle County average 57%.
John W. Bate Middle School scores 41.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 40.0%.
In Boyle County, median household income comes to about $61,159, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The county's public schools total 14, with about 4,810 students.
John W. Bate Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Kentucky School for the Deaf, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around John W. Bate Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. John W. Bate Middle School ranks 4th of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 41.1% against a local average of 44.9%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 358, down from 394 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.3:1, from 14.6:1.
John W. Bate Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Boyle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,941
Census ACS
Median income
$61,159
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,810 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Danville Independent
- Edna L. Toliver Intermediate SchoolElementary · 520 students
- Danville High SchoolHigh · 492 students
- Mary G. Hogsett Primary SchoolElementary · 356 students
- Anchor AcademyHigh · 34 students
- Sunrise AcademyCombined · 27 students
Other schools in Danville
- Boyle County High SchoolHigh · 869 students
- Woodlawn Elementary SchoolElementary · 657 students
- Boyle County Middle SchoolMiddle · 655 students
- Edna L. Toliver Intermediate SchoolElementary · 520 students
- Danville High SchoolHigh · 492 students
- Mary G. Hogsett Primary SchoolElementary · 356 students
Nearby schools
- Kentucky School for the Deaf0.3 mi · 72
- Danville High School0.6 mi · 492
- Anchor Academy0.6 mi · 34
- Mary G. Hogsett Primary School1.0 mi · 356
- Edna L. Toliver Intermediate School1.1 mi · 520
- Sunrise Academy1.5 mi · 27
Frequently asked questions
About John W. Bate Middle SchoolHow many students attend John W. Bate Middle School?
John W. Bate Middle School enrolls approximately 358 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does John W. Bate Middle School serve?
John W. Bate Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at John W. Bate Middle School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at John W. Bate Middle School.
What is the student diversity at John W. Bate Middle School?
Student demographics at John W. Bate Middle School are roughly 51% White, 16% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is John W. Bate Middle School public or private?
John W. Bate Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Danville Independent.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.